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About Us

CIPA Western New York IPA, Inc. (CIPA) is a partnership between the Catholic Health System (CHS) and a network of associated physicians. Through a comprehensive clinical integration program, CIPA and the Catholic Preferred Provider Organization is building a quality driven health care network.

What is Clinical Integration?

Simply stated Clinical Integration is a process that evaluates the practice patterns of the network's participants and creates a high degree of cooperation among the physicians and hospitals.

Our program focuses on improving the effectiveness, safety and the coordination of medical care and is jointly developed by CHS and Primary, Specialty and Hospital-based physicians.

Our 2007-2008 program focuses on using common guidelines to:

  1. Increase health screening with the goal of early detection and treatment of illness and disease.
  2. Improve the care and treatment of patients with chronic health conditions.
  3. Promote reliable and safe medical care.
  4. Support and promote the use of advanced information technology to enhance quality improvement in the clinical office and in the acute care setting.