Best of Blue Awards from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

Applications are judged by Harvard Medical School, Department of Health Care Policy. In 2011, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan received the following awards:

• BlueWorks Award: Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative Quality Initiative and Michigan Surgery Quality Collaborative (for combined efforts)
• Best of Blue Clinical Distinction Award: Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative Quality Initiative 
• Best of Blue Clinical Distinction Award: Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative 
• Best of Blue Clinical Distinction Award: Improving Oncology Practice Care Quality