Membership Benefits
As a member of Northern Physicians Organization, you will experience a variety of benefits, from individual support and educational opportunities to resources for your practice.
IT Resources:
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NPO is a Qualified Organization HIE
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- It enables state-wide integration of both inpatient and outpatient data
- ADT messaging and Med Reconciliation
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- NPO sends ADT to 75 practices and 4 Skilled Nursing Facilities
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- NPO is receiving data from 121 hospitals and 204 Skilled Nursing Facilities
Centralized Resources:
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- Coding Education along with Chart Review for documentation and coding
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- Case Management/Care Coordination
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- Pharmacists available to meet with patients who need assistance on medication review
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- PAAC – Practice Administrator/Management meetings in the Petoskey and Manistee areas
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- PAHCOM for practices in the Grand Traverse areas
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- Support Practices in PCMH-N designation and maintaining the designation
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- LEAN – Reviewing and redesigning work-flows for value add at each practice
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- Physician-led committees provide practices/providers the tools to support:
Management Services Organization:
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- IT Services
- Credentialing (still in process)
- Billing (still in process)
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