For Dr. Baron, it was a laboratory for innovative practice. Greenhouse was one of the first practices recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a level 3 patient-centered medical home, and it became a leader in the adoption of comprehensive electronic health records.
"I was passionate about practice and wanting to test new things in practice," Dr. Baron said.
His real-world focus was one of the big things that appealed to the ABIM board when selecting Dr. Baron for the job.
"He’s a real doctor," Dr. Wachter said. "In that practice, he saw what people go through in trying to provide high quality and safe and efficient care. That was extremely attractive to us ... someone who really understood the practice environment."