Meet the Campaign Team
Jerry Penso, MD, MBA
Chief Medical and Quality Officer
jpenso@amga.org
(703) 838-0033 x356
John Cuddeback
Chief Medical Information Officer
jcuddeback@amga.org
(703) 838-0033 x359
Kendra Gaskins
Campaign Director
kgaskins@amga.org
(703) 838-0033 x346
Shannon Walsh
Communications & Partnership
Coordinator
swalsh@amga.org
(703) 838-0033 x377
Sherry Greenwood
Development Coordinator
sgreenwood@amga.org
(703) 838-0033 x352
Joyce Jones
Quality Program Coordinator
jjones@amga.org
(703) 838-0033 x340
What if…
AMGA member medical
groups and health
systems including the
likes of Cleveland Clinic,
Kaiser Permanente,
Intermountain, and Mayo
agreed to work together
to address one of the
nation’s most important
public health challenges?
National Reach
 AMGA’s 420 medical
groups treat one in
three Americans
 Represent 125,000
physicians
 Deliver health care
to 130 million
patients in 49 states
Campaign Goals
Primary
Mobilize medical groups to achieve
measurable improvements in high
blood pressure prevention, detection,
and control


80% of patients at goal by 2016
50% of AMGA membership adopt
(at least one) campaign planks
Campaign Planks
Official Launch
Campaign Resources
www.measureuppressuredown.com
Campaign Resources
 Developed a Provider
Toolkit that provides
tools, tips, and
resources
 Organized around
each of the eight
campaign planks.
Participating Medical Groups
(Delivering care to more than 42 million patients)
Adirondack Internal Medicine &
Pediatrics, P.C.
Advocate Medical Group
Advocate Physician Partners
Alegent Health Clinic
Allina Health
Arch Health Partners
Aurora Health Care
Austin Diagnostic Clinic, P.A.
Austin Regional Clinic, P.A.
Baptist Health Medical Group
Baptist Memorial Medical Group
Baylor Health Care System/Health
Provider Network
Bend Memorial Clinic
Benefis Medical Group
Billings Clinic
Brown & Toland Physicians
Carilion Clinic
Carolinas Healthcare System
Catholic Health Initiatives
Central Utah Clinic
Centura Health Physician Group
Christie Clinic, LLC
Clackamas County Health Centers
Cleveland Clinic
Coastal Carolina Health Care PA
Colorado Springs Health Partners
Community Clinic, Inc
Community of Hope
Community Physician's of Indiana
Compass Medical, P.C.
Cornerstone Health Care
Crystal Run Healthcare
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
Deaconess Clinic
Dean Health System
DuPage Medical Group
Essentia Health
Fairview Medical Group
Fletcher Allen Health Care / University of
Vermont
Florida Medical Clinic, P.A.
Geisinger Health System
Group Health Cooperative of South
Central Wisconsin
Harbin Clinic LLC
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
Hattiesburg Clinic, P.A.
Hawaii Pacific Health (Straub Clinic and
Hospital and Kauai Medical Group)
Health First Physicians/MIMA
HealthCare PartnersHealthPartners
HealthPoint Medical Group
Henry Ford Medical Group
Heritage Valley Medical Group
Holston
Hospital Sisters Health System Medical
Group
INOVA
Intermountain Healthcare
Iowa Clinic
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Kish Health Physician Group
Lahey Clinic
Lakeshore Clinic
Lakeshore Health Partners
Maitland Family Practice
Mankato Clinic
Mayo Clinic Health System
Medical Associates Clinic, P.C.
Medical Associates, PLC
Medical Clinic of North Texas P. A.
Medstar
Mercy Clinic Northwest Arkansas
Mercy Des Moines
Mercy Ministry
Meritage Medical Network
Mid- Hudson Medical Group
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Mount Kisco Medical Group
NEA Baptist Clinic
New West Physicians
North Mississippi Medical Clinics, Inc.
North Texas Specialty Physicians
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Medical Group
Northwest Primary Care Group PC
Novant Medical Group
Ochsner Health System
Ohio State University
Oregon Medical Group, P.C.
OU Physicians
Pacific Medical Centers
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
Park Nicollet Health Services
Parkview Physicians' Group
PeaceHealth
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont HealthCare, P.A.
Portland IPA
Prevea Health Services
PriMed Physicians
ProHealth Physicians
Puget Sound Family Physicians
Quincy Medical Group
Refuah Health Center
Reliant Medical Group
Rio Grande Medicine
Riverside Medical Clinic
Riverside Medical Group
Rockford Health Physicians
Rockwood Clinic
Sacramento Family Medical Centers
Scripps Coastal Medical Group
Scripps Medical Foundation
Sentara Medical Group
Shannon Medical Center
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
Shaw Center for Women's Health
Springfield Clinic
St Anthony's Physician Services
St. Luke's Physician Group
State of Franklin Healthcare Associates, PLLC
Summa Health System
Summit Medical Group
Susquehanna Health Medical Group
Sutter Independent Physicians
Sutter Medical Group
Sutter North Medical Group
Swedish American Medical Group
The Baton Rouge Clinic
The Everett Clinic
The Jackson Clinic, P.A.
The Permanente Medical Group
The Physician Network
The Polyclinic
The Stern Cardiovascular Foundation
ThedaCare Physicians
Triad HealthCare Network/Cone Health
TriHealth Practices
UnityPoint Health
University of North Texas Health Science
Center
University of Utah Community Clinics
Upper Valley Family Care
Warren Clinic/Saint Francis Health System
Washington Township Medical Foundation
Weill Cornell Physician Organization
Wellmont Medical Associates
Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine
Wenatchee Valley Medical Center
Western Montana Clinic
Westmed Medical Group
Wheaton Franciscan Group
Wilmington Health
Early Results
Campaign Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
Contributing Sponsor
Benefactors
12
Supporting Organizations