Terri Gonzalez

In her role as NCMS Foundation Director of Practice Improvement, Terri Gonzalez, has helped dozens of practices achieve National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recognition. Receiving this recognition means the practice or clinician values quality health care delivery and uses the latest clinical protocols to ensure patients receive the best care at the right time. This “seal of approval” can translate into higher reimbursements. “Through these quality initiatives, we are working to improve the quality of health care for all patients and provide efficient and cost-effective measures at the practices throughout the state,” said Gonzalez, who is a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Content Expert and is certified by NCQA to offer consulting services on PCMH as well as Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) recognition programs.” The latest example of Gonzalez’s successful approach to helping practices achieve these often confusing and time-consuming recognitions is with the United Physician Management Network.