SOUTHWEST MEDICAL INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION

The mission of Southwest Medical IPA is to provide a unified coalition of physicians dedicated to the advocacy of physician-patient relationships; to negotiate and manage contracts with managed care organizations on behalf of our members; and to educate our members and their staff regarding changes in physician-patient relationships in a managed care environment. The goal of the organization, through an integrated system of credentialing, utilization review, and quality management is to provide high quality medical care at competitive costs, unparalled in the current healthcare environment in that the physician is maintained as the patient advocate at all levels of healthcare delivery.