John Muir Health Moves Up in National Ratings of Top 100 Integrated Health Networks (IHNs)

Posted March 27, 2006

John Muir Health has climbed to No. 53 in the 2006 Verispan IHN 100, an annual listing that ranks more than 500 integrated health networks (IHN's) in how well they have integrated physicians, facilities and services. Last year, the John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System was rated No. 68. The list is published by the healthcare marketing firm Verispan, L.L.C. Results were included in the March 6, 2006 edition of Modern Healthcare.

The 2006 list identifies the top 100 IHNs in the current universe of 566 non-specialty, local and regional networks in the United States that meet critical success factors. The rating is based on Verispan's IHN Rating SystemTM, which evaluates each network's ability to operate as a unified organization in each of eight categories: integration, integrated technology, contractual capabilities, outpatient utilization, financial stability, services and access, hospital utilization, and physicians.

According to Janiece S. Nolan, President/CEO of the John Muir Physician Network, "The rankings show that we continue to improve the integration of our network, through physician development, clinical integration, and technology innovations, while maintaining financial stability."

This year, John Muir Health rated third in California.

The report is available on the Modern Healthcare website, www.modernhealthcare.com. A complete list of the top100 IHNs and the regional top 20 IHNs can be found under the "Publications" section of www.verispan.com.

(Posted March 27, 2006)