Heath Plan of Michigan Honors 25 Top Healthcare Providers

DETROIT, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Plan of Michigan (HPM) has recognized twenty-five Michigan healthcare providers for their outstanding quality and service.

The healthcare providers were identified as the top primary care offices through a rigorous selection process based on Health Plan of Michigan's 2010 Quality Incentive Plan. "We wanted to recognize our top performing healthcare providers for their commitment to quality and service," said Sean Kendall, Director of Network Development for Health Plan of Michigan. "We truly value the access to quality services they provide to our Medicaid Members."

The Health Plan of Michigan Quality Incentive Program paid over $10 million in quality bonuses to its contracted healthcare providers in 2010, and is on pace to spend over $12 million in 2011. Health Plan of Michigan hopes more providers will meet the performance criteria next year and will continue assisting all provider offices in increasing their quality scores.

The 2011 honorees are:

Health Plan of Michigan is Michigan's largest Medicaid HMO, providing health care services to over 285,000 Medicaid enrollees through a contract with the Michigan Department of Community Health (DCH). Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, HPM is a privately-owned and physician-managed Medicaid health plan.  Currently, HPM operates in 64 Michigan counties. HPM is one of the highest-rated health plans in the country according to the 2010-2011 NCQA Health Insurance Plan Rankings - Medicaid.  HPM holds Full Health Plan Accreditation with Health Utilization Management from URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.  

For more information, visit http://www.hpmich.com.

SOURCE Health Plan of Michigan