Horizon Eye Care, P.A. Achieves Mgma ‘Better Performer’ Status

Charlotte, NC, February 1, 2009 – The Medicalcost management; productivity, capacity and
Group Management Association (MGMA)staffing; accounts receivable and collections;
Performance and Practices of Successful Medicalpatient satisfaction; and managed care
Groups: 2008 Report Based on 2007 Data operations. 
identified Horizon Eye Care, P.A. as a “better 
performer” because of superior operationalAbout Horizon Eye Care, P.A.
performance compared with similar medical group<a rel="nofollow"
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MGMA recognizes better performing physiciana>is one of the regionally recognized leaders in
practices in four different areas.  Horizon Eyevision care and has been providing the greater
Care, P.A. was selected in the category ofCharlotte community with quality eye care for
“Productivity, Capacity, and Staffing.” decades.  Horizon physicians were the first in
This is an indication of greater than averageCharlotte to begin performing corneal refractive
efficiencies in the use of staff, the productionsurgery in 1985, followed by Laser Vision
levels of doctors, and the use of space.Correction in 1993 and LASIK in 1997.  Horizon
 provides full service medical and surgical care
Horizon Eye Care, P.A. is a multi-specialty eyeincluding routine eye care, retina, glaucoma,
care practice with 7 locations covering the greaterneuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics, pediatrics, and
Charlotte area as well as Statesville.  This is thecornea / external disease.  Horizon is also the
second year Horizon has been recognized in thispremier destination for optical and contact lens
category.  Horizon participates in the MGMAservice.  Horizon Eye Care is the eye care
survey on an annual basis and hopes to addprovider to the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte
additional categories in future years.Checkers, and the Charlotte Knights.
 About MGMA
“Achieving recognition in this category isMGMA is the premier membership association for
representative of Horizon’s conscious use ofprofessional administrators and leaders of medical
resources in order to keep our cost of care asgroup practices. Since 1926, MGMA has delivered
low as possible while maintaining a high level ofnetworking, professional education and resources,
quality” says <a rel="nofollow"and political advocacy for medical practice
onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('management. Today, MGMA’s 22,500
outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= L. Malton MDmembers lead 13,700 organizations nationwide in
</a>who is Horizon’s Chairman of thewhich some 275,000 physicians provide more than
Board.  “We want Horizon to be a real value40 percent of the health care services delivered
for citizens of the greater Charlotte area”in the United States.
says Rod Roeser who is Horizon’s Chief 
Executive Officer.MGMA’s mission is to continually improve the
 performance of medical group practice
The MGMA report, a benchmarking standardprofessionals and the organizations they represent.
among medical groups for nearly a decade, wasMGMA promotes the group practice model as the
produced using data from respondents to theoptimal framework for health care delivery,
MGMA Cost Survey: 2008 Reports Based onassisting group practices in providing efficient,
2007 Data as well as data from a questionnairesafe, patient-focused and affordable care. MGMA
that assessed management behaviors, practicesis headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and
and procedures of better performers. The reportmaintains a government affairs office in
profiles medical practices that have demonstratedWashington, D.C.
success in one or more areas: profitability and