Affinity Health System again named one of nation's best
Affinity ranks 24th in Verispan's 2008 Integrated healthcare Network 100
02 / 08 / 2008
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Maria Nelson, Media Relations
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MENASHA, Wis. – Affinity Health System, for the seventh consecutive year, has been named to the Verispan Integrated Health Network 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation.
Affinity ranks 24th in the 2008 report, a five point increase from its 2007 ranking. Affinity is the only health care network in Northeastern Wisconsin to make the list.
“This honor is a reflection of the consistent quality and level of service that patients receive when they come to an Affinity facility,” said Daniel E. Neufelder, president and chief executive officer of Affinity Health System. “Whether that be at any of the 23 Affinity Medical Group clinics, one of our three hospitals, or through membership with Network Health Plan, Affinity is committed to providing world-class care and service.”
The Integrated Health Network Rating System rates local and regional, non-specialty integrated health care networks on their performance level and degree of integration. The rating system is a means for identifying the Integrated Health Network 100 based on these critical success factors:
- Integrated technology
- Hospital utilization
- Financial stability
- Services and access
- Contractual capabilities
- Physicians
- Integration
- Outpatient utilization.
“I am extremely proud of Affinity employees for their dedication and desire to provide the best possible service in the communities that we serve,” Neufelder said.
For more information about the Integrated Health Network 100, visit www.verispan.com.
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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a faith-based regional health care network, is the Fox Valley’s second-largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, Affinity has been named one of the nation’s top 64 health systems based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. For ten consecutive years, Affinity Health System has been named to the SDI (formerly Verispan) Integrated Health Network Top 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation. Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 25 family practice and specialty clinics – 22 of which are recognized as NCQA Level III medical homes, the highest level of recognition – in 14 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; and Affinity Occupational Health.