Primary Physician Partners, LLC (PPP) is a Primary Care Independent Practice Association (IPA) comprised of Family Practice, Internal Medicine, and Geriatric physicians. These physicians are located throughout the metro Denver area with concentrations in the north and western areas and contracting efforts steadily increase practice coverage across the Denver metro area. This IPA, in existence since 1996, was originally formed from Northern Health Partners and Superior Health Systems. PPP elects a 10-member Board of Directors that meets regularly.
Currently, PPP contracts for HMO risk-sharing business for both Medicare and commercial products. Utilizing the strengths and advantages of the primary care model, PCPs coordinate care and refer patients needing specialist or ancillary (skilled nursing facility, inpatient, lab, x-ray, other outpatient services) intervention to contracted specialists. PPP contracts with a large network of specialists to assure access to services their patients require. Also contracted are a variety of ancillary providers, including skilled nursing facilities, DME and laboratory.
PPP contracts with Physician Health Partners (PHP) to provide IPA Management, Provider Relations, Contracting, Financial and Data Management, Utilization Management (utilization and case management) and the Practice Quality Program for clinical integration and practice development.