About Kaiser Permanente

Facts and Statistics: Kaiser Permanente of Colorado

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COLORADO PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP

Colorado Permanente Medical Group provides care exclusively for more than 540,000 Kaiser Permanente Colorado members. Kaiser Permanente Colorado’s integrated approach to health care delivery makes it easy for members to connect with their caregivers and support services, whether in-person, online or by phone. With innovative web-based tools through www.kp.org and the recently launched app for mobile devices, CPMG physicians are able to communicate directly with members. My Health Manager on kp.org allows members to schedule appointments, check lab results, order prescriptions and email their doctors.

Fast Facts Colorado Permanente Medical Group:

• Colorado Permanente Medical Group is Colorado’s largest medical group practice within a health care organization
  
  
• Together, CPMG and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado have been serving Kaiser Permanente members in Colorado for 44 years
  
  
• Donates nearly 25,000 hours each year to medically related community service programs and training medical staff
  
  
• Almost 1,000 physicians representing all medical specialties and major sub-specialties who provide care exclusively for Kaiser Permanente members
  
  
• 60 percent of physicians come from private practices
  
  
• In 2011, averaged six interested and qualified applicants for each opening
  
  
• Accredits several continuing medical education (CME) classes each month for physicians to share and learn best practices
  
  
• Works closely with researchers from Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research, one of the nation’s largest research programs, to apply their findings with patients to improve outcomes and shape the future of health care
  
  
• Academic affiliation agreements with a number of institutions, including the University of Colorado Health Science Center which gives CPMG physicians the opportunity to engage with medical students, residents, fellows and other health-professional students
  
  
• Physicians use Kaiser Permanente’s full network of medical offices (which house medical imaging, pharmacy, laboratory and patient care under one roof), support staff and services enabling them to concentrate on direct patient care and develop better relationships with patients

Quality Accolades

• 16 Kaiser Permanente Colorado medical offices and approximately 300 individual physicians have earned the top-level Patient-Centered Medical Home designation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
  
  
• Recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as the top-ranked private health plan in Colorado and No. 6 in the entire nation for 2012-2013
  
  
• The U.S. Health and Human Service’s Medicare agency, CMS, awarded Kaiser Permanente Colorado 5 Stars, the highest possible rating for a Medicare plan
  
  
• For five consecutive years, Kaiser Permanente has ranked highest in member satisfaction in a survey of Colorado health plans, according to J.D. Power and Associates
  
  
• Kaiser Permanente Colorado was recognized as a 2012 Million Hearts™ Hypertension Control Champion