Anthem Blue Cross Partners with IPA
Deal with Silicon Valley individual practice association forms accountable care organization designed to improve patient outcomes.
Virtual Water Cooler, August 10, 2011
Anthem Blue Cross and Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County (SCCIPA) are launching an accountable care organization (ACO) program to provide coordinated medical care to Anthem PPO members in the Silicon Valley.
The insurers expects that initially tens of thousands of its PPO members whose physicians participate in the SCCIPA network will benefit from the care coordination, chronic disease management, increased provider accountability, and improved availability of medical information for patient decision-making that are hallmarks of the ACO model.
"We are pleased to expand our relationship with SCCIPA to include both a direct provider group contract and the launch of an ACO model," said Pam Kehaly, president of Anthem Blue Cross. "Individuals who receive coordinated, patient-centered care through a collaborative partnership with their physicians can better navigate their options and more effectively manage their health care needs. SCCIPA's investment in its innovative coordinated care IT platform and demonstrated quality clinical and administrative management performance across its electronically integrated network, make them an ideal partner to offer our first ACO model in northern California."
