Quality. Innovation. Personalized Care. Sentara Medical Group, a division of Sentara Healthcare originally formed in 1995, brings together more than 400 primary care and specialty physicians to care for patients across Hampton Roads, Northeastern North Carolina and Northern Virginia. Together they are putting electronic medical records and other new tools to work for patients as they help define the future of healthcare where we have greater access, more convenience, and even better coordination across the continuum of care one might need over their lifetime. Sentara Medical Group physicians and Advance Practice Clinicians are dedicated to quality and are actively working to test new technologies, pilot new care delivery models, and act as innovative industry leaders defining the future of healthcare.
Benefting the Community. Benefiting its Member Providers
Community Benefits:
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Recruitment and retention of exceptional physicians and clinical staff focused on refining models of care.
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Patients benefit from our commitment to clinical quality, patient safety and individualized attention.
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Sentara Medical Group members represent a wide range of physician specialties. This diversity, enhanced by access to online communication tools, allows for collaboration to deliver the best possible patient care.
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Innovations like the eICU® and Sentara eCare Health Network® – which digitizes everything from patient records to X-rays – make instant collaboration between primary care physicians and specialists possible.
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Sentara MyChart – A web-based portal that provides patients with access to their electronic medical records and the ability to renew prescriptions, view test results and schedule appointments.
Sentara Medical Group Physician Benefits:
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Sentara Medical Group provides an option for primary care and specialist physicians who are interested in an alternative to private or independent practice.
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Our model seeks to address the three challenges of most physicians: how to increase personal satisfaction, how to improve the quality of their work-life, and how to attain favorable financial conditions.
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With its own board of directors and other self-governing capabilities, Sentara Medical Group physicians’ relationship with Sentara is a true partnership.
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Our progressive compensation promotes a balance between work and family life while rewarding personal effort.
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Sentara Medical Group can provide additional resources and tools to its practices that may not have been accessible when privately managed.
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Additionally, based on the needs of a physician practice and its patients, Sentara Medical Group can assist in the physician recruitment process and succession planning.
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Sentara initiatives, such as eICU®, Sentara eCare Health Network®, Sentara MyChart and recent investments in virtual consult technology, keep Sentara Medical Group practices on the leading edge. Together they optimize both quality of care and clinical and administrative efficiency, while positioning the group to better define care models of the future.
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Temperate mid-Atlantic location, including coastal Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, combines natural beauty with cultural attractions for high quality of life.
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