Northern California’s Largest Physician Network
Hill Physicians offers you the largest choice of independent physicians in Northern California. You’ll find our affiliated doctors in your neighborhood, near your workplace, around community hospitals and at academic medical centers.
Our medical group includes more than 1,000 primary care physicians and more than 2,500 specialists in practices across the region. This extraordinary size not only provides you with choice and convenience, but also the confidence that you’ve chosen a medical group with expertise in almost every health condition. That’s important because most of your care will come from doctors within that medical group.
Hassle-free Referrals
Different medical groups have different rules for referrals. With Hill Physicians, your primary care doctor has complete freedom to refer you to a Hill specialist, without any medical group review required. You’ll always have easy access to specialists to discuss your health.
We also believe you should have the ability to self-refer for many services. Members enjoy direct access to Hill-affiliated OB/GYNs, vision or mental health professionals, and can directly request pharmacy consultations, nutritional counseling and support from experienced Hill Physicians nurses for complex health conditions.
Online Appointments, Refills & Results
We’ve made it easy to request appointments, prescription refills and see many lab results online. Our free RelayHealth service is a secure online portal to many physician practices so you can take care of routine requests without ever picking up the phone. Not only that, but all Hill members can create a secure, online Personal Health Record to simplify your family’s record-keeping and provide .
Access to Exceptional Hospitals
Hill Physicians has agreements with more than 50 urgent care centers and exceptional hospitals, including some great choices near you.
Comprehensive Health Programs and Services
Because we are one of the largest medical groups in the state, our clinicians have developed a wide variety of programs that can help you retain or regain your health. These services are in addition to what’s provided by your health plan – giving you more.
Learn more about Health Programs
Value-added Services
You can get more value-added services with Hill Physicians, too. Our members enjoy the little extras that can help improve your health and quality of life on a daily basis.
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Discounts on massage and yoga.
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Nutritional counseling
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Low-cost trials of acupuncture or chiropractic care (for some conditions, even if not in your health plan benefits package).
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Online services to request appointments, refills and see many lab results…and MORE.
Elite-level Care
Medical groups receive different quality ratings. Hill Physicians is the only medical group in California to be recognized as an “Elite” medical group and as a “Top Performer” medical group, as measured by two leading healthcare associations.
In addition to these independent quality measurements, member surveys place Hill Physicians in the top 10% of medical groups statewide for satisfaction.
Learn More about Medical Groups
Your HMO is in charge of making sure that you can get the health care you need. It contracts with groups of doctors to provide you with your health care. These groups of doctors are called medical groups, and are made up of many different physician practices.
The choice of a medical group can impact your care in a number of ways. For example, the medical group:
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Checks that its doctors give care that’s been proven to work.
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Sets the rules for you to “get an ok” (a referral) to see specialists and get other care.
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Sometimes decides the steps doctors must follow to diagnose and treat health problems.
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Checks the training and experience of new doctors.
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Decides where you go for hospital care and other medical services.
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Provides the network of primary care doctors and specialists that will take care of you.
That’s why the selection of Hill Physicians Medical Group can make a difference in your overall care.
How Can I Tell My Current Medical Group
If you already have HMO, Medicare Advantage or managed Medi-Cal coverage, you already have a medical group. Take a look at your membership card. You should see the name of your doctor and a separate listing for a medical group.
If you don’t see Hill Physicians listed as your medical group, you can easily switch with any change in your cost or interruption in your insurance coverage.
Available doctors, hospitals and services may vary based on type of coverage and your home or work location. Discuss hospital preferences with your primary care physician. The hospital names shown are for informational purposes and no endorsement is implied. In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For more information on your benefits, co-pays, deductibles, out-of-pocket costs or other available facilities, consult your health plan. Value-added services are subject to change. All facility names, word marks and brands are the property of their respective trademark holders.