Specialty Care LLC

SCLLC was formed in 1999 by a small group of dedicated surgeons who wanted to develop a specialist network for managed care contracting and practice management services. SCLLC was founded with the specialties of General Surgery, Orthopedics, Ob/Gyn, Cardiothoracic, Gastroenterology, and Urology. ENT, Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery were added later, in 2001, 2004 and 2005 respectively. The formation of SCLLC provided these independent groups of specialists with a legal vehicle to negotiate risk-based managed care contracts. At the same time, it provided the physicians with economies of scale and some special expertise with which to develop practice management services. Today, the focus of effort is on the management services. The geographic development of SCLLC started in southeastern Massachusetts and has since progressed to both north and west of Boston. A total of 90 specialists joined SCLLC in its first two years of formation. The number of members grew to 115 by 2003 and currently stands at approximately 155 in 2009. SCLLC provides programs and services to its physicians that help manage their offices and their practices' expenses. Examples of these programs include the SCLLC malpractice and risk management programs, the SCLLC information systems program, the SCLLC supply purchasing program, and the SCLLC employee human resource management program.