POM ACO

All Faculty Group Practice doctors and numerous others join POM ACO, an Accountable Care Organization founded underneath the Affordable Care Act .

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — More than 2, 900 Michigan doctors have joined a growing organization which seeks to further improve the particular health and health care of Michiganders lined by Medicare  though too saving taxpayer greenbacks. 

POM ACO currently contains 5,700 doctors & some other providers, who can function to further improve look after 120,000 Michiganders on Medicare though too containing prices. 

Those joining the particular initiative, referred to as POM ACO, embrace the particular 1, 700 physicians on the University of Michigan Medical School’s Faculty Group Practice, and nearly 900 some other U-M Health System health care providers. 

Now, they among others have joined up using the 1,900 previously existing parts of POM ACO, that stands to the Physician Organization of Michigan ACO, LLC. POM ACO is an Accountable Care Organization formed underneath the Medicare Shared Savings Program and approved from the Affordable Care Act. 

In all, POM ACO currently contains 5,700 providers from 12 physician teams based mostly in 22 counties. Together, they will just be accountable   for improving the particular care and health of a lot greater than 120, 000 Michigan residents lined by Medicare. 

Building on success 

The U-M FGP previously has eight many years of expertise as pioneer within the motion to help make ancient Medicare much better and a lot of economical in the same time. 

Previously, the particular U-M physicians and many hundred others coming from the IHA cluster in Washtenaw County succeeded in curbing prices though improving quality through a special Medicare ACO, referred to as a Pioneer ACO. 

And just before which, the particular U-M physician cluster showed the ability on the ACO product with a five-year Medicare demonstration project which saved Medicare millions and enhanced the particular quality of care. 

The transfer a lot greater than doubles the dimensions of POM ACO, that has been launched in January 2013 being a joint venture on the U-M Health System and eight some other physician teams. The new members embrace physicians from teams which had not previously taken aspect in an ACO — together with MidMichigan Health, that's affiliated along with UMHS. 

“Our commitment to improving the particular health of people and populations, and containing the particular growth of health care prices, grows even stronger in that transition, and we’re glad to become joined by such a big amount of like-minded physicians and providers across the particular state, ” states David Spahlinger, M. D., govt director on the U-M Faculty Group Practice and chair on the POM ACO board. 

“By operating along to show info, finest practices and ideas, we're going to always aid enhance ancient Medicare, ” he explains. 

He adds which Michiganders whose doctors have joined POM ACO must notice just constructive impacts. 

This might include much better coordination of care concerning principal care and specialty doctors, much better follow-up once hospitalizations, and a lot of help offered concerning visits. 

Each Medicare beneficiary whose physician has joined POM ACO can get a letter in coming weeks. 

The teams along with providers taking part in POM ACO currently embrace : 

Advantage Health/Saint Mary’s Care Network 

Crawford Mercy Physician Hospital Organization 

Huron Valley Physicians Association (HVPA) 

IHA 

Lakeshore Health Network 

MidMichigan Health 

Oakland Southfield Physicians 

Olympia Medical Services 

Physicians’ Organization of Western Michigan 

United Physicians 

University of Michigan Faculty Group Practice as well as other U-M Health System clinicians 

Wexford Physician Hospital Organization 

Under the particular Medicare Shared Savings Program, POM ACO may show in any savings it achieves higher than a goal established from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

from http://medicine.umich.edu/medschool/about/news/medical-school-faculty-physicians-join-statewide-effort-improve-health-people-covered-medicare

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