Physicians' Care Network

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ABOUT US
- Company Overview
- A Brief History
- Board Of Directors

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Physicians' Care Network is an independent physicians’ association (IPA). In this role, the organization contracts with managed care organizations and health plans to arrange for the delivery of health care to patients by physicians who are members of Physicians' Care Network.

The IPA does not manage the physicians practices, but the physicians agree to see patients under certain guidelines. This structure allows Physicians' Care Network physicians to provide the highest level of medical care while controlling health care costs.

We are able to achieve these goals through efficient business management and a commitment to preventive and primary care measures provided by our primary care physicians. This network offers patients access to some of the finest physicians in North Central Florida… providing excellence in care at every stage of life.
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What we do-
CONTRACTING WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH PLANS
Physicians’ Care Networks negotiates with managed care organizations (MCOs) and health plans for fair and competitive contracts and supportive provider relations. By executing onecontract with PCN and maintaining one credentials file, a PCN physician gains access to multiple contracts. And since the MCOs can execute one contract with PCN and gain access to the 620+ credentialed physicians who participate in PCN, we are confident that we have fair and balanced contracts.

Our local staff works closely with contracted MCOs to ensure supportive provider relations. In the event there is a patient care issue or a claims payment issue, PCN will act as a liaison for our physicians.

We’ve included a list of MCO contracts we have negotiated for our members. View List. For more information about these and other contracts in the negotiation process, contact the staff at Physicians’ Care Network at: (352) 371.9999.
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DEEP DISCOUNTS ON SERVICES
We endeavor to use the purchasing power of the organization to negotiate deep discounts on services and supplies you use every day. We currently have contracts with eight companies that cover just about any supply or service you need.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHYSICIANS' CARE NETWORK

1993 -	Paul Rusinski, MD (Emergency Med) conceived the idea of starting an IPA.
1993 -	Idea presented to Alachua County Medical Society; concept was presented locally and was well received; Bob Casey, MD (Family Practice) was the first physician to sign up, followed by 200 other Alachua county (Region # 3) physicians. Executive Director was appointed and first office opened in the historic Seagle Building in Gainesville, Florida.
1995 -	First network access contract with PPO.
1996 -	First risk contract with HMO; contract with Phycorp for third party administrator services.
2000 -	Phycorp contract terminated by FIPA; Med3000 contract executed.
2001 -	FIPA # 3 10,000 covered lives; annual revenue of $7.2 million.
2001 -	InfoSource, an on-line resource for insurance verification, claims status and referral processing is made available to members.
2001 -	Kimberly Kauffman appointed PCN Executive Director .
2002 -	IPA contract with Group Purchasing Services to make group purchasing rates available to members.
2002 -	IPA contract with ClientTell to make patient appointment reminder service available to members.
2002 -	Physicians' Care Network maintains two HMO contracts, covering more than 20,000 lives.
2003 -	Executive Committee created to assist in Ad-hoc issues.
2003 -	IPA contracts with single payor PPO.
2004 -	IPA contracts with multipayor PPO.
2005 -	IPA contract with national PPO.
2006 -	IPA contracts with one Medicare Advantage plan and one Medicaid managed care plan.
2007 -	IPA contracts with two Medicare Advantage plans and partners with Health First Network (another IPA based in Pensacola) to develop Patient Care First Network for Medicaid contracting.
2008 -	IPA contracts with Medicare Advantage plan and develops partially self funded group insurance options for member physicians as employers. Physicians' Care Network contracts with eight health plans, covering more than 40,000 lives. More than 550 credentialed physicians are members of PCN.
2009 -	Negotiated an exclusive professional liability insurance program with FPIC that provides a 25% discount on the base rate for PCN members and a claims-free discount up of up to an additional 25% savings.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
The Physicians’ Care Network Board of Directors is composed of physician members who are appointed by their peers. The role of the Board of Directors is to identify and address issues that are important to PCN members. If you are a member of PCN or interested in membership, or have a concern, contact the PCN office or one of the board members listed below.

NAME	PRACTICE TYPE	LOCATION
Robert Ashley, MD	Family Practice	Gainesville
Thomas Benton, MD	Pediatrics	Gainesville
Thomas Cartwright, MD	Hematology/Oncology	Ocala
Joseph Cauthen, MD	Neurosurgery	Gainesville
Stanley DeTurris, MD	General Surgery	Gainesville
William Doyle, MD	Anesthesiology	Gainesville
Greg Geiger, MD	Family Practice	Gainesville
Chris Grainger, MD	Family Practice	Ocala
Cherylle Hayes, MD	Rad. Oncology	Gainesville
Joseph Hildner, MD, President	Family Practice	Belleview
Richard King , MD	Gynecology	Gainesville
Clark McCoy, MD	Family Practice	Gainesville
Robert Panzer, DO	Family Practice	Ocala
Henry Richter, MD	General Practice	Ocala
Elizabeth Sanders, DO	Family Practice	Gainesville
Faith Sarfarazi, MD	Ophthalmology	Ocala
Orene Schoenfeld, MD	Gynecology	Gainesville
Clarence Uy, MD	Internal Med.	Gainesville
Robert Williams, MD	Family Practice	Ocala

What we do...

PCN negotiates fair and competitive contracts with MCOs and health plans. By executing one contract with PCN and maintaining one credentials file, a PCN physician gains access to multiple contracts.

Contact

Physicians Care Network
5024 NE 27th Court, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32606

phone (352) 371-9999
fax (352) 371-1812