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Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO, Heritage Provider Network Receives Prestigious Elite Status from California Association of Physicians Groups for the 3rd Year in a Row

"To be recognized once again with this highest honor of excellence from CAPG for Heritage Provider Network and its family of medical groups is a testament to our excellence in service, care, accountability, quality and access and I congratulate all our doctors and many staff members at all levels for their continued pursuit of excellence," said Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of HPN. "Thank you to everyone on our team."

"CAPG is proud of the outstanding performance of our member physician groups including Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network and its family of medical groups," said CAPG's President and CEO Donald Crane. "These organizations have set rigorous goals and standards for themselves and for the care they provide. The Standards of Excellence results represent the culmination of their efforts to continually improve the delivery of quality, affordable and accountable patient care. This program can serve as a model for states as they work to implement healthcare reform and begin to establish the very Accountable Care Organizations pioneered by California's physician groups more than twenty years ago."

"I would like to offer my congratulations to Dr. Merkin and his Heritage Provider Groups for receiving the CAPG's 2010 Standards of Excellence Elite status," said State Assemblyman Cameron Smyth. "This honor reflects the kind of quality service they provide to their patients and the community."

"I am thrilled that CAPG has acknowledged Heritage Provider Networks by awarding us with the Elite Status of Excellence in Healthcare. We are committed to improving and providing high quality, affordable healthcare for all Californians. Our doctors and staff are focused on our patients' over-all well being and are dedicated to serving all patients that need our help," said Dr. Ian Drew, Medical Director for Regal Medical Group.

HPN's family of medical groups, Heritage Physician Network, Greater Covina Medical Group, Desert Oasis Healthcare, California Desert IPA, California Coastal Physician Network, Bakersfield Family Medical Group, Regal Medical Group, High Desert Medical Group, Heritage Victor Valley MG all received the prestigious Excellence Elite Status from CAPG.

About Heritage Provider Network

Heritage Provider Network, Inc. (HPN) is on the cutting edge of the accountable care model of health care delivery: coordinated, patient-doctor centric, integrated health care systems that represent the future of health care in the United States. HPN develops programs and services that are responsive to the healthcare needs of today's patient. HPN designs its networks to offer patients a comprehensive range of medical care in convenient locations. It organizes and manages medical groups and independent practice associations, integrating with hospitals and ancillary care providers. This system represents a workable, successful business model that has been duplicated with medical groups, IPAs and medical facilities throughout California. HPN is dedicated to quality, affordable health care and putting patients' wellness first.

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