Expertise:
Health disparities, diabetes care, internal medicine, clinic operations, quality improvement
Job title:
Associate medical director, primary care for HealthPartners Medical Group
Bio:
Beth Averbeck, MD, has more than 15 years of leadership experience in clinic and hospital operations as well as quality improvement experience. She has been working with HealthPartners Medical Group to incorporate new technology into daily operations so that patients receive the highest quality care. Her achievements reflect her desire to improve care for patients of all communities and backgrounds.
In the news:
Women in Business - Industry Leaders – Twin Cities Business Journal – May 21, 2010
Quotes:
“Health disparity is an issue we need to address in our industry. We're very pleased with our performance in this area because it validates our efforts to provide high quality care for all of our patients, regardless of their socio-economic circumstances, or other factors that could contribute to health disparities such as language barriers or race.”
“There's been a national trend toward medical home as a solution to improving health care quality and curbing rising health care costs. Our approach allows us to offer every patient coordinated care with proactive support systems for patients with chronic illnesses.”
“With HealthPartners commitment to improving outcomes, we have been able to understand and improve results for all of our patients, regardless of their race, language barriers or other factors that could contribute to health disparities.”
Did you know?
Beth Averbeck played a significant role in HealthPartners commitment to lower the health disparity gap. Through her work and leadership, the gap in mammography screening rates between white patients and patients of color in HealthPartners clinics decreased by 46 percent between 2007 and 2009.