Spring Hill, Florida (October 13, 2017) – Several Access Health Care Physicians were honored for achieving high scores in quality care. The following physicians received HEDIS awards for 2016. The HEDIS® awards (Healthcare Effectiveness Data & Information Set) is a tool used by more than 90% of America’s health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of healthcare. Altogether HEDIS® consists of 81 measures across five domains of care. HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
The recognition was given at a pre-annual enrollment period dinner with Freedom and Optimum health plans. Providers from Access Health Care Physicians, LLC, and PrimeCare, LLC, were invited to attend along with leadership, operations, and quality staff from each independent practice organization. The health plans praised Access Health Care and PrimeCare for being great partners with the plan in helping Optimum Health Plan achieve a back-to-back five-star quality rating for both 2015 and 2016. The providers who were recognized had achieved over a 4.5-star rating for 2016 on a five-point scale. The providers were:
- Hend Abdelmalek, MD
- Michelle Arrieta, MD
- Shammi Bali, MD
- Dalton Benson, MD
- Luis Contreras, MD
- Christopher Coppola, DO
- Dhammika Ekanayake, MD
- Robert Hartzell, Jr., MD
- David Herndon, DO
- Akila Iyer, MD
- Raghu Juvvadi, MD
- Brian Kroll, DO
- Jennifer Laman, DO
- Oscar Lindo, MD
- Jose Lopez, MD
- Harish Madnani, MD
- Gaurav Malhotra, MD
- David Miller, DO
- Anthony Ngo, DO
- Anita Patel, DO
- Vakesh Rajani, MD
- Jagdeep Sandhu, MD
- Apurva Shah, MD
- Pariksith Singh, MD
- Veselin Stoyanov, MD
- Grigor Varlakov, MD
In addition, Manjusri Vennamaneni, MD, received a special award for her dedication to work with Freedom and Optimum and the Access providers to improve quality score. The award was presented for “Leading your organization in the achievement of outstanding HEDIS® scores in recognition of your leadership, devotion, and commitment to our quality program.”
Attached photo: Access Physicians pose with their awards. Front row, left to right: Nancy Gareau, V.P. Network Operations/Business Development Freedom/Optimum Health Plans, Maria Scunizano-Singh, MD; Manjusri Vennamaneni, MD; Deborah Haney, Akilya Iyer, MD; Shawna Wilson, Jennifer Miller, Anjel Nero, Cristina Mulé, Lorianna Crego
Back row, left to right: Rupesh Shah, CEO Freedom/Optimum Health Plans, Harish Madnani, MD; Bret Harrop, Jeanine Martin, Anglea Atehortua, Julia Fish, Shawndae Harvey
About Access Health Care Physicians, LLC
Access Health Care Physicians, LLC is a multiservice medical practice consisting of over 175 healthcare providers and over 915 employees at more than 110 locations throughout Florida. Our healthcare professionals provide a wide range of services not only in our offices but within patients’ homes. Yes, we make house calls.
Our medical services include:
- Comprehensive Diabetes Care Clinic
- Blood Draws
- Holter Monitor
- Physical Therapy and Rehab
- Vascular Study
- Nuclear Stress Testing
- Echocardiogram/EKG
- Carotid Doppler
- Venous Doppler
- Arterial Doppler
- Ultrasound
- Bone Density Testing
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- Anodyne Treatment
- Treatment of injuries resulting from automobile accidents including soft tissue injuries
Access Health Care Physicians, LLC main office is located at 5350 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill, Florida 34606. For more information call 352-688-8116 or go to www.ahcpllc.com.