More than a dozen health-care practices affiliated with Sisters of Charity Health System in Lewiston were awarded blue ribbons from the Maine Health Management Coalition Pathways to Excellence – Primary Care initiative. From left, Beth Rodenberger, Crescendo Consulting Group; Renee L’Italien, Center for Senior Medicine and Sabattus Street Internal Medicine; Tara Ryan, Maine Health Management Coalition; Michael Boulanger, M.D., St. Mary’s Medical Associates; Darleen Miller, M.D., Darleen Miller, M.D., practice; Mary Beth Cloutier, Darleen Miller, M.D., practice; Katie Jones, Hannaford; Kenneth Brodsky, D.O., L/A Internal Medicine; Geniene Wilson, M.D., B Street Health Center; Ted Rooney, Maine Health Management Coalition; and Nedaa Skeik, M.D., Sabattus Street Internal Medicine.

Health care practices recognized

LEWISTON – More than a dozen health care practices affiliated with Sisters of Charity Health System in Lewiston were awarded blue ribbons from the Maine Health Management Coalition Pathways to Excellence – Primary Care initiative.

The MHMC Pathways to Excellence – Primary Care initiative is intended to measure, report and improve the quality and value of health care in Maine at the primary care level. PTE publicly reports information regarding the quality of care at primary care physician practices and rewards those practices that demonstrate high quality care.

PTE measures and awards blue ribbons in three categories. One ribbon is awarded for use of clinical office systems, in which offices are measured on how they utilize office systems to track information and manage patient care. Adult physician practices can receive two blue ribbons for the measurement and treatment of diabetes and heart disease (as compared to national guidelines).

Pediatric practices are measured on the results of children’s immunization processes and the treatment of pediatric asthma.

The following Sisters of Charity affiliated practices and doctors earned ribbons:

Two-ribbon winners: Center for Senior Medicine; Lewiston Medical Associates; Richard Kappelmann, M.D.; and Sabattus Street Internal Medicine.

Three-ribbon winners were: B Street Health Center; Pediatric Associates; L/A Internal Medicine; Second Street Family Practice; Margaret Matthews, M.D.; St. Mary’s Medical Associates; and Darleen Miller, M.D.