Blue Cross advances efforts to transform care delivery, including support for physicians
We’re ramping up efforts to ensure our members get the personalized care they need and to build stronger partnerships with health care providers. Read more →
A message from Vicki Boyle, director of PGIP and PRP Our pediatric measures: Supporting care quality while providing ample incentive opportunities
Vicki Boyle provides an overview of our pediatric measures and initiatives, explaining how pediatricians can earn incentive payments for performance and improvement. Read more →
Five questions with Vanita Pindolia: What you can do to boost Medicare Star Ratings
We talked with Vanita Pindolia, vice president of Medicare Star Ratings, about the role health care providers can play in improving our Medicare Star Ratings and how our collective efforts can benefit older patients. Read more →
Hospital Compare: 20 Michigan hospitals get top rating
Twenty Michigan hospitals received the top rating — 5 stars — in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ January 2022 Hospital Compare overall ratings. Read more →
Two cardiovascular collaborative projects improve patient safety by reducing opioid prescribing and radiation exposure
Participants in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium have improved patient safety through two important projects: reducing the number of opioid pills prescribed to patients following certain vascular surgeries and reducing radiation exposure during angioplasty procedures. Read more →
Blue Distinction Centers for Substance Use Treatment and Recovery program expands
Since we last wrote about this program — a key component of our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic — the number of Michigan facilities in the Blue Distinction® Centers for Substance Use Treatment and Recovery program has expanded from three to 14. Read more →
Goodbye web-DENIS, hello Availity Essentials
We’re preparing to officially launch our new secure provider website, called Availity Essentials, replacing web-DENIS and the current version of Provider Secured Services. Read more →
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