Grove Medical Associates receives HIMSS Davies Ambulatory Award

Grove Medical Associates in Auburn, Mass., has received the 2015 HIMSS Ambulatory Davies Award for its achievements in using health IT to improve patient outcomes.

Grove Medical Associates is an internal medicine practice affiliated with the Central Massachusetts Independent Physicians Association with a patient population exceeding 6,500 individuals.

The medical practice employs eClinicalWorks' EHR. According to an eClinicalWorks statement, Grove Medical Associates has experienced a 315 percent return on investments since implementing the EHR in 2005.

"As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and private payers transition to payment for value reimbursement models, small ambulatory practices often struggle to meet compliance requirements while improving care quality," said Jonathan French, director of quality and patient safety at HIMSS. "Grove Medical Associates leveraged the data generated by information technology to demonstrate to providers that adherence to EHR-enabled best practice protocols resulted in better care. GMA interfaces to access hospital data to track patient outcomes and utilizes dashboards throughout their practice to track best practice adherence. The alignment of technology, people and process at Grove Medical Associates has resulted in improved care for their patients."

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