OUR MISSION
To support and strengthen the independent physician through collaboration and advocacy efforts.
The Merit IPA fosters collaboration among patients, physicians, employers, payers, and community members through:
Merit Independent Physician Association. The Merit IPA offers an ability for independent providers to join an association dedicated to supporting their practices sustainability and advocacy needs.
OUR VISION
The Merit IPA strives to differentiate our providers through superior clinical outcomes aligned with nationally recognized best practice benchmarks. To improve the patient experience through care coordination and physician-driven collaboration.
OUR VALUES
The Merit IPA recognizes six simple, guiding principles in every action:
Integrity First and foremost, Merit adheres to high professional and moral standards of honesty, confidentiality, trust, respect, and transparency.
Empathy We demonstrate compassionate care for our patients through commitment to the needs of our patients and the families of our patients.
Quality We optimize talents and abilities to continually measure and improve the quality of our care.
Innovation We welcome beneficial change and encourage intervention to continually provide more effective and efficient care processes.
Collaboration Healthcare is a team sport; we recognize the interdependence of our abilities to advance our mission in benefiting our patients’ experience of care.
OUR GOALS
Sustain independence for independent group practices.
Position providers to be ready to transition from fee for service to fee for value.
If appropriate, to clinically or financially integrate.
Platform to encourage membership to do the following:
Provide highest level quality at affordable cost
Maintain appropriate patient access
Measure and improve the cost effectiveness of care