Hallmark Health Physician Hospital Organization
Hallmark Health Physician Hospital Organization (Hallmark Health PHO) is a non-stock membership corporation formed in 2012. Its members include MelroseWakefield Healthcare (MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford) and over 300 physicians who are members of the Hallmark Health Independent Physician Association (HHIPA).
Our Vision & Mission
The vision of Hallmark Health PHO is to improve the health of the Metro-North population by being a regional leader in the provision of coordinated and integrated patient-centric healthcare services.
The mission of Hallmark Health PHO is to advance the competitive position of MelroseWakefield Healthcare and the affiliated medical staff through innovative methods of collaboration.
High Quality, Cost Effective & Growing
It ensures its members deliver high-quality, cost-effective medical services through centralized management and value-based payment methods that advance clinical integration and standardization, promoted further by practice support services, aggregated data management, and affiliated partnerships.
In January of 2017, Hallmark Health PHO established a new contracting affiliation with New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA) as one of 13 Local Care Organizations (LCOs) in its network. Hallmark Health PHO and its providers participate in NEQCA commercial payor health plan contracts as well as the NEQCA Medicare ACO and the Medicaid ACO beginning in 2018.
