Company Profile
Summus Healthcare / Premier Independent Physicians
Company Overview
The Premier Independent Physicians Group, Inc. began as Premier Patient Healthcare, a Medicare Shared Savings Affordable Care Organization in 2013 with 12 independent physicians and a common vision to create a better healthcare future. Since its inception, the Premier family has grown to include other service offerings and business divisions with the mission to bring better health and wellness to our patients in North Texas and Oklahoma.
Our unique care system provides extra health and wellness benefits to patients while strengthening the provider/patient relationship. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the healthcare industry underwent and continues to dramatically shift to Value-Based Care. Premier is physician owned and led, so every program and process is designed to enable providers and staff to build long-term success an independent provider in the ever-evolving healthcare landscape.
Our Mission
Building a sustainable healthcare future for primary physicians, their staff, and their patients
Independence – We will foster an environment that nurtures physicians and their staff, allowing them to draw from their core strengths to treat patients free of outside interference or financial concerns.
Our Values
Community – By giving each independent physician and employee the attention they deserve, our network can influence change with the full strength of our size and numbers, for the greater good of our community.
Efficiency – Through technology and coordination, we will operate mindfully to eliminate duplication, waste, and unnecessary expenditures to help providers build financially sustainable practices.
Quality – By prioritizing well-care over sick-care, patient satisfaction, and superior service experience, everything we do as an organization will lead to improved care and treatment for our patients.
Integrity – Every provider and office is treated as integral partner, every employee is recognized as a team member, and every patient is cared for with time and respect, and every action we take is done so with integrity.
Accountability – We will share in the responsibility for the success for our company, fulfill our administrative, managerial, and care quality duties, and staff our regional and master boards with internal physician leaders to ensure the greater good for our partners, employees, and their patients.