Ambulatory surgery facilities can submit application to join Blue High Performance Network

As we informed you in the November 2022 Record article “Submit application to join Blue High Performance Network,” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has opened applications to hospital systems, their physician partners and other types of health care providers for the Detroit-area Blue High Performance Network℠, or BlueHPN. Criteria and participation status will be effective, starting Jan. 1, 2024.

Blue Cross has updated the criteria for ambulatory surgery facilities to participate in the Detroit-area BlueHPN. We’ll select health care providers based the criteria outlined in the BlueHPN Request for Applications.

To be eligible for the network, ambulatory surgery facilities must:

• Be located in and provide services to Blue Cross members in Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties
• Meet all Blue Cross credentialing and privileging standards, and be in good standing in the TRUST PPO or Traditional network, depending on the provider type
• Agree to achieve and maintain quality performance measures as illustrated in the Request for Applications
• Not be affiliated with a non-Blue High Performance Network hospital system

To receive a copy of the full criteria and application instructions for the BlueHPN, email BlueHPN@bcbsm.com.