California Blue Cross redirects incentive dollars from UM to quality.
In its realignment of physician incentives, a California plan has taken money away from the utilization management bonus pool and put it into quality. Here are the details.
D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002140:California; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000639:trends*; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000191:economics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000191:economics*