| To motivate the use of publicly available quality data | | | | proven, proof-based treatments at hospitals across |
| for the betterment of hospital care, the Blue Cross and | | | | the nation," said Scott P. Serota, the Blue Cross Health |
| Blue Shied Association Health Insurance has recently | | | | Insurance's president and CEO. "Making this knowledge |
| announced the national Network Hospital | | | | work to advantage providers, employers and |
| Measurement pilot plan, which would offer quarterly | | | | consumers is the founding principle of the Blues' vision |
| performance reports to hospitals and employers. Blue | | | | for better health insurance quotes." |
| Cross Health Insurance represents this is a significant | | | | National studies on health insurance quality have |
| step towards helping consumers to receive more | | | | proved that our health insurance system lacks |
| consistent and effective care. | | | | consistency in how scientifically proved care is offered |
| The report is based on openly available clinical | | | | across the country. Blue Cross Health Insurance |
| measures from the Centers for Health Insurance and | | | | Quotes is very important and Blue Cross Health |
| Medicaid Services and the Joint Commission on | | | | Insurance national performance pilot adopts 18 |
| Accreditation of Healthcare Organization. The reports | | | | established proof-based measurements. Some |
| offer health insurance quotes framework fro continued | | | | measure are very simple, such as making sure that |
| collaboration with the Blue Cross Health Insurance | | | | heart attack patient gets aspirin on time at the Blue |
| Plans' network hospitals to assist additional country | | | | Cross Health Insurance hospital, or that a pneumonia |
| wide benchmarks for high-quality care. | | | | patient gets advice on quitting smoking. |
| "Our mission is to progress the constancy of these | | | | |