Incent and Reward Best Practices Program

Categories: Change Incentives to Promote Better Care

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa’s Incent and Reward Best Practices program rewards physicians who demonstrate a commitment to providing diabetes care and patient education that aligns with national standards and other care quality measures.  Clinicians who meet clinical performance and patient outcome targets are eligible to receive special recognition and potential financial rewards from the Plan.  Participating providers also agree to share their performance information with members, employers and other clinicians, and starting in the second quarter of 2008, clinic-level performance data for primary care physicians was posted online.