What are BCBSM Collaborative Quality Initiatives (CQI)?
- Organizations that are developed and administered by providers and hospital partners, and funded in part, by BCBS of Michigan
- Support continuous quality improvement and the development of best practices
- Leverage multicenter data registries
- Track performance and provide incentives
- Focus on reduction of errors, prevention of complications, and improvement of patient outcomes
The Anesthesiology Performance Improvement and Reporting Exchange (ASPIRE)
- Anesthesiology quality improvement group
- Goal is to study unexplained variation in practice and determine best practices for anesthesia providers
- Established with support of BCBSM and other funding sources
- Governed by the ASPIRE Quality Committee which consists of members of each institution
- Built on infrastructure of the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG)
For more information on the BCBSM Collaborative Quality Initiatives, visit the Value Partnerships website