Vision Source® and Privia Quality Network Establish New Partnership
Collaborative care will now be offered to patients in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
KINGWOOD, Texas (June 16, 2015) – North America’s largest, independent optometric alliance Vision Source announced today that it has entered into a relationship with Privia Quality Network to provide eye health and vision services to their patient base. This arrangement is designed to deliver improved outcomes for the patients of both organizations.
“Vision Source continues to grow and partner with innovative physician groups throughout the country. We are honored to now be able to complement Privia’s network of top doctors with our network of nearly 4,000 independent optometrists. Together, we will provide a full spectrum of care to cost-effectively detect, manage and refer the many health issues that crossover between general practitioners and optometrists,” said Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of Vision Source.
Privia Quality Network is becoming one of the nation's most sophisticated networks of independent physicians, combining top doctors, modern technology, and an evidenced-based, patient-centered approach. Some of the most respected primary care and specialist physicians in the community came together to form Privia Quality Network, with a goal of sharing data, improving care coordination, collaborating on initiatives to provide better, more coordinated care to patients.
“The relationship between Vision Source and Privia is a natural fit,” said Dr. Andrew Aronson, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Privia, “Our companies share many core values. Both organizations support preventative care and early detection and management of chronic diseases including diabetic eye disease. Both Vision Source and Privia enable independent health professionals access to integrated care delivery systems, cutting-edge technology, and management tools, which allow providers to focus their attention on improving patient outcomes.”
About Vision Source
Founded in 1991, Vision Source is North America’s largest network of independent optometrists consisting of nearly 4,000 members. The clinicians in the Vision Source network enjoy access to newly evolving patient channels, including an expanding list of leading medical groups and integrated health systems with whom Vision Source optometrists collaborate. Additionally, members benefit from a wide range of innovative technologies, practice management tools, strategic marketing, and unsurpassed purchasing power. Leveraging these tools, the clinicians offer comprehensive eye care to their patients delivering an industry leading patient experience. For more information, call 888-558-2020 or visit www.visionsource.com.
About Privia Quality Network
Privia Quality Network, a national clinically integrated network and ACO, is emerging as one of the leading independent physician networks in the country. Privia Quality Network brings together independent physician practices to focus on sharing data, improving care coordination, and collaborating on initiatives to improve outcomes and deliver high value care. Doctors practicing in Privia Quality Network get access to innovative reimbursement programs that are only available to large, sophisticated physician networks that have the technologies and resources needed to manage population health.
About Privia Health
Privia Health LLC, based in Arlington, VA, is a national physician practice management and population health technology company that partners with leading doctors to keep people healthy, better manage disease, and to reward providers for delivering high value care. Through its high-performance physician group (Privia Medical Group), accountable care organization (Privia Quality Network), and population health management programs, Privia works in close partnership with forward-thinking health plans and national payers to better align reimbursements to quality and outcomes. Privia’s proprietary cloud-based technology platform, combined with an innovative approach to patient engagement and physician-driven wellness, focuses on building a better healthcare delivery system, and creating a healthier patient population. For more information, please visit www.priviahealth.com.
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