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Take a walk down memory lane with us!
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Take a walk down memory lane with us!

We're thrilled to share our special tribute book celebrating 35 incredible years of the High Desert Medical Group Senior Health Expo – the Antelope Valley's biggest and most beloved senior event!

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CAHPS
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CAHPS

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems is a survey sent out randomly to patients that helps health plans and regulators evaluate our services. We value the feedback of our patients and encourage your participation if you should be contacted.

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HDMG Nominated Great Place to Work – 3 years in a row
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HDMG Nominated Great Place to Work – 3 years in a row

High Desert Medical Group, a multi-specialty medical group which serves patients in the Antelope Valley, announced for the third year in a row that it has been certified officially as a “Great Place to Work,” an achievement based on verified employee feedback. The information from High Desert Medical Group employees is validated through the trademarked “Great Place to Work” organization’s rigorous, data-driven For All methodology. The organization’s official certification confirms 8 out of 10 employees have a consistently positive experience at High Desert Medical Group. The “Great Place to Work” data aggregation service is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue and increased innovation.

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Virtual Visits for Corona Virus!
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Virtual Visits for Corona Virus!

If you are exhibiting symptoms consistent with the COVID-19 infection – fever, cough, sore throat, and increased phlegm call us first for instructions (800) 424-2273. Do not come to the urgent care or your primary care physician (PCP) office even if you are experiencing only mild symptoms. Call us and begin a self-quarantine. Most patients will be managed at home. Only visit the ER if you are experiencing severe respiratory conditions and are having trouble breathing. Otherwise expect to be given instructions on self-care under home isolation.

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Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19
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Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19

The novel coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19, has infected some people in the United States. However, most of those cases have been associated with travel to at-risk areas. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the potential public health threat posed by COVID-19 is very high. At this time, however, most people in the United States will have little immediate risk of exposure to this virus as it is NOT currently spreading widely in the United States.

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Breaking Barriers In Neurosurgery and Immunotherapy
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Breaking Barriers In Neurosurgery and Immunotherapy

The collaboration of Dr. Francesco Prada and Dr. Frederic Padilla, both Merkin Fellows working with the Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Foundation, brings advancements in neurosurgery and surgical oncology closer to reality. Together, these brilliant scientists seek ways to optimize treating some of the most difficult and progressive brain tumors and cancers known to humankind.

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Better Patient Experience for Humana Medicare Advantage Members
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Better Patient Experience for Humana Medicare Advantage Members

(BUSINESS WIRE)–Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a leading health and well-being company, today announced it has collaborated with Heritage Provider Network (HPN), one of the nation’s most experienced and effective physician-led value-based care organizations, on a value-based agreement designed to offer a coordinated, patient-centered experience to help Humana Medicare Advantage members in Southern and Central California achieve better health.

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Excellence Survey 11 Years in a row
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Excellence Survey 11 Years in a row

Heritage Provider Network (HPN) one of the nations most experienced and innovative physician led value based care organizations, and its family of medical groups has earned the highest rankings of Elite Status awarded for providing outstanding quality care from America’s Physician Groups (APG). This is the 11th consecutive year HPN has achieved Elite Status in APG’s 2018 Standards of ExcellenceTM (SOE®) survey. (www.heritageprovidernetwork.com)

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qHMO Enhances Patient Care and Delivery
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qHMO Enhances Patient Care and Delivery

During our in-depth interview with the Heritage Provider Network (HPN) qHMO team, we discovered the many ways this technology and application are helping to bring automation and uniformity to enhance and deliver quality care utilization among physicians and healthcare professionals across the healthcare spectrum. The dedicated team responsible for this innovation development and design speaks to its features and functionality to highlight the many benefits of qHMO and its goal to streamline processes across HPN and its affiliates, thus creating improved and expedited information sharing and capturing to bring patient experience to a completely new level.

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Dr. Merkin Honored with Inaugural Tommy Lasorda Leadership Award

Dr. Merkin Honored with Inaugural Tommy Lasorda Leadership Award

“Dick Merkin’s business and philanthropic achievements are legendary and I’m proud that he partnered with me in co-founding the Milken Institute’s FasterCures Center…his many achievements – in healthcare, education and the arts – emerge from a profoundly personal commitment to making the world a better place.”

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Rhea Malik as the Class of 2018 Richard Merkin Fellow

Rhea Malik as the Class of 2018 Richard Merkin Fellow

Each year, one graduating college student is selected as a Merkin Fellow through the Schwarzman Scholars Program. The student chosen travels to China to pursue a one-year Master’s Degree. The experience promotes building relationships with other students from China and around the world to promote global collaboration that will help strengthen and inspire global relations for years to come.

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Heritage Medical Systems And Signature Medical Group Announce Joint Venture
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Heritage Medical Systems And Signature Medical Group Announce Joint Venture

The partnership brings together two highly respected, experienced organizations committed to the Triple Aim of providing better care, better health and lower costs while adding a fourth element of improved care giver engagement. This will be achieved by combining Heritage’s long standing track record of physician led managed care and Signature’s quality and reputation in Missouri and beyond.

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Merkin Institute for Transformative Technologies in Healthcare

Merkin Institute for Transformative Technologies in Healthcare

In a recent Broad Institute article, Dr. Merkin was quoted as saying, “I am honored to establish this institute at the Broad. For more than three decades, I have been deeply committed to transforming healthcare through encouraging innovation and challenge, and I see this partnership as essential to realizing this vision. I am excited to see the transformative technologies that this new endeavor will yield.”

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Saving Antibiotic Strength

Saving Antibiotic Strength

For the past few decades, a critical topic of discussion has been the growing public health crisis around bacterial resistance which continues to increase exponentially. This crisis has many health organizations launching national campaigns to target awareness and increase efforts to find a viable solution by educating physicians, healthcare providers, consumers, and employers about appropriate antibiotic usage.

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Dr. Merkin Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference

Dr. Merkin Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference

The discussion will focus on how “technology has had a dramatically disruptive impact in medical research, perhaps most remarkably in genomics. Nearly two decades after the initial sequencing of the human genome, scientists are unlocking new ways to understand the cellular basis of disease through big data analysis, artificial intelligence and machine learning.” The discussion will explore the importance of future challenges – where we are now and where we need to go.

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Heritage Provider Network offers Scholarships to Universities and City of Hope

Heritage Provider Network offers Scholarships to Universities and City of Hope

High Desert Medical Group & Heritage Health Care, at the forefront of growth initiatives, salute Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, HDMG & HHC, for his contributions to research. Dr. Merkin and the Merkin Family Foundation announce multiple scholarship commitments to: the USC Keck School of Medicine, Cal State University, and City of Hope.

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Heritage Provider Network Partners with Crain’s New York Business

Heritage Provider Network Partners with Crain’s New York Business

“Honoring innovators who have improved the quality, access and cost of healthcare for New Yorkers is the goal of the Heritage Healthcare Innovation Awards,” said Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of HPN. “Using a diverse panel of independent expert healthcare judges, we will honor and support the clinicians, researchers, administrators and organizations that pioneer the newest models of diagnosis, treatment and care coordination. We believe honoring these leaders will bring needed recognition to their advances and ultimately help improve the lives of millions of New Yorkers.”

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2015 Expo De Salud Video

2015 Expo De Salud Video

Thank you to all those who participated in our First Annual Expo De Salud. It was a huge success with over 1,200 attendees celebrating health and wellness. Our guest celebrity, Angelica Maria, was very personable taking time to reach out to as many participants as possible. We hope to see you again next year!

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