The Provider Relations Committee credentials physicians, oversees quality management and utilization review functions and addresses provider and payer issues. The committee defines contract provisions for Physicians Care PPO and oversees the provider fee schedules.

William Baer, MD – Chairman
Doug Daly, MD
Vincent Dubravec, MD
Ken Dudley, MD
Roger Edvenson, MD
Mark Fredrickson, MD
David Hamm, MD
Peter Kuhl, MD
David Langholz, MD
David McCorry, DO
Khan Nedd, MD
Philip Weighner, MD

The Managers Advisory Committee helps set the agenda for POWM. It identifies issues of importance to member offices and recommends programs and services to meet those needs. The committee sponsors periodic educational seminars and is an important communications link between POWM and its members.

Karen Paradiso, Chairperson
Bonnie Cochran – Michigan Hand Center
Heather Duhr – West Michigan Orthopaedics
Kim Edwards – Kentwood Family Physicians
Monna Essenberg – Grand Rapids Family Physicians
Kathie Foster – Grand Rapids Allergy
Brenda Goorhouse – Vitreo-Retinal Associates
Dolly Johnson – Dermatology Center of Grand Rapids
Robert Johnson – River Valley Orthopedics
Susan Koss – Grand Valley Medical Specialists
Robert Wolford – Grand Rapids Ophthalmology