Publications

Adopting telemedicine may have been one of the biggest pandemic-inspired adjustments for most practices. But other technologies – and some non-technological projects – suddenly graduated from interesting side project to urgent priority. From remote patient monitoring and patient portals, to revised waiting rooms and car visits, COVID-19 caused Texas medical practices to adapt fast. And many of those changes are likely to stick.

If you end up among the physicians covered in Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas' wide-ranging Physician Efficiency, Appropriateness, and Quality program, you’ll get to see your score for the first time next month. But some doctors say the performance recognition program shows little progress in addressing their concerns over such quality programs.

Read the Quality story in Texas Medicine.

New Blues Quality Program