We want to recognize offices that have demonstrated a dedication to high-quality patient care by achieving the highest rank in quality of care in the Quality Measure Score for measurement year 2015. The score is a comprehensive ranking system of quality measures for primary care offices with 150 or more commercial HMO/POS and Medicare Advantage HMO members. We congratulate the offices listed on the following pages for achieving excellence in aggregate in the following areas of preventive care:

• childhood and adolescent immunizations;
• childhood and adolescent well visits;
• cancer prevention in the areas of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings;
• heart care (beta-blocker treatment after a heart attack);
• asthma care (use of preferred medications for patients with chronic persistent asthma);
• diabetic care (HbA1c testing, HbA1c control, LDL-C screening, eye exam rates, and nephropathy screening);
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care (use of spirometry testing in assessing and diagnosing);
• rheumatoid arthritis care (disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy);
• fracture care (osteoporosis management in women);
• avoidance of antibiotic treatment in adults with acute bronchitis;
• appropriate testing for children with pharyngitis;
• appropriate treatment for children with upper respiratory infection.

Congratulations again to the primary care offices listed for demonstrating excellence in quality by achieving the highest rank in quality of care in 2016 (based on 2015 data).