Alabama Health Improvement Initiative

Categories: Change Incentives to Promote Better Care

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama partnered with healthcare providers and employers statewide to establish the Alabama Health Improvement Initiative (AHII), a collaborative approach to rewarding physicians who deliver high-quality care.  The first phase of the program, which focuses on diabetes care, rewards general and specialty physicians identified through the National Committee for Quality Assurance's (NCQA) Diabetes Physician Recognition Program.  Later phases of the program will recognize superior performance among physicians in other care areas.  After receiving NCQA recognition, each qualified physician is publicly recognized, receives a $1,500 recognition reward and becomes eligible for annual incentives of up to $20,000 per year or a maximum of $50,000 over a three-year period.