Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Joins The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003 Will Collaborate With Other Health Plans in Michigan to Simplify the Credentialing Process for the State's Physicians The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH CAQH Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare ), a not-for-profit alliance of the nation's leading health plans and networks, today announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Michigan has joined its collaborative effort to help make healthcare more affordable, improve the quality of care, and make administration easier for physicians and their patients. As Michigan's leading health benefits company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its affiliate, Blue Care Network of Michigan, are working with other CAQH members, including Aetna, CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) HealthCare of Michigan, Inc., The First Health Network/CCN Network and Great-West, on the upcoming launch of CAQH's Universal Credentialing DataSource system in the state. "The energy and commitment of CAQH members have led to the development of solutions that are truly valuable for the industry," said Richard E. Whitmer, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Kim Sorget, vice president of product development and administration for the Michigan Blues, said, "We are particularly enthusiastic about the upcoming launch of Universal Credentialing DataSource in Michigan. This system is a great example of how we can work together to simplify the business of healthcare for physicians, and we are encouraging all health plans in Michigan to participate." The nation's largest single-state Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan provides health benefits to more than 4.8 million members. Through its participation in CAQH, the company is helping expand the reach of CAQH initiatives to benefit thousands of Michigan physicians and the millions of consumers enrolled in its plans. The CAQH Universal Credentialing DataSource helps save physicians time by eliminating administrative redundancies. Today, physicians face the time-consuming process of credentialing or re-credentialing with individual health plans once every three years. The free, secure Universal Credentialing DataSource enables physicians to submit their information one time to a uniform system to meet the needs of the participating health plans and networks they contract with. Quarterly updates help ensure that physician information is complete and accurate for credentialing, provider directories and other important purposes. "The members of CAQH have been very appreciative of the contributions that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has already made to the success of our initiatives. We look forward to our continued work together as CAQH expands its existing programs and seeks to identify new solutions to common challenges facing our industry," said John W. Rowe, M.D., chairman and CEO of Aetna and chairman of CAQH. About CAQH The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) is a not-for-profit alliance of health plans and networks that promotes collaborative initiatives to help make healthcare more affordable, share knowledge to improve the quality of care, and make administration easier for physicians and their patients. Created in 1999, CAQH member organizations today provide and administer health care coverage for more than 100 million Americans. CAQH members include: Aetna, American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, CIGNA, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, FirstHealth, Great-West, Group Health Cooperative Group Health Cooperative, based in Seattle, Washington, is a consumer-governed nonprofit healthcare system. Established in 1947, it today provides coverage and care for about 540,000 people in Washington and Idaho and is one of the largest private employers in Washington. , Health Insurance Association of America, Health Net, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Independence Blue Cross, MultiPlan, Mutual of Omaha Mutual of Omaha, best known for sponsoring the popular television show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, is a Fortune 500 insurance and financial services company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. , Oxford Health Plans, The Regence Group, and WellPoint. About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. , provides health care benefits to 4.8 million members through a variety of plans: Traditional, Blue Preferred and Community Blue PPOs, Blue Choice Point of Service, and the Blue Care Network HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, . Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more information, visit the Michigan Blues at www.bcbsm.com. |
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