{"id":34711,"date":"2023-08-16T17:26:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T21:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=34711"},"modified":"2023-08-16T17:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T21:26:57","slug":"watson-clinic-earns-national-recognition-as-a-patient-centered-medical-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/08\/16\/watson-clinic-earns-national-recognition-as-a-patient-centered-medical-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Watson Clinic Earns National Recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NCQA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34712\" style=\"width:387px;height:285px\" width=\"387\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NCQA.jpg 756w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NCQA-300x221.jpg 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watson Clinic has achieved Certificates of Recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality. These recognitions were granted to six Watson Clinic locations, including Watson Clinic Main, South, Highlands, North Pediatrics, Bartow, and Plant City.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to earn this coveted recognition, Watson Clinic&#8217;s primary care and pediatric departments were required to meet or exceed a series of strict standards and criteria. Evaluators looked for\u00a0ongoing relationships between patients and their clinical care teams, a smooth coordination of care among each member of a patient\u2019s medical team, and a system to measure performance, set goals, and improve upon the quality and cost-efficiency of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis recognition speaks to Watson Clinic\u2019s exceptional delivery of patient-centered healthcare,\u201d says Watson Clinic Managing Partner\u00a0<strong>William J. Roth, MD, Ph.D<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u201cEarning this status as a Patient-Centered Medical Home speaks to our dedication to keeping patients healthy through every phase of life, helping them better manage chronic conditions, and maintaining open channels of communication between patients and their care teams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home program was designed with input from the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other noted organizations.\u00a0 The program is an industry leader in evaluating and recognizing the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication, and patient involvement.\u00a0 More information on the program can be found by visiting\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.NCQA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watson Clinic has achieved Certificates of Recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality. 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