Cambria Health Case Study: Implementing SMAs at UC San Diego Health System THE CLIENT UC San Diego Health System (UCSD) is an academic institution composed of UC San Diego Medical Center, Thornton Hospital, a range of specialty facilities and UC San Diego Medical Group, which includes primary and specialty practices and clinics throughout Southern California. The main hospital is a Level 1 trauma center and was ranked as one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in 2012, as well as one of the 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters. THE DECISION The Department of Medicine at UCSD has made patient-centered care a priority. Leaders view it as encompassing access, care coordination and patient empowerment, all factors addressed by shared medical app

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