PAMF, Santa Cruz Division Quality Report

Clinical Care Ratings, Medical Groups (2008 Measurement Year) -
Palo Alto Medical Foundation - Santa Cruz (PAMF-SC)

Physician Group Clinical Care Ratings data source: www.opa.gov/
 The Physician Group Clinical Care Ratings shown in the Pay for Performance Report Card are a set of ten clinical measures which are taken from patient services data kept by physician groups and health plans. The measures are based only on the services of commercial HMO or Point of Service (POS) members who were physician group patients during 2008.
 
  Breast Cancer screening
 
PAMF-SC - 83%  
California Avg. - 70%  
Top State Performance - 80%  
  Cervical cancer screening
 
PAMF-SC - 88%  
California Avg.- 75%  
Top State Performance - 86%  
  Asthma management (medication)
 
PAMF-SC - 95%  
California Avg. - 92%  
Top State Performance - 98%  
  Diabetes care: cholesterol screening
 
PAMF-SC - 84%  
California Avg.- 80%  
Top State Performance - 87%  
  Diabetes care: cholesterol control
 
PAMF-SC - 43%  
California Avg.- 40%  
Top State Performance - 54%  
  Diabetes care: blood sugar screening
 
PAMF-SC - 88%  
California Avg.- 81%  
Top State Performance - 90%  
  Diabetes care: blood sugar control
 
PAMF-SC - 80%  
California Avg.- 57%  
Top State Performance - 78%  
  Chlamydia screening
 
PAMF-SC - 63%  
CA Avg.- 49%  
Top State Performance - 65%  
  Childhood immunizations: Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR)
 
PAMF-SC - 93%  
California Avg.- 92%  
Top State Performance - 96%  
  Childhoold Immunizations: Chickenpox (VZV)
 
PAMF-SC - 93%  
California Avg.- 90%  
Top State Performance - 96%  
  Upper respiratory infection
 
PAMF-SC - 99%  
California Avg. - 89%  
Top State Performance - 98%  
  Colorectal Cancer Screening
 
PAMF-SC - 78%  
California Avg. - 44%
Top State Performance - 64%  
 
Key Palo Alto Medical Foundation - Santa Cruz (PAMF-SC)
 
California Statewide Average
Our goal is to perform among the top ten percent of medical groups statewide.