A message from Todd Van Tol, senior vice president, Health Care Value Wanted: Partners willing to embrace change When it comes to health care, we’re facing an affordability crisis. Read more.
Hospital price lists: A small step toward price transparency As part of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals are required to post their price list online. The federal law stipulated that hospitals had to post their price lists by Jan. 1, 2019. Read more.
Value Partnerships
A message from Faris Ahmad, M.D., M.B.A., medical director Obstetrics Initiative works to improve maternity care by safely reducing low-risk cesarean sections Cesarean delivery rates have been increasing in the United States since the 1970s. Today, nearly 1 in 3 births are by cesarean section, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more.
Blue Cross works with MDC to give POs and practices data to monitor and improve performance Blue Cross Blue Shield is dedicated to helping physician organizations, practices and practitioners get the tools they need to manage their patient population. To that end, physician organizations and Organized Systems of Care participating in the Physician Group Incentive Program have access to the Michigan Data Collaborative. Read more.
Health and wellness
A message from Dr. S. George Kipa How we can prevent a million cardiovascular events by 2022 I had the pleasure of speaking at the 2019 Blue Cross Blue Shield National Summit earlier this year as part of a presentation on the Million Hearts Initiative. Read more.
Battling the opioid epidemic
Preliminary results of pilot opioid use treatment program show relapse rate decreases Results of the CLIMB pilot program for members with opioid use disorders show that people do better when they take full advantage of the recommended interventions, which include medication-assisted treatment, or MAT. Read more.
A roundup of recent news and information We’ve gathered together some recent news and information about the opioid crisis that you may find helpful. Read more.
Other news and information
Connecting with Daniel J. Loepp, other Blue Cross leaders, on LinkedIn Over the past two issues, we’ve been inviting you to connect with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan leaders on LinkedIn. Each issue, we’ll be providing you with links to the profiles of a few of our leaders, including some key topics of interest they’re sharing. Read more.
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