Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques Enhance HMO Membersʼ Immunization Rates
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TL;DR
Blue Care Network of Southeast Michigan, a 240,000-member health maintenance organization that is based on an independent provider association model, convened a continuous quality improvement team and developed and implemented an immunization registry, which is used as an internal tracking and reminder system for its members and providers.
Abstract
To have a positive impact on the immunization rate of the 4,000 newborn infants it covers each year, Blue Care Network of Southeast Michigan (BCNSEM), a 240,000-member health maintenance organization that is based on an independent provider association model, convened a continuous quality improvement team. One of the results of this initiative was the development and implementation of an immunization registry, which is used as an internal tracking and reminder system for its members and providers. In recognition of its efforts, BCNSEM recently earned a Celebrating Innovation award from the American Association of Health Plans.