Joining Prospect Medical Northwest Orange County simply starts with your health plan. Prospect Medical Northwest Orange County has contracts with the leading health plans which include HMO (health maintenance organization), POS (point of service), and PPO (preferred provider organization) plans.

Step 1

After you have chosen Prospect Medical Northwest Orange County as your medical group, you are asked to choose your primary care physician (PCP). Simply click on the Find a Doctor link to see a list of Prospect Medical Northwest Orange County physicians.

Step 2

Once you have selected your preferred doctor, call and inform your health plan of the name of the physician you have chosen and make sure to tell them the group you are selecting is Prospect Medical Northwest Orange County. Your health plan will direct you from there.

Making the best healthcare choices for you and your family doesn't end with your Healthplan and your provider, it also includes picking the right medical group.

By choosing Prospect Medical Northwest Orange County you have access to the programs that we have developed to empower both you and your physician to help you be healthy, and stay healthy. This includes:

• Direct Referral by your physician to the most commonly used specialists so you don't have to wait for an authorization
• We provide tools to our physicians to identify those individuals that have not yet obtained the recommended screenings for preventative health, such as immunizations, mammography, colorectal screenings, diabetes and cholesterol management so you and your family stay healthy
• Customer Service Representatives dedicated to assisting you with any healthcare issues you may have including appointment scheduling for your convenience
• Care Plus Program for those members requiring hospitalization to ensure that once you leave the hospital you are on a fast track to wellness
• Health and Wellness Classes to assist you in controlling your diabetes, coping with stress, weight management for children and adults, just to name a few
• Transportation Coordination for those members who do not have an ability to obtain their healthcare services as result of transportation limitations

Prospect Medical Northwest Orange County welcomes your participation and looks forward to a mutually beneficial relationship. We believe that each and every member is an individual and the care they receive should reflect that understanding. Join us and help us to keep "Changing Healthcare, One Patient at a Time."

For a list of participating HMOs, click here.