NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- HIP Health Plan of New York has earned IPRO’s 2005 annual award for outstanding service to the health care community.
In the letter informing HIP of the award, IPRO made note of the following HIP attributes:
-- “Outstanding work in quality improvement; -- Commitment to improving care for Medicare beneficiaries, as reflected in HIP’s collaboration with IPRO on Medicare managed care quality improvement; -- Impressive performance on the required Medicare Ql projects; and, -- HIP’s overall participation in IPRO sponsored activities.”
“We are pleased to receive IPRO’s 2005 award for outstanding service,” said Daniel T. McGowan, President & COO of HIP. “It is also gratifying to see that our efforts to enhance HIP’s quality improvement have been recognized by IPRO. As the largest provider of Medicare services in New York State, we have a special commitment to provide our Medicare members with the choices they need to access affordable, quality health care.”
IPRO (Island Peer Review Organization) is one of the largest and most experienced health care quality review and improvement organizations in the United States. IPRO dedicates its efforts to assessing and improving the value of health care services using innovative methods and technologies.
HIP Health Plan of New York is the largest HMO in New York City based on membership. HIP provides access to physician services and hospital care in a variety of ways. HIP contracts with more than 160 hospitals, including major acute care institutions, in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts to provide member services. Members have access to HIP contracted doctors practicing in large multi-specialty outpatient medical centers and outpatient medical centers associated with some of New York’s leading hospitals, including Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, St. Barnabas Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center, as well as private physicians practicing in their own offices.
HIP’s total network of physicians and other providers, including the networks of our subsidiaries, comprises approximately 39,000 physicians and other providers in over 57,000 locations in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. HIP acquired ConnectiCare, one of the largest health plans in Connecticut, in 2005 and Vytra Health Plans in 2001. HIP’s total membership is approximately 1.4 million. For more information about HIP, please visit our Web site, http://www.hipusa.com. It is available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean.
HIP Health Plan of New York
CONTACT: Ron Maiorana for HIP Health Plan of New York, +1-646-447-5000,rmaiorana@hipusa.com
Web site: http://www.hipusa.com/