Regal Medical Group (RMG)

With a network spanning more than 5,000 square miles and thousands of health care providers, Regal Medical Group is part of one of Southern California's largest managed health networks. That size works to your advantage, allowing us to be there to coordinate all of your health care, when and where you need us. In spite of our size, we remain rooted in close community and operate upon the simple, traditional principles of knowing our customer, and providing respectful, personal, quality care.

At Regal, we know that navigating the healthcare system can be complicated for patients and for physicians. We also believe that during a visit to your doctor, the focus should be on health and wellness. You should be discussing things like prevention, diagnosis, treatment and healing, not coverage, networks, claims, regulations and billing. That's where an IPA, like Regal Medical Group, is able to serve both patients and physicians, by managing the business of managed care so that you don't have to.

Regal Medical Group works together with your healthcare plan and your PCP to keep things running smoothly. We collaborate with our physicians to provide quality care, while focusing on minimizing your out of pocket expenses. One way that we keep your overall health care costs low is by emphasizing preventative care in order to keep you healthy.

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Sierra Medical Group (SMG)

Sierra Medical Group represents the future of medicine. Throughout our twenty five year history serving Antelope Valley, we have diligently invested our time and resources in the development of programs and services responsive to the healthcare needs of today's patient, while adapting to the increasingly diverse needs of tomorrow's health care agenda.

At SMG your health is our priority. An excellent team of specialty physicians who are either board certified or board eligible supports our primary care physicians providing you with a comprehensive healthcare network that is fully committed to your individual needs.

At SMG, we work hard to ensure that our patients receive quality medical care. This is why you will find easy access to your doctor, minimal waiting time for referrals, and staff members that genuinely care for your well-being.

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Desert Oasis Health Care (DOHC)

DOHC is a team of highly skilled primary care physicians and ancillary providers, servicing the community with all their health care needs from newborn to senior care. We have convenient locations throughout the Coachella Valley, Morongo Basin and Yucca Valley areas.

DOHC’s services include access to 6 Immediate and Urgent Care Centers - Bermuda Dunes, Indio, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Yucca Valley. Our programs include Living and Aging Well, Home Health Services and Medication Management Services which are committed to improving your health proactively.

We are affiliated with every hospital in the Coachella Valley, which includes Eisenhower Memorial Hospital, Desert Regional Medical Center, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital and Hi-Desert Medical Center.

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Bakersfield Family Medical Center (BFMC)

Bakersfield Family Medical Center provides excellence in health care to our patients in professional settings that promote wellness and preventive medicine in Kern County.  Throughout the twenty year history of our medical group, we have diligently invested our resources in the development of programs and services responsive to the healthcare needs of today’s patient while adapting to the increasingly diverse needs of tomorrow’s healthcare agenda.

Our facilities offer superior patient convenience by providing Urgent Care, Pharmacy, Lab, Radiology, Pediatrics and a variety of specialty services at one convenient site.  In addition, the Heritage Physician Network is a group of physicians located throughout Kern County who have joined together to form an Independent Physicians Association (IPA).  These IPA physicians remain affiliated with BFMC although they maintain their own individual offices.  Members who choose physicians in Heritage Physician Network will see their selected doctors in their conveniently located private offices.  All members of Heritage Physician Network can access the full range of services, programs and specialists offered by BFMC.

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Coastal Communities Physician Network (CCPN)

CCPN is an Independent Practice Association (IPA) formed in 2006, consisting of a network of contracted physicians located throughout the San Luis Obispo and Tulare counties. These IPA physicians are affiliated with BFMC/CCPN for the coordination of care rendered to members who have selected CCPN as their primary medical group.  Members who choose physicians of CCPN will see their doctors in their conveniently located private offices and also have access to a whole network of out-of-area specialists.  All members of CCPN can access a full range of services, programs and specialists through these contracted providers.

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High Desert Medical Group (HDMG)

HDMG has a long-standing promise to provide residents of the Antelope Valley with the highest quality health care possible. Living up to our promise is an on-going commitment, which necessitates our growth as a multi-specialty medical group providing a wide range of health care services for our patients. For more than 25 years, we've been fortunate to have an impressive team of health care professionals, administrators, support personnel and dedicated volunteers who work in unison to help us deliver on our promise.

Together, we partner with local hospitals, medical experts and business leaders, and we actively support numerous organizations, educational, cultural and recreational events. Our team of healthcare professionals is available and ready to help you with all of your medical needs. We accept over 85 different health plans, including HMO, PPO, POS, EPO, Private and Medicare plans. Our Lancaster facility offers the convenience of having your Primary Care Physician, Lab, X-Ray, Urgent Care, Pharmacy, a Health Education Department, Infusion Center, and a multitude of subspecialties all under the same roof. In addition, our Urgent Care is now open 24 hours a day 7 days a week including holidays. We also have a full service Occupational Medicine Center on-site.

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Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group (HVVMG)

Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group has exceeded our members’ expectations since its inception in 2003 through personalized care by a staff of skilled professionals, a speedy referral system, and a panel of specialists to serve all your medical needs.

We believe the most important aspect of healthcare is tending to the personal needs of our patients. Our facilities are equipped with some of the finest diagnostic equipment and technicians available. We have the resources and commitment to always bring the best to meet the new challenges and ever-changing health care needs of the Victor Valley region.

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Lakeside Medical Group (LMG)

Lakeside Medical Group is a comprehensive healthcare provider with a network of physicians and services throughout the San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valleys, as well as parts of Ventura and San Bernardino Counties. We aim to deliver quality, affordable healthcare to the communities we serve.

We bring more than 20 years of innovation in healthcare delivery and management systems to our integrated network of services, which include hundreds of primary care physicians and over a thousand specialists; ancillary services, such as an outpatient surgery center, urgent care centers and physical therapy; and affiliations with premier hospitals, labs and other support services.

Our commitment to complete patient care includes developing new and better ways of delivering healthcare. From our approach to prevention and disease management to our hospitalist program and more, your care is coordinated so that you have the best possible outcomes.

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Affiliated Doctors of Orange County (ADOC)

Affiliated Doctors of Orange County Medical Group, Inc., (ADOC) is an independent practice association, a medical group of over 275 private physicians and 600 specialty physicians who are dedicated to providing affordable, quality healthcare for individuals of all ages. We are affiliated with most major health plans, including many HMOs.

With offices throughout the greater Orange County area, chances are board-certified primary care physician and board certified specialists you need are in your own neighborhood.

Our goal is to help you make better care decisions for yourself and your family.

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HPN Health Channel - This dedicated channel has extensive coverage of many of Dr. Merkin's activities and interviews, HPN's important community outreach programs including the ongoing HPN community healthcare dialogue series with each medical group interacting with business leaders, healthcare executives, our medical directors and the public discussing the impact of healthcare reform on our communities; nation wide television stories on HPN and its medical groups including CNN's coverage of H1N1 at HDMG; Fox National News on Desert Oasis' legislative efforts to save Medicare Advantage; Fox National News on Regal's hospitalist program; Fox National News interview with Lakeside's Dr. Keith Richman on fewer GPs in practice; Fox Business News on the $3 million Heritage Health Prize contest and much more.

January 29	Heritage California ACO to transition to Next Gen ACO
October 23	Heritage Provider Network Awards $100,000 to Progress Prize Winners The $3million Heritage Health Prize contest recognizes progress prize winners at the CrowdConf in San Francisco, California, October 23, 2012
October 10	Dr. Richard Merkin to Announce the $100,000 Progress Prize Winners $3 million Heritage Health Prize Competition featured at CrowdConf in San Francisco, California October 23, 2012
September 21	Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of HPN, is featured as the only global healthcare CEO selected for the Economist Magazine, Economist Intelligence Unit report, "Big Data-Lessons from Leaders" published September 21, 2012. The prestigious report explores how data currently shapes the business landscape, and Dr. Merkin discusses the data driven $3 million Heritage Health Prize and the importance of attracting and retaining qualified talent ensuring continued overall company success.
July 09	AzPCP-ACO to Participate as a Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization, a Member of the Heritage Family of Medical Groups. Voluntary, New Care Coordination Program Created to Offer High Quality Service and Care to Beneficiaries Through Partnership with Medicare
July 03	Supreme Court Decision Does Not Change the Need for Healthcare Innovation. Heritage Provider Network leads in healthcare innovation, improving quality while cutting costs
June 05	Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network sponsors Go Viral To Improve Health Prize, winners announced at Health Datapalooza in Washington DC on June 6, 2012 From left to right: Proctor Reid, National Academy of Engineering, Dr. Richard Merkin, President & CEO, Heritage Provider Network, Grand Prize Winning Team VaxNation, Harvey V. Fineberg, Institute of Medicine at the Datapalooza Conference, June 6, 2012, in Washington D.C..
June 04	National ACO Summit Features Healthcare Leader Dr. Richard Merkin The third National Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Summit in Washington, DC, will feature healthcare leader Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage California ACO, discussing Early Experiences in Medicare: Pioneer ACOs and the Medicare Shared Savings Program on June 7, 2012 at 10:30 am est.
May 16	Dr. Richard Merkin, CEO & Founder Of Heritage Provider Network To Receive Nancy M. Daly Founders's Award From United Friends of the Children; "Shonda Rhimes, Award Winning Creator of "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice" and "Scandal," To Receive Brass Ring Award Dr. Merkin recognized for his dedication to transforming healthcare and education, specifically the Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools and the Richard Merkin Middle School in Los Angeles Rhimes Recognized for Bringing Attention to Foster Children and Adoption; Award to be Presented by Series Stars Benjamin Bratt ("Private Practice"), Kevin McKidd ("Grey's Anatomy"), Chandra Wilson, ("Grey's Anatomy") and Kate Walsh ("Private Practice")
May 15	Healthcare Leader Heritage Provider Network Experiences Growth and Expansion Adds Two New Senior Executives, Robert Novelli and Daniel Frank to its Management Team
April 30	Dr. Richard Merkin to Moderate Milken Institute Global Conference Session on "Getting from Care to Cure" (May 1, 2012) Milken Institute Global Conference 2012
April 18	The Merkin Family Foundation announces commitment to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to establish the Merkin Institute Fellows, a program that will support some of the most promising and ambitious scientists pursuing bold research at the Broad Institute. Promising Broad scientists to be selected as Merkin Institute Fellows
March 01	Heritage Provider Network Awards $80,000 To The Progress Prize Winners In The $3 Million Heritage Health Prize Contest At The Strata Conference In Santa Clara, California
February 23	Dr. Richard Merkin To Announce The $80,000 Progress Prize Winners In The $3 Million Heritage Health Prize Competitionat The Strata Conference In Santa Clara, California
February 15	"Fast Company" Names Heritage Provider Network One Of The Global 10 Most Innovative Companies In Health Care For 2012 Heritage Provider Network has been named one of the global 10 most innovative companies in healthcare for 2012 by "Fast Company Magazine."
January 25	Dr. Richard Merkin Sponsors The "Go Viral To Improve Health" Prize Challenge With The Institute Of Medicine And The National Academy Of Engineering Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, sponsors a second healthcare prize competition-the "Go Viral to Improve Health Contest."
January 09	Heritage Tests New Patient Care Model Dr. Richard Merkin discusses the Pioneer ACO Program with the San Fernando Valley Business Jouarnal.
December 28	Heritage Provider Physician Group Funds Grant Dr. Richard Merkin, president and CEO of Northridge-based Heritage Provider Network, announced a gift to The Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. to help reform the physician payment system and improve leadership skills of clinicians.
December 19	Heritage Provider Network to participate as Medicare Pioneer Accountable Care Organization - new model will offer better care to beneficiaries through partnership with Medicare. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announces HPN chosen to participate in Medicare Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Program, role model for the rest of the country. HPN is the largest of the 32 organizations selected into the Pioneer ACO program with 144,000 Medicare patients now part of the Heritage California ACO.
December 16	Dr. Richard Merkin provides gift to fund the Dr. Richard Merkin Initiative on Payment Reform and Clinic Leadership at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, is pleased to announce that his foundation has provided a gift to The Brookings Institution in Washington DC, to fund the Dr. Richard Merkin Initiative on Payment Reform and Clinical Leadership at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings
December 13	Dr. Richard Merkin, President & CEO, Heritage Provider Network, dedicates new library at Richard Merkin Middle School in Los Angeles Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, dedicates new library at the Richard Merkin Middle School in Los Angeles with actress Jamie Gertz
November 15	Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, honors Senior of the Year, Ida Ketchum, at the 21st annual High Desert Medical Group Senior Expo Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, honors Senior of the Year, Ida Ketchum, at the 21st annual High Desert Medical Group Senior Expo. Entertainer Pat Boone added star power to the event for the seniors.
October 12	Winning the Predictive Prize - At Least in the Interim Dr. Richard Merkin featured in Modern Healthcare, "Winning the Predictive Prize".
October 04	Heritage Awards $50K in First Round of Predictive Modeling Competition Dr. Richard Merkin interviewed in Predictive Modeling News.
September 23	Dr. Richard Merkin Awards $50,000 to the progress prize winners in the $3 million Heritage Health Prize contest Dr. Richard Merkin Awards $50,000 to the progress prize winners in the $3 million Heritage Health Prize contest at the Strata Conference in New York