About our Independent Physicians Association (IPA)
The Highland Healthcare Associates IPA (Highland), a not-for-profit physician organization with nearly 350 members, is dedicated to raising the quality of patient care, improving the patient experience, preserving physician independence and autonomy, and improving the professional lives of our physicians. If you are a physician (or represent a physician) who values your independence, and desires:
- Membership in an organization dedicated to preserving private practice, and run by practicing physicians,
- To keep your current Community Hospital affiliation, and
- To select or keep your current Electronic Medical Record
You are invited to contact our Executive Director, Nancy Sachetti by clicking here or by calling 781-756-2162.
Since our formation in 1990, a Board of Directors comprised solely of practicing physicians, a majority of whom are PCPs, has governed Highland. A devoted team of Provider Relations and Performance Improvement professionals, and several PCP and Specialist Medical Directors (practicing physicians) support our physician organization. We have a history of offering market competitive insurer contracts and an accomplished record for strong risk contract performance.
In addition, we offer EMR and Health Information Exchange (HIE) services to our practices through our “sister” organization, Highland Management. This dedicated team assists our practices with EMR optimization and support and manages a Clinical Summary Repository (CSR). The Highland leadership believes that our physicians should have choices when selecting an EMR. Our CSR enables Highland physicians on several different “supported EMR products” to centrally share patient information in a secure and HIPAA compliant manner.
For over 15 years, we have been working diligently to further clinical integration within our community of PCPs and specialists, and across our larger physician network, New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), with the goal of measuring and improving the quality and efficiency of patient care.
Together with NEQCA, we hold several commercial insurer contracts and participate in both Medicare and Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). On July 1, 2021, the formation of a single population health organization that builds upon the best of Lowell General PHO and NEQCA was announced, the Wellforce Clinically Integrated Network (CIN). The Wellforce CIN embraces primary care and specialist physicians in both private and employed practices, working together as community and academic providers. The aim of the Wellforce CIN is to improve community wellbeing and to create healthy, rewarding experiences for its physicians.
Highland is passionately committed to the quadruple aim: improving quality, efficiency, patient experience and physician satisfaction. Our PRIDE Program (Providing Incentives for the Delivery of Excellent Patient Care) aligns the physicians’ incentives with the Quadruple Aim. The PRIDE program aims to better integrate the shared patient care responsibilities and collaboration amongst and between the Highland PCPs and specialists, and the specialists within our broader Wellforce CIN physician network.
Let us explore how the Highland Healthcare Associates IPA can keep your practice independent and thriving, and how we can be put to work for you.
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