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Indianapolis insurer to pay more for quality
Quality Improvement Monitor, July 24, 2006
WellPoint Inc., is launching a program to pay financial bonuses to hospitals and medical groups if they rank as top performers for heart bypass surgery and other cardiac surgical procedures,The Indianapolis Star reported.
The health insurer said the program will tie reimbursement to quality, with the goal to pay more money to those who are improving patient outcomes and reducing complications, the paper said.
"This is an example of how quality can be embedded in our nation's health-care system," Dr. Sam Nussbaum, WellPoint's chief medical officer, told The Indianpolis Star. Go here for more information.
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