HealthCare Partners delivers high-quality medical care and also develops and manages health systems through its companies HealthCare Partners LLC; HealthCare Partners Medical Group; HealthCare Partners IPA; The Camden Group, and HealthCare Partners Institute. HealthCare Partners LLC (management services organization) This organization manages the administrative systems of its own staff-model HealthCare Partners Medical Group and provides a full range of central support services to its independent physician association (IPA) network, such as referrals, accounting, billing, and claims services. The MSO also offers strategic planning, implementation, and development of integrated delivery systems, and offers expertise in IPA and medical group formation. HealthCare Partners Medical Group (staff model) Rated as one of the best in California, the medical group is composed of more than 40 medical offices and employs more than 500 primary care and specialty physicians. Our service area includes Los Angeles, Pasadena/the San Gabriel Valley, South Bay, Long Beach, North Orange County, the San Fernando Valley, and the Santa Clarita Valley. The group provides health care services to both HMO enrollees and fee-for-service patients and has contracts with most major HMOs and PPOs servicing the Greater Los Angeles area. HealthCare Partners is one of the largest single providers of pre-paid health care for seniors in California. The Camden Group (consulting) This nationally recognized medical consulting firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of HealthCare Partners LLC. It is dedicated to the support of hospitals, medical group practices, MSOs, and other health care organizations and provides consulting and management services to hundreds of clients across the country. HealthCare Partners Institute (research) The institute is a not-for-profit foundation controlled by an independent board. It was established to conduct applied research of health care programs with a focus on managed care in order to benchmark ??best practices? within the national health care system. The institute also provides health education and disease management for illnesses such as congestive heart failure and diabetes to communities that HealthCare Partners serves. HealthCare Partners Independent Physician Association The independent physician association (IPA) model enables physicians in the community to affiliate with HealthCare Partners, providing them with access to a number of managed care contracts. These regional IPAs comprise more than 500 primary care physicians, supported by 1,400 specialists. The IPA service area surrounds HealthCare Partners?? staff model offices, providing the regional patient populations of the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, central Los Angeles, and the South Bay with more physician choices.