Peach State Health Plan Announces 2009 Physician Summit Award
Author: lasha mooreThis entry was posted on 13 Julio 2009 and is filed under News.
Physicians Recognized for Providing Quality Care to Peach State Members
Smyrna, GA (July 10, 2009)— Peach State Health Plan (Peach State), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), in collaboration with the Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare, today recognized three Georgia physicians as part of its second annual Physician Summit Award program. The annual award program acknowledges physicians for providing quality care and clinical excellence to Peach State members.
“Peach State is committed to recognizing Georgia providers for the excellent care they provide to our members,” said Patrick Healy, President and Chief Executive Officer for Peach State. “We are pleased to recognize these providers for the key contributions they make to improve the care, quality and long term healthcare outcomes of our members.”
Kathy Bradley-Wells, President, Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare, stated, “We are proud to support a program that recognizes the important role our physicians play in providing access to quality care and improving health outcomes for our members.”
The winners of the annual Physician Summit Awards demonstrate exemplary performance in the following areas: follow-up care after emergency room visits, routine preventive and well care services for both adults and children, and establishing a “medical home” for new enrollees by promoting the member-primary care physician relationship. Peach State recognizes one physician per service region.
Following are the 2009 Physician Summit Award winners for Peach State Health Plan:
Atlanta Region: Vijay Arora, MD, Lilburn Pediatrics
Dean Greeson, MD, VP Medical Affairs, Peach State Health Plan ; Vijay Arora, MD, Lilburn Pediatrics
Southwest Region: Robyn Mann Johnson, MD, Private Practice
- Dean Greeson, MD,VP Medical Affairs, Peach State Health Plan; Robyn Mann Johnson, MD, Private Practice
Central Region: Eugene Kallay II, MD, Primary Pediatrics of Macon
Dean Greeson, MD, VP Medical Affairs, Peach State Health Plan; Eugene Kallay II, MD, Primary Pediatrics of Macon
About Peach State Health Plan
Peach State Health Plan (Peach State) is a Health Maintenance Organization that serves the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids population in partnership with the Georgia Healthy Families Program. As of December 31, 2008, Peach State had 294,577 members. Peach State is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading multi-line healthcare enterprise offering both core Medicaid and specialty services. Information regarding Peach State is available via the Internet at www.pshp.com.
About The Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare
The Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare is a non-profit private foundation dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare in the United State. The Foundation serves as a resource to identify and support innovative approaches to improving and increasing the quality of and access to healthcare for low-income individuals and families. This is accomplished through an inspired philanthropic giving plan that seeks to promote efforts and activities that identify and address core causes of unequal access and treatment in healthcare. For additional information, please visit www.centenefoundation.org.
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