Tag Archives: Value Partnerships

U-M Health System executive who heads Blues hospital initiative cited as nationwide leader in patient safety

Darrell A. “Skip” Campbell Jr., a top surgeon at the University of Michigan who leads a Blue Cross-sponsored hospital partnership focusing on reducing surgical errors, has been named one of the nation’s top 50 experts leading the field of patient … Continue reading

How information technology is enhancing health care value

Information technology has an important role to play in health care payment and delivery reforms. Dr. George Kipa, BCBSM’s deputy corporate medical director, recently appeared on a panel at the annual meeting of the Office of the National Coordinator for … Continue reading

Technology, medical equipment driving health care costs

The rising cost of health care has been a topic of intense national debate over the past two years, as legislators, health care experts and insurance companies ponder the reasons for the high cost of care and explore possible solutions. … Continue reading