Serving more than 75,000 patients in the San Antonio area, HealthTexas Medical Group improves quality measures with value-based care

eClinicalWorks^®, the largest ambulatory cloud EHR, today announced that HealthTexas Medical Group, a 73-provider with 18 locations across San Antonio, Texas, reported a 5-star customer quality measurement rating across multiple healthcare screenings using eClinicalWorks Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS^®) platform.

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HealthTexas Medical Group was established by local physicians who recognized the need for primary care doctors to combine their passion, skills and resources to improve the health of the patients. For more information, visit www.healthtexas.org. (Photo: Business Wire)

HEDIS is an essential tool for measuring and analyzing the effectiveness of population health planning efforts. The value-based care model allows HealthTexas Medical Group to track compliance across their patient population by integrating point-of-care alerts and patient reminders.

“Patient satisfaction is one of the most crucial parts of any healthcare practice, so we chose a multidimensional EHR that provides vast clinical insights so we can provide exceptional care,” said Kip Porter, director of clinical applications at HealthTexas Medical Group. “With HEDIS, data is accessible in real time, all in one place, which helps our providers meet quality measures and streamline their systems to provide greater patient satisfaction.”

In 2022, HealthTexas Medical Group saw a substantial quality measurement improvement using the (HEDIS^®) platform. HealthTexas Medical Group saw quality measurement rating increase in screenings:

• Diabetic eye exams increased from 1-star to 5-star rating
• Blood pressure control and colorectal screenings rose from 3-star to 5-star rating
• Breast cancer screenings grew from 4-star rating to 5-star rating

“The work that HealthTexas Medical Group does is important for ensuring that everyone has access to comprehensive healthcare,” explained Girish Navani, CEO and cofounder of eClinicalWorks. “Our goal is to equip providers with solutions that streamline health planning efforts to improve patient satisfaction and promote better medical outcomes for all. Our comprehensive healthcare population tools can track compliance and provide actionable analytics to help providers set quality measure standards and focus on patient care.”

Learn more about the eClinicalWorks population health solutions and eClinicalWorks suite of health IT solutions at www.eclinicalworks.com.

HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

About HealthTexas Medical Group

HealthTexas Medical Group was established by local physicians who recognized the need for primary care doctors to combine their passion, skills and resources to improve the health of the patients within the local community. Since then, HealthTexas has grown to include more than 60 healthcare providers in 18 primary care clinics in and around the San Antonio region. For more information, visit www.healthtexas.org.

About eClinicalWorks

eClinicalWorks was founded in 1999 to help digitize paper charts for ambulatory practices. Today, eClinicalWorks leads the nation in innovation with cloud-based solutions for Electronic Health Records and Practice Management. In addition, we help ambulatory practices, specialists, health centers, urgent care facilities, and hospital systems manage their revenue cycle, patient relationships, and Population Health initiatives. More than 150,000 providers and nearly 1 million medical professionals rely upon the power and scalability of the eCW Cloud for flexible clinical documentation, better front-office workflows, and more efficient billing driven by Robotic Process Automation. We combine innovation, leading-edge technology, and a commitment to patient safety to enable practices to grow and thrive amid the challenges of 21st-century healthcare. For more information, visit www.eclinicalworks.com, follow us on Facebook and Twitter, or call (866) 888-6929.

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