Kaweah Health Medical Group

Emerging practice

Kaweah Health Medical Group

Size

Large (>7 Physicians)

Geographic area

Suburban

Practice type

Group Practice

Insurance status

• No patients were reported to have Medicaid/Care Management
• Almost all of the patients have private insurance 

Race/ethnicity of patients served

• American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
• Asian: 20%
• Black or African-American: 5%
• Hispanic/Latinx: 38%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1%
• White: 40%

Practice Modification due to COVID-19 Pandemic

• Adopted telehealth platform
• Incorporated COVID-19 screening, including temperature checks for all patients and families/caregivers at clinic entrance
• Incorporated curbside COVID-19 testing and swabs
• Implemented COVID-19 health status screening for all staff
• Designated separate entrances for adults, children and urgent care patients
• Limited pediatric visits to one family member along with infant or child.

Developmental Surveillance, Screening and Referral Modifications

• Actively reached out and contacted families/caregivers to ensure attendance at health supervision visits
• Collaborated with medical assistants to follow up with families/caregivers on developmental referrals for children