PIH Health Physicians Honored for High-Quality, Affordable, Patient-Centered Care

PIH Health Physicians Honored for High-Quality,

Affordable, Patient-Centered Care

Integrated Healthcare Association’s Excellence in Healthcare Award Recognizes Provider Organizations for Achieving Top Marks Simultaneously on Quality, Patient Experience, and Cost

Whittier, Calif. (February 3, 2026) – PIH Health Physicians was one of 24 provider organizations statewide to receive the Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) for its performance on clinical quality, patient experience, and cost measures in Measurement Year 2024. This is the eighth year PIH Health Physicians has received this award.

“California’s healthcare providers have shown unwavering commitment to serving our communities, providing high-caliber healthcare services, and enhancing systems to improve patient care,” says Dolores Yanagihara MPH, general manager of IHA’s statewide Align. Measure. Perform. (AMP) Program. “IHA is committed to partnering with industry leaders to support healthcare providers and their focus on the quality improvements that have the biggest impact on health outcomes.”

Part of IHA’s AMP Program, the Excellence in Healthcare Award recognizes provider organizations that perform at or above the 66th percentile in quality and below the 50th percentile in total cost of care. Of the nearly 200 provider organizations statewide participating in the AMP Program, only 24 attained Excellence in Healthcare Award performance standards for their care of patients with Commercial HMO coverage.

“We are honored to once again receive the Excellence in Healthcare Award,” Andrew Zwers, president of PIH Health Physicians. “This recognition affirms our steadfast commitment to delivering high-quality, affordable care, and I am deeply proud of our dedicated team whose compassion, hard work, and commitment to continuous improvement make this achievement possible.”