Rio Grande Medicine was recognized for providing outstanding cardiovascular and stroke care by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) Heart/Stroke Recognition Program.
Recognition through the NCQA's HSRP is achieved as the result of a comprehensive, individualized review process that validates adherence to national standards of excellence in caring for patients with cardiovascular disease or who have had a stroke.
In order to improve the quality of the care we provide to our patients, Rio Grande Medicine has voluntarily submitted to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)'s standards to become a Recognized Patient Centered Medical Home or (PCMH). This process was necessary as a way to validate the hard work our physicians and support staff already do.
On January 10th Rio Grande Medicine was awarded three year Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition. Dr. Julio A. Savinon, Dr. Samuel N. Landero and Mari Bloomquist FNP, all are recognized providers. Since implementing P.C.H.M standards and gaining Recognition, Rio Grande Medicine would become the first Recognized Patient Centered Medical home in Cameron County, and the First in the Rio Grande Valley with Level III Recognition.
Since we began our practice transformation, we have discovered many benefits along the way. Some of these benefits include enhanced clinical documentation, patient experience satisfaction through surveys, support team building, enhanced team communication, and the ability to identify and improve vulnerable areas within our practice.
If you wish to learn more about PCMH and NCQA at you can do so by visiting: https://www.ncqa.org/Programs/Recognition.aspx
NCQA and the American Diabetes Association developed the Diabetes Recognition Program to recognize clinicians who have met standards demonstrating delivery of high quality care to patients with diabetes.
On January 07, 2014 Rio Grande Medicine was awarded three year Diabetes Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance ( NCQA). What this means to our patients, for a person with diabetes, the right clinician can make the difference between living with diabetes as opposed to suffering from diabetes, said Margaret E. O'Kane, President, National Committee for Quality Assurance. "By earning recognition, Dr. Julio A. Savinon and the team at Rio Grande Medicine have demonstrated that they provide effective, evidence-based care to his patients with diabetes".
