Meriter – UnityPoint Health Wins National Patient Satisfaction Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2014
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Leah Huibregtse
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Meriter – UnityPoint Health Wins National Patient Satisfaction Award
Top Pediatric Doctor Rating for 2nd Straight Year
(MADISON, Wis.) –– Meriter – UnityPoint Health is proud to announce that it has again been recognized as one of the best patient care providers in the nation at the National Research Corporation’s 20th Annual International Patient-Centered Care Symposium in San Diego over the weekend.
“National Research Corporation congratulates Meriter – UnityPoint Health for their outstanding achievements,” said Helen Hrdy, Senior Vice President of Client Service at National Research. “Implementing improvement processes require an immense amount of time and resources. Winning this award demonstrates that Meriter Medical Group understands what it truly means to define patient-centered care.”
Meriter received its second consecutive Path to Excellence award for Top Pediatric Doctor Rating, with patients rating Meriter doctors highest on patient satisfaction surveys conducted April 2013 – March 2014.
Meriter is also a past winner of NRC’s Top Rated Adult Doctor and prestigious Innovative Best Practice awards.
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About Meriter–UnityPoint Health
Meriter–UnityPoint Health provides comprehensive, coordinated care to patients throughout the Greater Madison area through our clinics, hospital and home care services. Employing more than 3,500 people, Meriter offers primary and specialty care, including heart and vascular, orthopedics, women’s health, and the busiest birthing center in Wisconsin. Meriter is a 2014 recipient of the National Research Corporations’ Top Rated Pediatric Doctors award and a four-time winner of the Most Wired award. For more information, visit meriter.com.
About National Research Corporation
For more than 30 years, National Research Corporation (NASDAQ: NRCIA and NRCIB) has been at the forefront of patient-centered care. Today, the company’s focus on empowering customer-centric healthcare across the continuum extends patient-centered care to incorporate families, communities, employees, senior housing residents, and other stakeholders.
Recognized by Modern Healthcare as the largest patient satisfaction firm in the U.S., National Research is dedicated to representing the true voice of patients and other healthcare stakeholders. This integration of cross-continuum metrics and analytics uncovers insights for effective performance improvement, quality measurement, care transitions, and many other factors that impact population health management.
