Independence physician reopens under new value-based care model

Dr. Allison Medlin is reopening her practice under the CenterWell Senior Primary Care brand, bringing CenterWell’s personalized, care-team approach to the local 65+ community in Independence, Mo. The remodeled center, located at 300 N. Osage Street and Truman Road, is where Dr. Medlin previously practiced, and gives seniors the option to again see a trusted provider closer to home.

CenterWell Senior Primary Care is one of the fastest-growing senior-focused, value-based care providers in the country. Together with its sister brand Conviva Care Center, CenterWell Senior Primary Care delivers care to seniors in more than 220 centers across 11 states, with plans to open 30-50 new centers per year through 2025. CenterWell accepts patients with many different Medicare Advantage health plans.

“I am very much looking forward to working in the care model pioneered by CenterWell,” Medlin said. “Having the ability to provide care for patients with the added resources available, the team approach, will be such an asset. As a physician, it is really exciting to have other members of the care team so easily accessible to help in all aspects of our patients’ health.”

CenterWell’s value-based care model is an integration of doctors, nurses, social workers, behavioral specialists and other professionals, specially trained to meet the needs of the senior population. This will be the second CenterWell Senior Primary Care center to offer the care team approach in Independence. The first, located at E. 39^th Street, continues its rapid growth since opening five years ago, serving more than 2,000 patients. This center recently completed an expansion to accommodate its growing numbers, adding three more exam rooms.

“We are excited to continue investing in the Independence community,” said Drew Hare, CenterWell’s Kansas and Missouri market president. “CenterWell’s care model uniquely focuses on seniors’ needs, specifically those in underserved areas. Expanding our existing location and adding this new center means increased access to quality healthcare for that population.”

CenterWell Senior Primary Care provides a wide range of extended services focused on caring for seniors’ particular needs:

• Longer appointment times – up to 40 minutes or longer, as needed
• Special chairs that quickly convert to examination tables
• Wheelchair-enabled weight scales and other features to aid those with mobility issues
• On-site pharmacies and laboratories
• Activity centers offering education and socialization attached to many centers
• Convenient, one-stop experiences for the senior patient
• Resources for transportation, financial assistance or housing needs

“CenterWell specializes in the physical, emotional and social aspects of our senior patients’ needs, because they are all connected to improving better health outcomes,” said Dr. Stephanie Ikeme, Associate Medical Director – Kansas City Market. “We are excited to have Dr. Medlin on our team as she is dedicated to providing exemplary value-based care to the seniors of Independence.”

Medlin will begin seeing patients in the N. Osage location on Jan. 3, 2023. Interested patients can call (816) 623-6503 or visit CenterWell Senior Primary Care – Independence to learn more about CenterWell offerings in Independence.

The Primary Care Organization of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), which includes CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva Care Center, serves more than 240,000 members primarily from Medicare Advantage health plans.

For more information on CenterWell Senior Primary Care, please visit CenterWellPrimaryCare.com.