How does BCBSNC ensure that the program does not negatively impact patient care, divert physicians from the practice of medicine or compromise the patient/physician relationship?
The goal of the BCBSNC Diagnostic Imaging Program is to improve affordability for BCBSNC members. Achieving this requires that we reduce the number of imaging examinations that do not add diagnostic value for members. Data shows that roughly 30-40% of imaging exams are considered clinically inappropriate or noncontributory. The AIM medical guidelines are publicly available and reviewed regularly by radiologists and practicing physicians of many specialties and updated based on the most current medical evidence. We will work with the physician community through our Diagnostic Imaging Management Advisory Group to assure that there is no negative impact on the quality of patient care as a result of this initiative.
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