Mission
It is the mission of the VIP (Value Improvement Partners) Project - now called eValue8 - to promote value based purchasing and continuous quality improvement in a statewide collaborative effort with health plans, consumers and providers producing an annual Guide to Michigan Health Plans.
Goals
1) Facilitate the process of CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement)
2) Facilitate the process of value based purchasing
3) Consistent metrics to measure quality
4) Use of a community-wide common RFI (Request for Information)
5) Consistent Consumer Guide & Quality Report
A Brief History of the Value Improvement Partners Project (eValue8)
1994 - Alliance for Health
Business Group organizes HEDIS reporting initiative.
1996 - GDAHC (Greater Detroit Area Health Council) Employer Coalition organizes
to consistently measure quality of HMOs.
1997 - Alliance for Health Business Group on Health partners with GDAHC for a
statewide initiative.
1997 - Design of a common RFI document in collaboration with health plans and
employers.
1998 - RFI document, scoring methods & metric criteria continue to evolve.
1998 - First Consumer Guide on HMOs issued
1999 - Second Consumer Guide on HMOs issued
1999 - Initiative now
includes most PPOs and will extend to fully insured health plans in the future.
Became a part of the national effort and name changed to eValue8.
What do Purchasers gain from being a part of eValue8?
- Common RFI & Consumer Guide
- Benchmarks & quality improvements that benefit the entire community and industry
- Quality and value while improving health and reducing utilization and costs
- Increased availability of information needed by Purchasers and Consumers, including:
* Comprehensive understanding of managed care
* Information for the selection of plans and providers
* Detailed administrative process
* Detailed clinical process
What do Health Plans gain from being a part of eValue8?
- Enhanced understanding of purchasers' expectations
- Opportunity to communicate with purchasers on ways to meet their expectations and share information
- Local performance results compared to state-wide performance
- Common RFI document to help reduce administrative expenses
- Opportunity for marketing position