Health Care and Business: The Bottom Line
The High Cost of Doing nothing

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More information about:
• Business groups around Colorado seeking affordable health solutions Go to
• Steps businesses are taking to control costs and promote employee wellness Go to
• Value-based purchasing initiatives Go to
• State and local efforts to control costs and expand access to affordable care Go to

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Steps businesses are taking to control costs and promote employee wellness.

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• Diabetes care, cardiac care, and physician office information technology             
• Selected markets where leadership brings payers to the program           
• Program costs are paid by participating employers and health plans

Concept behind Bridges to Excellence:
Attaining population based, high quality healthcare according to evidence-based medicine guidelines
Employers are interested in achieving cost savings for patients seeing high-performing physicians
Willingness to share portion of projected cost savings per patient to physicians as reward for health care excellence
Rewards to top physicians act as incentives for other physicians to change their practice patterns and improve performancePhysicians receive rewards, employers realize cost savings, and consumers’ health is improved

How does the program work?
Physicians voluntarily decide to participate
Physicians request a copy of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) electronic instructions and guide to measurement
Physicians create a sample of all eligible patients (ie, patients with diabetes or patients with cardiovascular disease) and enter them into the NCQA spreadsheet
When the sample size is reached, and care processes and outcomes meet or exceed norms at the national 75th percentile of practice patterns, the data is submitted to NCQA

Where is the program available?
The BTE program is available along the entire Front Range of Colorado including both the diabetes and cardiac care programs.
For 2007, 13 physicians have been recognized and $14,700 in rewards has been paid.
Participating employers include:

Click here to see the recognized physicians in Colorado for diabetes and cardiac care.
http://recognition.ncqa.org/PSearchResults.aspx?state=CO&rp=  

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State and local efforts to control costs and expand access to affordable care.

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The 208 Commission
The Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform was created to study and establish health care reform models for expanding coverage, especially for the underinsured and uninsured, and to decrease health care costs for Colorado residents.
Visit www.colorado.gov/208commission to learn more
or click here for the Commission's recommendations. www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/BlueRibbon/RIBB/1201542097631