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NEWS
FROM CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
April
13, 2007
Cambridge Health Alliance Named One of the Top 100 Integrated
Health Networks in the Country
Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville,
Winthrop, MA...Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has been named
one of the most integrated healthcare networks in the United States
by Verispan, an independent research firm whose report is regarded
as a premier healthcare rating system.
Verispan's annual survey, now in its tenth year, grades health
networks using a 100-point scale that evaluates the health systems'
operations, efficiency, and breadth of services. This year's report
identifies the top 100 integrated health networks out of 587 non-specialty,
local, and regional networks. Verispan ranked the systems on a variety
of factors including patient access, clinical quality, physicians,
and the use of technology. Verispan found that top integrated health
systems, like Cambridge Health Alliance, offer a wider range of
services, including disease and planned care case-management programs.
An integrated approach to services helps improve health outcomes
and encourages patient-centered care and programs.
Cambridge Health Alliance's score of 80.64 earned CHA a ranking
of 49, a significant improvement from its position at 81 in 2005,
making CHA the second-highest ranking health system of the five
from New England that made the list.
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is an innovative, award-winning
health system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville,
Everett, Revere, and the surrounding Metro-North communities in
Massachusetts. It is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School
and includes three hospitals, more than 20 primary care practices,
the Cambridge Public Health Department, and the Network Health plan.
With this unique model, CHA is able to offer the finest health services,
a diverse working environment, and a premier training experience
for those interested in community-based medicine. http://www.challiance.org/
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Media
Contacts
Alison
Harris
Director Media Relations
Phone: 617-499-8323
Cell: 781-424-3293
Pager: 617-546-8696
aharris@challiance.org
David
Cecere
Media Relations Manager
Phone: 617-503-8428
Cell: 617-921-9613
Pager:
617-546-1879
dcecere@challiance.org
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