Timothy Peterson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Timothy Peterson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
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    • About

    Timothy A. Peterson, MD, MBA, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine in active practice. He is also the Chief Medical Officer for Physicians Health Plan, a health insurance plan owned by Michigan Medicine, where he is responsible for quality, network management, and population health.

    Dr. Peterson’s academic interests include healthcare access, affordability, quality at the population and individual patient levels and healthcare payment policy.

    He received his BA in Microbiology with a minor in Management and Organizational Behavior from Miami University in Ohio and his MD from the University of Cincinnati. He completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at the University of Michigan. Afterward he received a MBA from the University of Michigan as well.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Conceptualizing lifer versus destination patients for optimized care delivery.
      Lambrecht J, Abir M, Seiler K, Kamdar N, Peterson T, Lin P, Nham W, Greenwood-Ericksen M. BMC Health Serv Res, 2023 Nov 1; 23 (1): 1190 DOI:10.1186/s12913-023-10214-2
      PMID: 37915060
    • Presentation
      Specialty Care in Accountable Care Organizations: Strategies for Academic Medical Centers
      2023 Nov 1;
    • Journal Article
      Evaluating the pediatric mental health care continuum at an American health system.
      Thariath J, Salhi RA, Kamdar N, Seiler K, Greenwood-Ericksen M, Nham W, Simpson K, Peterson T, Abir M. SAGE Open Med, 2023 11: 20503121231181939 DOI:10.1177/20503121231181939
      PMID: 37362613
    • Journal Article
      How health systems facilitate patient-centered care and care coordination: a case series analysis to identify best practices.
      Simpson K, Nham W, Thariath J, Schafer H, Greenwood-Eriksen M, Fetters MD, Serlin D, Peterson T, Abir M. BMC Health Serv Res, 2022 Nov 29; 22 (1): 1448 DOI:10.1186/s12913-022-08623-w
      PMID: 36447273
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Not So Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in the Emergency Department
      Moaddel V, Tapia A, Burkard D, Singh M, Peterson T, Pillay Y, Jones J, Sapp T. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2022 Oct; 80 (4): s137 - s137. DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.349
    • Journal Article
      Cost-effectiveness of an Emergency Department-Based Intensive Care Unit.
      Bassin BS, Haas NL, Sefa N, Medlin R, Peterson TA, Gunnerson K, Maxwell S, Cranford JA, Laurinec S, Olis C, Havey R, Loof R, Dunn P, Burrum D, Gegenheimer-Holmes J, Neumar RW. JAMA Netw Open, 2022 Sep 1; 5 (9): e2233649 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33649
      PMID: 36169958
    • Presentation
      POM ACO Strategic Planning
      2022 Jul 1;
    • Journal Article
      Quantifying Ambulatory Care Use Preceding Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions.
      Dev S, Goldstick J, Peterson T, Brenner J, Abir M. Am J Med Qual, 2022 Jul; 37 (4): 285 - 289. DOI:10.1097/JMQ.0000000000000029
      PMID: 34803133