POM plans to expand its membership to other physicians across the state after it officially launches in January. David Silliven, who currently serves as the executive director of Physicians’ Organization of Western Michigan, has been named executive director of POM.
Physicians who participate in the organization can choose to become a “Colleague in Care,” which will give them full access to a clinically integrated electronic health record system, support for business functions and marketing and systems to track quality. In turn, each Colleague in Care agrees to meet standards for ongoing education, care quality tracking and reporting, according to the release.
“This concept of the right care, at the right place, and at the right time fits perfectly with our health system’s goal of serving the entire state, by being available for any Michigander who needs the advanced care that U-M physicians provide,” Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, MD, U-M executive vice president for medical affairs and CEO of UMHS, said in the release.
POM is the latest in a series of UMHS partnerships, which also includes the Pennant Health Alliance, a recently announced partnership among four western Michigan hospitals and UMHS.
Read the release on Physician Organization of Michigan.
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