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Atrius Health formed in 2004, is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and is the largest independent multi-specialty medical group in the Northeast.〔http://atriushealth.org/aboutUs/whoWeAre.asp〕 Atrius Health medical groups provide primary and specialty care from 30 locations in Eastern Massachusetts. Each year, Atrius Health’s 750 physicians and their medical teams coordinate patient care for 675,000 patients in over 2.2 million visits annually. The Atrius Health groups have a long history of operating as a model for Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), with full responsibility for the quality and cost of care for many of their patients since before the term was coined by (Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH ), in 2006. In 2009, Atrius Health became one of the first organizations to sign on to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), viewed by many as one of the first models of an Accountable Care Organization.〔http://www.bluecrossma.com/visitor/newsroom/press-releases/2009/newsRelease07202009.html 〕 Atrius Health is also a participant in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s Pioneer ACO program. In 2014, Atrius Health’s Pioneer ACO was the highest quality Pioneer ACO in New England and the second highest in the country.〔http://innovation.cms.gov/Files/x/PioneerACOqualmsrpy2.pdf 〕 The Atrius Health primary care practices have received the highest possible national accreditation as Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Homes from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).〔http://atriushealth.org/news/NCQAMedicalHome2012.asp 〕 Atrius Health has also earned Stage 7 recognition from HIMSS Analytics, the highest level possible nationally for the use of health information technology. 〔http://www.himssanalytics.org/about/NewsDetail.aspx?nid=82117 〕 Patients of Atrius Health can access a secure patient portal to allow access to medical records and communicate securely with doctors online. == Atrius Health Medical Practices == (Dedham Medical Associates ) (Granite Medical Group ) Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (VNA Care Network & Hospice ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atrius Health」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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