Independent physicians are under the same mandates as their employed counterparts to offer the best possible care for their patients at the lowest possible costs. Yet independent practices often lack the IT infrastructure and tools to achieve those goals. In the Denver, Colo. area, the integrated Physician Network (iPN), a physician-led quality improvement collaborative formed in 2004, maintains that it offers the resources to make sure that independent practices are not left in the dust when it comes to meeting the “triple aim” goals set out by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement: improving the health of populations, enhancing the patients’ experience of care, and reducing the costs of care.
Independent physicians are under the same mandates as their employed counterparts to offer the best possible care for their patients at the lowest possible costs. Yet independent practices often lack the IT infrastructure and tools to achieve those goals. In the Denver, Colo.
