For more than 25 years, the Physicians Organization of the South Shore (POSS)—a not-for-profit network of community physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—has served patients on the South Shore.  

Partnering together, POSS primary care physicians and specialist physicians have built strong relationships and share best practices to drive quality care for their patients and the greater healthcare community.

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POSS providers focus on providing high-quality, personal patient care. We prioritize:

• Care Coordination – We foster referrals to high-quality collaborative practices for providers and their patients.
• Quality Care – We continuously monitor, analyze, and enhance care quality.
• Patient Experience - We consider, monitor, and support the improvement of the entire patient experience.
• Total Medical Expense Management - We identify ways to lower the total medical expense and patient costs without compromising the quality of care.
• Best Demonstrated Practice Collaboration – We foster knowledge sharing to help disseminate information to any POSS provider you may visit.

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POSS provider members can expect:

• Independent Community Practice Support - We provide a way for independent community practices to collaborate and thrive in today’s health care market, including providing network vendor discounts.  
• Independent Practice Advocacy  - We provide independent community practices with a way to come together in support of the community independent practice care model.
• Continuous Education - We facilitate the sharing of best practices by community members, continually educating and challenging each other for improved standards of care. 
• Communications - POSS cuts through health care business and regulatory information, synthesizing what we learn to help practices focus on providing high quality, excellent patient experiences.  
• Data and Analytics - We work with providers to better understand their practice-patient total medical cost, their care quality, and their patient experience—continually evaluating areas for improvement.  

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