Cedars-Sinai Medical Group Health Screening Performance

Regularly screening patients for conditions such as asthma, breast cancer, cervical cancer, diabetes enables Cedars-Sinai Medical Group 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 Medical Group compared to other participating medical groups.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Group 2007 CSMG California Medical Groups' Average
Asthma medication 93%91%
Breast cancer screening 77%63%
Cervical cancer screening 90%73%
Cholesterol testing 86%76%
Diabetes care - Testing Blood Sugar 89%78%

The data above come from the 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.