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5/21/2010
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Houston Chronicle Editorial Accountable Care Model Deserves a Close Look
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Kelsey-Seybold Clinic executives along with the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recently sat down with the
Houston Chronicle editorial board to discuss the Accountable Care model as a proven solution to our country's rising health care costs.
In today's (May 21)
Houston Chronicle Editorial section, the editors endorse the accountable care model and discuss why it just might be the right prescription to control rising healthcare costs.
Rx for costs?
May 20, 2010 - Accountable care model deserves close look as we seek ways to contain care costs.
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About Kelsey-Seybold
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 480 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 26 locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 55 medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding
Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art
Varian TrueBeam and
Varian Edge
radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited
Cancer Center. An accredited
Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, 17 onsite Kelsey pharmacies, and
MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans.
KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for five consecutive years.
Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home. Kelsey-Seybold has many physicians in the Greater Houston area certified for excellence in diabetes and heart and stroke care by the NCQA. In addition to these recognitions, Kelsey-Seybold is home to a nationally accredited
Breast Diagnostic Center,
and
Endoscopy Center.
