Medical groups unite

Move will enhance patient experience, organizations say

LATHAM, N.Y. » Community Care Physicians and CapitalCare Medical Group recently announced they have consolidated to form one integrated, multispecialty medical group.

The consolidated group improves access and enhances the patient experience for the greater Capital Region, a news release said.

CapitalCare practices will function as divisions of Community Care Physicians. Care for patients will be uninterrupted, as the practitioners and locations will not change, the release said.

Community Care Physicians, is the largest independent multispecialty medical group in the Capital Region, with over 50 practices in Albany, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Warren counties, the release said.

CapitalCare Medical Group, which is headquartered in Latham, is a physician-owned medical practice with over 650 employees including more than 230 healthcare professionals. The group offers primary care services in Family Practice, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine throughout the Capital Region.

Community Care Physicians and CapitalCare Medical Group are multispecialty groups that have been longstanding organizations in this community; CCP was formed almost 35 years ago and CapitalCare 20 years ago. Each group has been recognized as a top workplace in the region as well as “Better Performing Practices” by the Medical Group Management Association, the release said.

“I’m excited at the opportunity to work even more collaboratively with local institutions and insurance companies to provide hassle free patient care,” Dr. Shirish Parikh — the founder, chairman, and CEO of CCP — said in the release. “Joan Regan Hayner, CMPE, as the Chief Operating Officer, along with the strong combined management team, will use her expertise and skills to execute this collaboration to improve the patient and practitioner experience in a complex healthcare environment.”