Physician Group Incentive Program (PGIP)
Core clinical process-focused initiatives
Lean clinical reengineering for PCMH CQI
PGIP Ref#: CCP-08-07
BCBSM Administrative Lead: Tom Leyden
Description: This "Lean Thinking" initiative provides professional coaching and detailed tools to assist primary care physicians to implement PCMH principles into practice. The emphasis is on improving a physician practice's effectiveness and efficiency in workflow, resulting in increased efficiencies and improved quality.
Other core clinical process-focused initiatives:
- Evidence-based care tracking to reduce gaps in care
- Performance reporting*
- Patient-provider partnership*
- Extended access*
- Individual care management*
- Test tracking and follow-up*
- Coordination of care*
- Preventive services*
- Specialist referral process*
- Linkage to community services*
- Self-management support
- Transitions of care
* These initiatives relate to Patient-Centered Medical Home.
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