Solano Regional medical center wins high marks

Solano Regional medical center wins high marks
Times-Herald staff report/
Posted: 07/22/2009 01:01:10 AM PDT

Solano Regional Medical Group achieved the second highest ranking last week from the California Association of Physician Groups, medical group officials announced.

The announcement came after results were released from the association's recent annual Standards of Excellence survey of medical

group members, according to the announcement.

Groups are ranked in four areas -- health information technology; care management practices; accountability and transparency; and patient centered care. Rankings range from "elite" to "exemplary" to "commendable" and "meritorious, according to the announcement. Groups that submit data but don't meet any of the criteria are deemed "participants," it notes.

In Solano County, Solano Regional Medical Group, the multi-specialty medical group affiliated with Sutter Regional Medical Foundation, surpassed the threshold in three of four categories and was ranked "exemplary," according to the announcement. It was the only group in the county to receive an "exemplary" ranking, the announcement notes.