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