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Sutter Palo Alto Medical Foundation - Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

Ratings

  • Breast Cancer Screening Poor
    Excellent
  • Eye Exam for Diabetes Patients Poor
    Excellent
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening Poor
    Excellent
  • Controlling Blood Sugar For Diabetes Patients Poor
    Excellent
  • Testing Kidney Function For Diabetes Patients Poor
    Excellent
  • Managing Osteoporosis in Women after a Fracture Excellent
    Very Good
  • Number of Days High Blood Pressure Medications were Filled Poor
    Excellent
  • Number of Days Diabetes Medication was Filled Excellent
    Very Good
  • Number of Days High Cholesterol Medications were Filled Excellent
    Very Good
  • Prescribing Statins for Patients with Heart Disease Poor
    Excellent
  • Prescribing Statins for Patients with Diabetes Excellent
    Very Good
  • Controlling High Blood Pressure Good
    Good

Customer Service Information

For information on plan rates, doctors and participating medical groups and more go to
www.pamf.org
Customer service phone number:
1-888-398-5677
Customer service TTY/TDD number:

Doctor Information

Online doctor and office directory:
www.pamf.org
Number of primary care doctors:
591
Number of Ob/Gyn doctors:
81
Number of specialty doctors:
973
Number of mental health practitioners:
19

Information Technology Use

Patient can email doctor?
Yes
Online appointment scheduling?
Yes
Patient gets visit summary that includes patient care instructions?
Yes
Patient can get test results online?
Yes
Patient can view their medical record online?
Yes
Online reminders for preventive and follow-up care?
Yes
Order medication refills online?
Yes
Computerized checks that medication is safe for patient?
Yes

Service Information

  • Counties served by
  • Alameda
  • San Mateo
  • Santa Clara
  • Santa Cruz
  • Health plans accepted:
  • Aetna Health of California, Inc. - HMO
  • Anthem Blue Cross - HMO
  • Blue Shield of California - HMO
  • CIGNA - HMO
  • Health Net of California, Inc. - HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare of California - HMO
  • Primary hospital affiliations:
  • Dominican Hospital-Santa Cruz/Soquel
  • El Camino Hospital
  • El Camino Hospital Los Gatos
  • Good Samaritan Hospital-San Jose
  • Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hosp. At Stanford
  • Menlo Park Surgical Hospital
  • Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
  • Sequoia Hospital
  • Stanford Hospital
  • Sutter Maternity And Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz
  • Valleycare Medical Center
  • Washington Hospital - Fremont
  • Watsonville Community Hospital
  • Urgent care clinic?
  • Yes
  • After hours scheduled appointments available?
  • Some