Why Join Global Care Medical Group IPA Availability of Healthy Families, Medi-Cal, Commercial and Senior managed care contracts. Arrangements with specialty providers and hospitals throughout Los Angeles County. Tertiary Agreements in place at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Children's Hospital, Orthopedic Hospital and USC University Hospital. Direct Referral Program in place for all IPA enrollees. What This Mean For You! Existing networks will reduce the time required in getting you contracted for a managed care delivery system. Staff training and education on how to make the transition from fee-for-service to managed care. How to manage finances in a capitated environment. Managing care in a risk-sharing contract. Attracting and keeping members.

Global Advantages:

• No cost to join.
• Free primary source credentialing.
• Access to several HMO's contracts i.e. L.A. Care/Health Net.
• D.H.S. site certification assistance.
• Opportunity to practice medicine with high quality colleagues in World Class Hospitals.
• Assistance with on going quality improvement.
• Competitive capitation and fee for service reimbursement rate.
  
• Pays competitive capitation.
• Timely claims processing.

   

Global Care™ Points Physicians can earn points with Global Care™ in the following areas:

• Patient access.
• Satisfactory survey result.
• Quality of care and Heidis indicators:
  
  
  • Immunization %
    
    
  • Mammogram %
    
    
  • Pap test %
    
    
  • Breast Examinations %
    
    
  • Rectal (Occult blood/Prostate evaluation) %
    
    
  • % of men > 50 years of age with annual PSA. (Prostate evaluation)
    
    
  • Chronic diseases management e.g. Diabetes Mellitus (Annual eye/retinal exams, footcare, Glucose markers/Hgba 1 c) and Asthma periodic assessments %
    
    
  • Annual Cholesterol evaluations %
    
    
  • Use of beta blockers in acute myocardial infections %
    
    
  • Use of Ace inhibitors in CHF patients%
    
    
• On site visit %
  
  
• Timely submission of encounter data and PM 160 forms.