Message from the Director

Paul Buehrens, MD,
EHP Medical Director

EvergreenHealth Partners is blazing a new trail for healthcare in Washington state. As the state’s first clinical integration network, EHP is a flexible vehicle poised to support physician directed, patient-centered care for the future – regardless of the financial models being used by payers as we enter a new organizational paradigm for healthcare in the USA.  

Contracting Update

First Choice / EvergreenHealth Contract:  this contract covers EvergreenHealth's employees and dependents (5,500 lives). EvergreenHealth's coverage plan has been expanded so EHP providers are now covered at the same level as EvergreenHealth-employed providers, increasing employee options from 180 to 446 providers.

Spotlight: EHP Primary Care

The backbone of any successful medical system is its primary care providers. In addition to providing preventive care and managing chronic conditions, they are often the first to learn of new symptoms and diagnose emerging conditions that may need referral to specialists. 

EvergreenHealth Partners is fortunate to have 100 dedicated primary care providers participating in our network from 20 practices around the community. Those practices include:

Marketing Tip: Improving Your Online Profiles

Yesterday’s word-of-mouth recommendations are being replaced by today’s online searches. It doesn’t matter if people are looking for a vacation rental, a new restaurant or a healthcare provider – chances are very good that they’ll consult Bing or Google to help them find what they’re looking for. That’s why it’s very important that your online profiles are up-to-date and show you at your best.

Your three most important profiles (because they typically come up highest in searches) are the ones on your practice’s website, on the EvergreenHealth website and at healthgrades.com. 

Consistent data flow needed to sustain contracts

With our successful membership campaign concluded, our focus is now on establishing the consistent flow of data needed to sustain our contracts and prove the quality and value of care from EHP.  

Our technical team is tracking each EHP member practice’s data flow in four key areas: 

1. Data feed established; at least one claim received
2. Received at least 1 CPTII/HCPCS code in a claim
3. Received claims in May
4. Received CPTII/HCPCS codes in May