Value Partnerships: Improving health care in Michigan
Value Partnerships is a collection of clinically oriented initiatives among Michigan physicians, hospitals and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan that are significantly improving the quality of patient care across Michigan.
Through collaboration and data sharing, the initiatives are enhancing clinical quality, decreasing complications, managing costs, eliminating errors and improving health outcomes. For example:
- Saved more than $27.8 million in 18 months, through the appropriate use of high- and low-tech radiology services
- Reduced radiation exposure by 53 percent for patients undergoing cardiac CT angiography — with no reduction in image quality
- Saved $85.9 million statewide over two years by reducing adverse events through the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative
- Saved $102 million statewide over three years by improving quality and reducing complications through the BMC2 angioplasty initiative.
As a result, we are fundamentally redesigning the health care system in Michigan.
Value Partnerships outshines all other clinical improvement efforts.
- Competitors become collaborators, for the benefit of patients.
- The long-term approach ensures quality and validity of best practices.
- The majority of hospitals and close to 15,000 physicians in Michigan participate.
- Value Partnerships is a national model of innovative collaboration.
These projects have earned national recognition for the open collaboration achieved among participating physicians, nurses, hospitals and health insurance companies.
Learn more by exploring our website, or contact us for more information on any of our initiatives.
Contact Us
For more information on Value Partnerships, please e-mail us at providerpartnerships@bcbsm.com or visit our Contact Us page for a list of our program leaders.
