Dr. Dervish Receives Recognition from Back Pain Recognition Program
Posted: June 20, 2011
Green Bay, WI, June 15, 2011 - BayCare
Clinic is pleased to announce that Interventional Pain Management
physician Ahmet Dervish, MD, received recognition from the Back
Pain Recognition Program (BPRP) for providing superior care to his
patients suffering from low back pain.
The Back Pain Recognition Program was designed to improve the
quality of care to the nearly 30 million Americans who experience
low back pain, and by motivating other clinicians and chiropractors
to document and improve their delivery of spine care. To receive
recognition, which is valid for two years, Dr. Dervish submitted
data demonstrating performance that meets the Program's key
measures. These measures include appropriate imaging for acute back
pain and recommendation for exercise, among others.
Back pain is among the most common ailments in America. Each
year, nearly 1 in 9 Americans experience pain severe enough to
impair their usual daily activities. Treatment costs total
approximately $91 billion a year and accounts for 25 percent of all
workers' compensation claims. The BPRP is the first independent
program to systematically evaluate back pain care. NCQA developed
the program's requirements from widely accepted medical evidence
with significant input from back pain specialists, and health plan
and employer representatives. BPRP-recognized clinicians and
chiropractors provide patients with the care that best meets their
needs, restores health and mobility and avoids unnecessary
treatment and procedures.
"Needless imaging and procedures provide no real benefit
to patients who suffer from back pain," said Margaret E. O'Kane,
President, National Committee for Quality Assurance. "By earning
recognition, Dr. Dervish has demonstrated that he consistently
provides proven, evidence-based care to his patients with low back
pain."
Dervish practices at BayCare Clinic Interventional Pain
Management's main office, located at Aurora BayCare Medical Center,
2845 Greenbrier Road, Green Bay. Dervish also sees patients in
Oshkosh.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010, NCQA is a
private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care
quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care
organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key
areas of performance. NCQA's Healthcare Effectiveness Data and
Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used
performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to
providing health care quality information for consumers,
purchasers, health care providers and researchers. For further
information, please visit www.ncqa.org/BPRP.
BayCare Clinic (www.baycare.net ) is the largest
physician-owned specialty-care clinic in Northeast Wisconsin and
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is comprised of over 100
specialty physicians with expertise in more than 20 specialties.
BayCare Clinic physicians have served patients in Green Bay and the
surrounding region for over 30 years.