What Is the Blue Distinction® Program?
Blue Distinction is a program offered by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association that recognizes the highest quality providers and doctors.
Blue Distinction Specialty Care recognizes providers for delivering high-quality, effective, cost-efficient care in specialty treatment. While some sources give hospitals an overall rating, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association measures hospital quality by specialty. These providers that meet the quality standard are designated as Blue Distinction Centers.
We recognize these health care providers as safe, effective treatment centers for the following:
Providers that meet both quality standards and cost-efficiency standards to provide health care excellence are called Blue Distinction Centers+.
Learn more about hospital quality including Blue Distinction Centers and other quality sources.
You can find one by using Find a Doctor.
When you search for a doctor or hospital, you can use the filter to show only Blue Distinction doctors or hospitals. Or, you can simply look for the Blue Distinction logos within each result.
Blue Distinction Centers meet standards for experience and performance established by medical professionals and organizations. To find out what specialty care your plan covers, call the Customer Service number on the back of your ID card. Before you make an appointment, ask the Center if they’re in your plan’s network. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and its licensees—including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its subsidiaries—aren’t responsible for damages, losses and charges your plan doesn’t cover when you use the Association’s website or get care from a provider listed there.