Charlotte, NC, February 1, 2009 – The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups: 2008 Report Based on 2007 Data identified Horizon Eye Care, P.A. as a “better performer” because of superior operational performance compared with similar medical group practices nationwide.

MGMA recognizes better performing physician practices in four different areas. Horizon Eye Care, P.A. was selected in the category of “Productivity, Capacity, and Staffing.” This is an indication of greater than average efficiencies in the use of staff, the production levels of doctors, and the use of space.

Horizon Eye Care, P.A. is a multi-specialty eye care practice with 7 locations covering the greater Charlotte area as well as Statesville. This is the second year Horizon has been recognized in this category. Horizon participates in the MGMA survey on an annual basis and hopes to add additional categories in future years.

“Achieving recognition in this category is representative of Horizon’s conscious use of resources in order to keep our cost of care as low as possible while maintaining a high level of quality” says Mark L. Malton MD who is Horizon’s Chairman of the Board. “We want Horizon to be a real value for citizens of the greater Charlotte area” says Rod Roeser who is Horizon’s Chief Executive Officer.

The MGMA report, a benchmarking standard among medical groups for nearly a decade, was produced using data from respondents to the MGMA Cost Survey: 2008 Reports Based on 2007 Data as well as data from a questionnaire that assessed management behaviors, practices and procedures of better performers. The report profiles medical practices that have demonstrated success in one or more areas: profitability and cost management; productivity, capacity and staffing; accounts receivable and collections; patient satisfaction; and managed care operations.

About Horizon Eye Care, P.A.

Horizon Eye Care is one of the regionally recognized leaders in vision care and has been providing the greater Charlotte community with quality eye care for decades. Horizon physicians were the first in Charlotte to begin performing corneal refractive surgery in 1985, followed by Laser Vision Correction in 1993 and LASIK in 1997. Horizon provides full service medical and surgical care including routine eye care, retina, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics, pediatrics, and cornea / external disease. Horizon is also the premier destination for optical and contact lens service. Horizon Eye Care is the eye care provider to the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Checkers, and the Charlotte Knights.

About MGMA

MGMA is the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Since 1926, MGMA has delivered networking, professional education and resources, and political advocacy for medical practice management. Today, MGMA’s 22,500 members lead 13,700 organizations nationwide in which some 275,000 physicians provide more than 40 percent of the health care services delivered in the United States.

MGMA’s mission is to continually improve the performance of medical group practice professionals and the organizations they represent. MGMA promotes the group practice model as the optimal framework for health care delivery, assisting group practices in providing efficient, safe, patient-focused and affordable care. MGMA is headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and maintains a government affairs office in Washington, D.C. Please visit mgma.com.