Metroplex Medical Centres wins Wellvana CARE Award for accountable care model

Metroplex Medical Centres won Wellvana’s 2026 CARE Award Changemaker of the Year at the Accountable Care Symposium in Dallas for its integrated care model with ReNue Rx. The recognition spotlights a patient-care approach that improved medication management, preventive care and key performance metrics for an independent practice. Why it matters: - Metroplex Medical Centres was recognized for showing that an independent practice can deliver outcomes that compete with larger health systems. - The award highlights a model built around coordinated care, medication oversight and preventive services in value-based care. - The recognition also points to rising importance for pharmacy-clinical integration in accountable care. What happened: - Metroplex Medical Centres won the CARE Award Changemaker of the Year at the 2026 Accountable Care Symposium hosted by Wellvana in Dallas on June 15, 2026. - The CARE Awards, or Champions of Accountability, Results and Excellence, honor healthcare organizations delivering coordinated, high-quality care. - The symposium gathered Wellvana partners nationwide to discuss challenges in value-based care. - The event also included peer presentations, networking and keynotes from healthcare policy figures including CMMI’s Abe Sutton and former U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra. The details: - Metroplex earned the award for its clinical model and its partnership with ReNue Rx’s clinical pharmacist team. - The partnership created an integrated approach to medication management, medication adherence and patient care. - Sneha Patel, Metroplex Medical Centres CEO, said the team redesigned care delivery around the patient. - Patel said the ReNue Rx partnership helped close medication adherence gaps, improve safety through polypharmacy oversight and expand access to preventive services such as vaccinations. - Metroplex also uses dedicated care navigators for proactive patient engagement. - The practice has a care coordination team that supports continuity across settings. - Embedded quality leadership drives ongoing performance improvement. - Metroplex reported an 84.9% Accurate Clinical Documentation rate. - Metroplex reported an 80.4% Annual Wellness Visit completion rate. - Those results exceeded Wellvana’s benchmarks for independent practices. Between the lines: - Wellvana’s comments frame Metroplex as a model for what independent practices can look like in accountable care. - Susan Diamond, Wellvana CEO, said the practice’s investments support longitudinal patient care. - The award suggests payers and care networks are rewarding operational systems that connect pharmacy, coordination and quality reporting. - The results also underscore how smaller organizations can use targeted infrastructure to produce measurable gains. What’s next: - Metroplex is likely to continue expanding its integrated care model centered on pharmacy collaboration and care coordination. - The award may strengthen the practice’s positioning with value-based care partners and other independent providers looking for a similar framework. - Metroplex said it remains focused on redefining the standard for independent practice performance through clinical services, pharmacy services, care coordination and partnerships. The bottom line: - Metroplex’s win shows that a tightly integrated independent practice can turn care coordination and medication management into stronger quality results.