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Physician Group Incentive Program (PGIP)
Condition-focused initiatives
Cardiac Care Initiative
PGIP Ref#: CF-11-01
BCBSM Administrative Lead: Emily Santer
Description: The Cardiac Care Initiative (CCI) is a phased approach designed to reduce the use of unnecessary cardiac diagnostic procedures, limit the associated cost trend, and enhance the quality of ambulatory cardiac care provided to BCBSM members. Phases I and II are being rolled out for the 2011 program year. Phase III will address the diagnostic and therapeutic cascade in cardiac care and is slated to begin by the start of the 2012 program year.
Other condition-focused initiatives:
- Cardiac care (New in 2011)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Encouraging evidence-based utilization of hysterectomy (New in 2011)
- Encouraging evidence-based utilization of labor induction (New in 2011)
- Environmental cancer (New in 2011)
- Improve Oncology Practice performance through participation in the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Quality Oncology Practice Initiative™
- Michigan oncology clinical treatment pathways
