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Description of Programs

Physician Component

Consumer Component

Program Evaluation

Bridges to Excellence is currently active in the following market areas: Cincinnati (DCL), Louisville (DCL), Massachusetts (POL, DCL), and Albany/Schenectady (POL, DCL, CCL).

Description of Programs

Physician Office Link (POL)

The POL program is designed to promote and reward office practices for the use of systematic information to enhance the quality of patient care.

Systematic processes have been shown to contribute to improvements in health care, including physicians' ability to monitor their patients' medical histories and their ability to follow up with their patients and with other providers.

  • Office practice sites which implement specific processes to reduce errors and increase quality can earn up to $50 per year for each patient covered by a participating employer.
  • A report card for each physician office describing its performance on the program measures is made available to the public.

Systematic processes have been shown to contribute to improvements in health care, including physicians' ability to monitor their patients' medical histories and their ability to follow up with their patients and with other providers. View the full report from the California HealthCare Foundation.

Diabetes Care Link (DCL)

The DCL program is intended to improve the quality of care for patients with diabetes.

  • Patients who use disease management tools to self-manage their own diabetes care can earn rewards for achieving target goals that improve their health.
  • Physicians who demonstrate they are top performers in diabetes care can earn up to $80 per year for each diabetes patient covered by a participating employer.

Cardiac Care Link (CCL)

The CCL program is focused on improving the quality of care for patients with cardiovascular disease.

  • Patients who use disease management tools to self-manage their own cardiac care can earn rewards for achieving target goals that improve their health.
  • Physicians who demonstrate they are top performers in cardiac care can earn up to $80 per year for each cardiac patient covered by a participating employer.