Tamra Lavengood, clinical performance coordinator with Mercy Family Medicine – Centura Health Physician Group, was recognized at the national meeting of Comprehensive Primary Care Plus in Baltimore for her exceptional contributions to improve and innovate primary care.
Lavengood has been involved with CPC for the last seven years, beginning with CPC Classic and now CPC+.
Because of its involvement in CPC, Mercy Family Medicine has been able to:
Hire registered nurse care coordinators who manage the most complex patients.Hire behavioral health providers who are embedded in clinics and available during office visits.Have diabetic educators in clinics for teaching and support.Follow up on all Emergency Department visits and hospitalizations.Improve health outcomes and reduce patients’ costs by avoiding hospitalizations.Demonstrate improved quality and reduce costs.
