Cedars-Sinai Health Associates Health Screening Performance

Regularly screening patients for conditions such as asthma, breast cancer, cervical cancer, diabetes enables Cedars-Sinai Health Associates doctors to detect and treat serious diseases early. Early detection and treatment of conditions such as asthma, cancer, diabetes and heart disease gives patients the greatest chance for successful outcomes.

In California, medical groups participating in the statewide Integrated Healthcare Association's Pay for Performance Program provide data on their health screening rates.

The table below reflects the performance of Cedars-Sinai Health Associates compared to other participating medical groups.

Cedars-Sinai Health Associates 2006 CSHA California Medical Groups' Average
Asthma medication 92%90%
Breast cancer screening 76%70%
Cervical cancer screening 84%71%
Cholesterol testing 94%85%
Diabetes care - Testing Blood Sugar 84%75%

The data come from medical groups participating in the statewide Integrated Healthcare Association's Pay for Performance program.

Clinical quality data were provided by the following plans: Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, CIGNA, HealthNet, Pacificare, and, if applicable by the physician organization.

Data for the clinical quality summary statistics were provided by participating physician organizations and the following plans: Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, CIGNA, Health Net and PacifiCare.

More information about medical group ratings is available from the California Office of the Patient Advocate.