Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association, Inc. (MACIPA)
Lauren Michel, LICSW, currently serves as a Social Work Care Manager at Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association, Inc. since April 2021. Prior experience includes work as an In-Home Therapy Clinician at Arbour Counseling Services, where home-based therapy and clinical services were provided to children and families, and a Clinical Social Work Intern at Mount Sinai West, focusing on psychosocial assessments and counseling for pregnant and post-partum women. Additional internships involved trauma-informed counseling for students at Partnership with Children and early intervention services for children with autism at Northeast Arc. Educational qualifications include a Master of Social Work from Columbia School of Social Work and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a minor in Public Health from Boston University.
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Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association, Inc. (MACIPA)
MACIPA is a physician membership organization, established in 1985. Almost 500 primary care physicians and specialists who have privileges at Mount Auburn Hospital are members of MACIPA. Practice locations include Cambridge, Belmont, Watertown, Waltham, Somerville, Lexington, Arlington, Allston/Brighton. Newton, and Medford . MACIPA PCPs have approximately 250,000 patients enrolled in their practices. MACIPA’s accomplishments in controlling healthcare costs and improving quality are well known. MACIPA was chosen as one of the original participants in CMS’ Medicare Pioneer Contract and today participates in the Medicare Shared Savings’ Program. MACIPA was also selected as the first physician organization to participate in the Alternative Quality Contract. In conjunction with our physicians, MACIPA develops and manages programs in quality improvement, care management, population management, patient experience, health information exchange, and pharmacy. These initiatives lead to better health outcomes, reduction in hospital admissions, and better management of health care spending.