Summit Medical Group

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Summit Medical Group is a physician-owned, for-profit, multispecialty medical practice headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. In 2013, Summit Medical Group established The Summit Medical Group Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to health promotion, medical research and medical education.^[1] In 2014, Summit Medical Group launched a new management company, Summit Health Management (SHM). SHM offers consulting and management services to physician practices in the United States.^[2]

History

Summit Medical Group traces its beginnings to October 1929, when co-founders William H. Lawrence, MD, and Maynard G. Bensley, MD established the Diagnostic Group of Summit in Summit, New Jersey. In 1950, Drs. Lawrence and Bensley expanded to a second location at 120 Summit Avenue in Summit, New Jersey. In 2003, Summit Medical Group signed a lease for a 42-acre office complex in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey that formerly housed the D&B Corporation.^[3]

As of May 2016, Summit Medical Group includes 67 satellite offices covering northern New Jersey.^[4][5] Summit Medical Group treats 70,000 patients per month,^[6] and offers 81 specialties with 618 doctors and other medical practitioners. Summit Medical Group employs approximately 3,100 people and its annual revenue is $400 million. In 2015, 12,912 surgeries were performed and 2.1 million insurance claims were processed.^[7]

Leadership

Summit Medical Group is led by Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Le Benger, MD.^[8] In 2016, Le Benger was named #8 in the "NJBiz Health Care Power 50 list" – a publicized ranking of the leaders of New Jersey healthcare organizations, state policymakers and legislators.^[9]

Research and care management

• In 2002, Summit Medical Group began a multiyear project to implement practice-wide electronic health records (EHR). By 2007, it was completely paperless^[10]
• Summit Medical Group developed a "Diabetes Live Well Program," which has helped get 19% of its diabetes patients A1c levels under control – a figure that compared favorably with US national average A1c controls of 9%^[11] In June 2008, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) awarded it an Education Recognition Certificate for the diabetes program^[12]
• In September 2009, Summit Medical Group released "Coordination of Multidisciplinary Resources for Vaccination of Egg-allergic Individuals During an H1N1 (Novel) Influenza Pandemic," a study showing the benefits of H1N1 immunization and the safety of vaccines for egg-allergic patients.^[13]
• In January 2016, Summit Medical Group joined Trinity Health Accountable Care Organization (ACO).^[14] Trinity Health ACO is one of 21 ACOs selected to participate in the Next Generation ACO, under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), a division of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).^[15] This model builds on experience from the Pioneer ACO Model and the Medicare Shared Savings Programs and allows ACOs to assume higher levels of financial risk and reward.
• In March 2016, Summit Medical Group joined forces with other health care organizations in the American Medical Group Foundation’s "Diabetes: Together 2 Goal®" campaign. The goal of this three-year campaign is to improve care and outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes.^[16]
• Summit Medical Group has participated in clinical research for allergy, asthma, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, lupus, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, sinus disease and oncology. Its oncology trials include studies for breast cancer, colorectal cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, lymphoma, and prostate cancer.^[17]

Locations

Among its 67, Summit Medical Group has four main operational locations:

1. Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. (Headquarters). Its 250,000 square-foot main campus at 1 Diamond Hill Road^[18] offers Allergy / Immunology; Acupuncture; Ambulatory Surgery; Anesthesiology; Audiology; Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery; Breast Care Center; Breast Surgery; Cardiology; Cancer Services; Chiropractic Medicine; Colorectal Surgery; Dermatology; Diabetes Live Well Program; Ear Specialty Center; Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT); Endocrinology; Extensivist Medicine; Family Medicine; Gastroenterology; General Surgery; Genetic Counseling Center; Geriatric Services; Hand Surgery; Hand Therapy; Head and Neck Surgery; Imaging/Radiology; Infusion Center; Internal Medicine; COLA-approved Laboratory; Massage Therapy; Medical Research; Mohs Micrographic Surgery; Nephrology; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Nutrition Services; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Oncology/Hematology; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Pain Management; Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine; Pediatrics After Hours; Pediatric Pulmonology; Physiatry; Physical Therapy; Plastic Surgery; Podiatry; Pulmonology; Rheumatology; Speech Therapy; Spine Surgery Center; Sports Medicine; Surgical Oncology; Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases; Urgent Care Center; Urology; Vascular Screenings; Vascular Surgery; Wellness and Complementary Medicine; Vein Center; and a Walgreens Pharmacy.
2. Florham Park, New Jersey. Its 100,000 square-foot campus at 140 Park Avenue^[19] offers Allergy/Immunology; Ambulatory Surgery; Audiology; Breast Surgery; Cancer Services; Cardiology; Chiropractic Medicine; Colorectal Surgery; Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT); Gastroenterology; General Surgery; Geriatric Services; Hand Surgery; Hand Therapy; Head and Neck Surgery; Imaging/Radiology; Internal Medicine; Laboratory; Orthopedics; Pain Management; Pediatric Pulmonology; Physiatry; Physical Therapy; Pulmonology; Rheumatology; Speech Therapy; Spine Surgery Center; Sports Medicine; Summit Atlantic Surgery Center, an outpatient surgery center, which is a joint venture between Summit Medical Group and Atlantic Health System; Surgical Oncology; Urgent Care Center; Vascular Screenings; and Vascular Surgery.
3. Livingston, New Jersey. Its 50,000 square-foot medical facility at 75 E. Northfield Road^[20] offers Allergy/Immunology; Audiology; Breast Surgery; Cardiology; Colorectal Surgery; Dermatology; Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT); Endocrinology; Family Medicine; Gastroenterology; General Surgery; Gynecology; Imaging/Radiology; Internal Medicine; Laboratory; Neurology; Nutrition Services; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine; Pediatrics After Hours; Pediatric Pulmonology; Plastic Surgery; Podiatry; Pulmonology; Rheumatology; Speech Therapy; and Urgent Care Center.
4. Westfield, New Jersey. Its 32,000 square-foot medical facility^[21] offers Allergy/Immunology; Audiology; Cancer Services; Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT); Hand Surgery; Hand Therapy; Head and Neck Surgery; Imaging/Radiology; COLA-approved Laboratory; Orthopedics; Pain Management; Pediatrics After Hours; Physiatry; Physical Therapy; Podiatry; Radiology; Speech Therapy; Sports Medicine; Surgical Oncology and Urgent Care Center.

Affiliations and partnerships

Summit Medical Group is a partner member of the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Through this partnership, they are developing a joint, outpatient cancer center that will provide an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to oncology care in northern New Jersey.^[22]

MD Anderson has ranked as one of the top two hospitals in cancer care each year since 1990 in U.S. News & World Report's annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey.

Summit Medical Group has additional affiliations and partnerships with:^[23]

• Chilton Medical Center
• Clara Maass Medical Center
• Hackensack University Medical Center
• Hoboken University Medical Center
• Morristown Medical Center
• NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
• Overlook Medical Center
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
• Saint Barnabas Medical Center
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

References

External links

• Official website