BMI Provider Outreach Initiative

Categories: Diabetes Prevention,Promote Health and Wellness

New Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures include the Body Mass Index (BMI) metric; however, many providers do not record BMI values in a patient’s medical record. To improve compliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware has added BMI as one of the metrics within the medical record audits conducted at the time a provider is re-credentialed. 

To assist providers in recording this data, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware has developed and distributed BMI Wheels that provide a much quicker, easier method of calculating body mass than conventional charts.