St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Mich., and up to 35 independent physicians affiliated with United Outstanding Physicians are partnering in a pilot program aimed at reducing unnecessary hospital readmissions and duplicative testing, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
The "transitions of care" agreement now requires St. Mary's emergency department physicians to call participating UOP physicians whenever a UOP patient is being treated in the emergency room. This requirement is designed to drive down duplicative testing, according to the report. In addition, UOP patients discharged from St. Mary's are instructed to schedule a visit with their UOP primary care physician within seven days of discharge.
Fifteen UOP physicians have already joined the pilot, with 20 others expected to join in the future.
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The "transitions of care" agreement now requires St. Mary's emergency department physicians to call participating UOP physicians whenever a UOP patient is being treated in the emergency room. This requirement is designed to drive down duplicative testing, according to the report. In addition, UOP patients discharged from St. Mary's are instructed to schedule a visit with their UOP primary care physician within seven days of discharge.
Fifteen UOP physicians have already joined the pilot, with 20 others expected to join in the future.
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