Meriter Wins Three National Patient Satisfaction Awards

FMI: Leah Huibregtse

Marketing Strategist

MADISON, Wis. – Meriter is proud to announce that it has again been recognized as one of the best patient care providers in the nation at the recent National Research Corporation’s 19^th Annual International Patient-Centered Care Symposium in Baltimore.

“Organizations like these are making a true difference in the quality of healthcare, and we congratulate Meriter for this well-deserved achievement,” said Susan Henricks, President and Chief Operating Officer of National Research.

Meriter received three major awards at the symposium:

Innovative Best Practice Award –Meriter Health Services
Adult Doctor Rating –Meriter Medical Group
Pediatric Doctor Rating –Meriter Medical Group

The Innovative Best Practice Award is based on the innovative use of resources that result in significant improvements in cost, quality, patient satisfaction and safety. This is the second year in a row that Meriter Health Services has received this award. The Adult Doctor and Pediatric Doctor awards were based on patients’ ratings of their doctors in patient satisfaction surveys conducted April 2012-March 2013.

About Meriter Health Services

Meriter Health Services is a nationally recognized health system comprised of Meriter Medical Group, offering primary and specialty care; Meriter Hospital, a not-for-profit 448 bed community hospital; and Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation. Meriter is a 2013 recipient of the National Research Corporations’ coveted Innovative Best Practice award, Top Rated Adult Doctors award and Top Rated Pediatric Doctors award. Meriter provides a comprehensive array of patient-focused inpatient and outpatient services to meet the health-related needs of the greater Madison community. For more information, visit meriter.com.

About National Research Corporation

For more than 30 years, National Research Corporation (NASDAQ: NRCIA|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 one of the largest patient satisfaction firms 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.