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Middletown, NY – November 23, 2009- Crystal Run Healthcare was recently granted Level 3 recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) through the Physician Practice Connections-Patient Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMH) program for using information systems to measure practice-wide clinical quality and improve clinical outcomes at point of care.

Recognition was granted to the Practice’s 155 and 300 Crystal Run Road offices in Middletown, as well as its Rock Hill, Harriman, Goshen and Monroe offices. PPC-PCMH recognizes practices that use information systematically to improve the quality of patient care. Practices that meet the program standards monitor for patients who need care, measure quality across their entire practice and ensure that abnormal test results receive follow-up, thus improving medical errors and reducing errors.

“Good information at the point of care is crucial to delivering quality health care,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Physician Practice Connections-Patient Centered Medical Home identifies those doctors who make the most out of clinical information they have on hand to make better decisions and provide better follow-up. Patients notice and appreciate the improvements in care. The physicians at Crystal Run Healthcare are to be commended for their achievement in earning Recognition.”

In 2006, Crystal Run first received recognition from the NCQA through the Physician Practice Connections (PPC) program, the only national program to recognize physicians who organize their practices around quality care using electronic systems to assist them.

“Level three medical home recognition is a major accomplishment for any practice. The standards for certification are exacting and not easily attained. However, coordinating care and knowing not only the health status of individuals but also your patient population as a whole significantly improves the quality of healthcare in our region,” said Dr. Gregory Spencer, Crystal Run Healthcare’s Chief Medical Officer.

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About Crystal Run Healthcare:Crystal Run Healthcare is a premier multi-specialty group practice, and is among the fastest growing medical practices in the country. Crystal Run has a strong commitment to primary care, employing an outstanding group of physicians representing the specialties of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Family Practice and Pediatrics. The practice includes unsurpassed sub-specialists and an increasing variety of surgical specialty services, including General Surgery, Urology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery. Crystal Run offers fully accredited, all-digital radiology and laboratory services, and is among few medical practices nationwide that utilizes electronic health records (EHR). Crystal Run Healthcare has 150+ physicians and 25 mid-level providers, in over 30 medical specialties with 12 practice locations focusing on the healthcare needs of the mid-Hudson Valley and lower Catskill region. Practice locations include Middletown, Rock Hill, Goshen, Harriman, Liberty, Monroe, Newburgh and Warwick.