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About Us |
INTRODUCTION
Southwest
Medical IPA was formed in 1995 to fulfill the goal of
creating an organization to represent the independent
physician to help negotiate, maintain, and manage preferred
provider agreements. The IPA consists of truly independent
physicians and receives no funding from any hospital or
other corporation. Southwest Medical IPA consists of
over 140 physicians in the Lubbock area covering a wide
range of surgical and diagnostic specialties as well as
primary care. Physician members are required and have
successfully completed a thorough NCQA-approved professional
credentialing process. |
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MISSION
The mission of
Southwest Medical IPA is to provide a unified coalition of
physicians dedicated to the advocacy of physician-patient
relationships; to negotiate and manage contracts with managed
care organizations on behalf of our members; and to educate our
members and their staff regarding changes in physician-patient
relationships in a managed care environment. The goal of the
organization, through an integrated system of credentialing,
utilization review, and quality management is to provide high
quality medical care at competitive costs, unparalled in the
current healthcare environment in that the physician is
maintained as the patient advocate at all levels of healthcare
delivery. |
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