As a physician, you know that providing comprehensive healthcare is about more than simply managing symptoms or checking boxes. It involves providing the highest level of care possible to positively impact patients’ lives and outcomes. GMP Network empowers its partnering physicians to provide exceptional patient care through the implementation of Provider-Delivered Care Management (PDCM), a physician-driven care management program for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Medicare Advantage patients.

How does PDCM differ from traditional care models?

This care management program has roots in the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model which aims to target at-risk patients who require intensive care to increase their quality of life and independence. However, PDCM differs specifically because it focuses on delivering care management from a team-based approach centered in a physician’s own office, allowing primary care physicians (PCP) to work closely with their care team to identify potential gaps or barriers to receiving care that a patient may be experiencing.

Traditional care models often focus on volume over value, leading to full caseloads, physician burnout, and prioritizing the number of patients seen over the quality of care they receive. Alternatively, PDCM provides more comprehensive support for individualized patients as it empowers physicians to develop coordinated care directly through their PCP, with patient education, coordination of care, and other support services being offered collaboratively. This approach allows the physician to manage a patient’s treatment independently with their care team.

GMP Network’s PDCM approach to physician empowerment seeks to provide ample time and resources so that physicians can coordinate the highest-level of care needed for their patients, leading to better patient outcomes and higher rates of physician satisfaction.

How does GMP Network support physicians through PDCM?

While many different networks exist in Michigan and beyond, GMP Network prides itself by being by physicians, for physicians. Physician autonomy is one of the cornerstones of GMP Network’s professional philosophy, and PDCM is one method that this network utilizes to not only optimize patient care, but also provide physicians with the authority to make informed decisions on the best course of action for their patients with a focus on personalization.

Through PDCM, physicians themselves are empowered to lead interdisciplinary teams including nurses, care managers, behavioral health specialists, and social workers to ensure that each patient receives coordinated care while relying on team support. GMP Network encourages ongoing education for developing different areas of expertise, connections with community resources for full-person support, and assistance with workflow and collaboration strategies. This allows for multi-faceted care focused on a patient’s physical, mental, and emotional needs without overflowing physician caseloads. GMP Network ensures that physicians don’t have to “do it all” by supporting ongoing training and collaboration across all levels, data-driven decision-making, and quality improvement initiatives.

By prioritizing physician-led and team-based care coordination, PDCM creates space for not only better outcomes, but also a more meaningful and personalized approach to practicing medicine. By joining GMP Network, physicians are empowered to provide high-impact personalized care supported by tools, data, and a community commitment to value-driven best practices.