Affiliates
Lower Merrimac Valley Physician Hospital Organization (LMVPHO) is an organization made up of approximately 200 local physicians and the Anna Jaques Hospital.
Its purpose is to advocate for high quality patient care through such efforts as implementation of the newly created health information exchange (Wellport), appropriate HMO contracting terms, and support of physician office initiatives.
Additionally, the LMVPHO serves you, the healthcare consumer, by seeking to address the high cost of healthcare by identifying safe, appropriate, yet cost effective approaches to diagnosis and treatment. By helping to bring the cost of healthcare under control while maintaining a high degree of quality and safety, the LMVPHO works to be a part of the healthcare solution.
Visit LMVPHO for more information.
Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH) is a 123 bed community hospital located in Newburyport, Massachusetts and is a member of the Lower Merrimac Valley Physician Hospital Organization (LMVPHO). It is committed to and highly involved in Wellport’s health information exchange. AJH and Wellport are committed to exchanging important health information between the hospital, its in-house physicians ( emergency room physicians, hospitalists, radiologists, and anesthesiologists) and participating physician offices.
Visit AJH for more information.
The Whittier Independent Practice Association (Whittier IPA) is the physician branch of Lower Merrimac Valley Physician Hospital Organization (LMVPHO). Its membership includes approximately 200 primary care physicians and specialists practicing in the Lower Merrimac Valley. Since its inception in 1983, the Whittier IPA has been assisting area physicians with respect to quality improvement initiatives and has advocated for area patients and physicians regarding the managed care contracting terms.
Wellport partners with Wellogic, an award-winning company that implements technology solutions for health information networks and personal health records or patient portals.
Visit Wellogic for more information.
In 2004 the insurance industry, the academic medical centers, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the state government, and representatives of the business community came together to create the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC). Funded by a 50 million dollar grant by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the eHealth Collaborative was mandated to choose 3 pilot communities, deploy electronic health records in the offices of physicians in those communities and create an electronic health information exchange in each of the three communities. Thirty-five communities applied and, after a very rigorous application process, Newburyport was chosen to be one of the pilot communities primarily because of the clear commitment to the project made by the Anna Jaques Hospital and the local physician community.
Visit MAeHC for more information.
