Physician membership in Acumentra Health

Physician membership enrollment form

Acumentra Health is a physician-led, nonprofit organization working to improve healthcare quality in the Pacific Northwest. Membership is free. By joining, physicians can have a voice, and a role:

• elect Acumentra Health's Board of Trustees—who decide Acumentra Health's direction in large-scale quality improvement projects and review for both Medicare and Medicaid
• direct participation as a physician reviewer or a collaborator in a quality improvement project

Both roles are optional.

Recent Acumentra Health projects for Oregon Medicare

• Medical practice
  • DOQ–IT initiative: Electronic health record implementation assistance for primary care practices
  • Culture & Medicine Project: assessment and educational resources for intercultural communication and compliance with federal standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
• Home health care
  • Support for national initiative to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations
• Nursing homes
  • Participation in national initiatives to improve pain management, prevent pressure ulcers, and implement person-centered care
• Hospitals
  • Patient Safety Alliance: Collaborative of hospitals and stakeholders to address post-surgical infection and other key patient safety issues
  • 5 Million Lives: Statewide partner in national hospital safety initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Membership in Acumentra Health is open to any licensed MD or DO who has a full or partial practice in Oregon.

To join, print the membership enrollment form, complete it, and mail it in (original signature is required).

For more information about membership in Acumentra Health, use our contact form.