Two major Denver-area physician groups merge
Two primary-care independent practice associations are merging, effective Jan. 1, to create the Denver metro area’s largest group of primary care physicians, the entities announced recently.
Primary Physician Partners, which covers the north and west portions of the metro area, is joining forces with South Metro Primary Care, which covers the south and east areas. The new entity, PHPprime, will serve about 375,000 Coloradans according to a press release.
Physician Health Partners, a Denver medical management company, will manage PHPprime.
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“The health care dynamic is changing rapidly and the smaller, independent practices are being swallowed by large health systems and reducing competition and choice,” Gerald Brown, MD, Chairman of the PHPprime board and practicing physician at Internal Medicine Southwest, said in the release. “We are banding together as PHPprime to keep independent primary care physicians in practice and provide a great choice for patients to find health care.”
Two primary-care independent practice associations are merging, effective Jan. 1, to create the Denver metro area’s largest group of primary care physicians, the entities announced recently.
Primary Physician Partners, which covers the north and west portions of the metro area, is joining forces with South Metro Primary Care, which covers the south and east areas. The new entity, PHPprime, will serve about 375,000 Coloradans according to a press release.
Physician Health Partners, a Denver medical management company, will manage PHPprime.
“The health care dynamic is changing rapidly and the smaller, independent practices are being swallowed by large health systems and reducing competition and…
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