North American Medical Management
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North American Medical Management (NAMM) develops and manages provider networks, offering a full range of services to assist physician
s and other providers in their managed care
and business operations. In business since 1993, NAMM is an innovator in health care
with a track record for quality, financial stability, extraordinary services and superior electronic capabilities.
Independently contracted physician networks managed by NAMM include the following:
·PrimeCare of Corona
·PrimeCare of Hemet Valley
·PrimeCare of Inland Valley
·PrimeCare of Moreno Valley
·PrimeCare of Redlands
·PrimeCare of Riverside
·PrimeCare of San Bernardino
·PrimeCare of Sun City
·PrimeCare of Temecula
·Primary Care Associates
·Mercy Physicians Medical Group, Inc.
·Redlands Family Practice Medical Group, Inc.
·Coachella Valley Physicians
Originally, NAMM was founded in Houston, Texas
by president Herb Fritch. In 1995, NAMM was sold to publicly traded company PhyCor Inc. of Nashville, TN
. PhyCor filed for bankruptcy
in 2002, but the filing did not include NAMM's operations. This allowed the company to keep the name and reemerge as a subsidiary of a newly founded company, Aveta, Inc., in that same year. Aveta was a new company with no affiliation to PhyCor or the original NAMM leadership. NAMM is a subsidiary of Aveta out of Fort Lee, New Jersey
.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s and other providers in their managed care
Managed care
...intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less costly forms of care; programs for reviewing the medical necessity of specific services; increased beneficiary cost sharing; controls on...
and business operations. In business since 1993, NAMM is an innovator in health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
with a track record for quality, financial stability, extraordinary services and superior electronic capabilities.
Independently contracted physician networks managed by NAMM include the following:
- PrimeCare Chino Valley
- PrimeCare of Citrus Valley
·PrimeCare of Corona
·PrimeCare of Hemet Valley
·PrimeCare of Inland Valley
·PrimeCare of Moreno Valley
·PrimeCare of Redlands
·PrimeCare of Riverside
·PrimeCare of San Bernardino
·PrimeCare of Sun City
·PrimeCare of Temecula
·Primary Care Associates
·Mercy Physicians Medical Group, Inc.
·Redlands Family Practice Medical Group, Inc.
·Coachella Valley Physicians
Originally, NAMM was founded in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
by president Herb Fritch. In 1995, NAMM was sold to publicly traded company PhyCor Inc. of Nashville, TN
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. PhyCor filed for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
in 2002, but the filing did not include NAMM's operations. This allowed the company to keep the name and reemerge as a subsidiary of a newly founded company, Aveta, Inc., in that same year. Aveta was a new company with no affiliation to PhyCor or the original NAMM leadership. NAMM is a subsidiary of Aveta out of Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
.