Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network have designated Botsford Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.® The Blue Distinction designation is awarded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality health care in selected medical disciplines. The program is part of The Blues’ efforts to collaborate with physicians and medical facilities to improve the overall quality and safety of specialty care.
To earn a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, the following types of criteria were evaluated:
Established acute care inpatient facility, including intensive care, emergency care and a full range of patient support services with full accreditation by a CMS-deemed national accreditation organization
Experience and training of program surgeons, including case volume
Quality management programs, including surgical checklists, as well as tracking and evaluation of clinical outcomes and process of care
Multidisciplinary clinical pathways and teams to coordinate and streamline care, including transitions of care
Shared decision-making and preoperative patient education
** Designation as a Blue Distinction Center® means this facility’s overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians’ and leading professional organizations’ recommendations. Individual outcomes may vary. To find out which services are covered under your policy at any facilities, please call the Customer Service number on the back of your Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield identification card or call your local Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield plan.
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