POEM

Pharmacists Optimizing Oncology Care Excellence in Michigan (POEM) is a collaboration between two statewide quality improvement organizations – MOQC (Michigan Oncology Quality Consortium) and MICMT (Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation) – and was developed to assist oncology practices with improving patient care and outcomes through integration of clinical oncology pharmacists in direct patient care. Clinical oncology pharmacists will provide clinical care to high-risk oncology patients in oncology practices across the state of Michigan.

Practice Benefits

• Support in recruiting, hiring, and funding clinical oncology ambulatory pharmacists
• Opportunity to receive value-based reimbursement (VBR)
• Share best practices and processes
• Collaborate in expanding interdisciplinary care and improving disease- and medication-related outcomes

Resources

• Example Clinical Oncology Pharmacist Job Description
• Model Program:
  • Choe HM, et al. Michigan Pharmacists Transforming Care and Quality: Developing a Statewide Collaborative of Physician Organizations and Pharmacists to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Costs. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2018;24(4):373-378
• Michigan Oncology Quality Consortium website