The practice of Kurt Vernon, MD, The GI Guy, is proud to announce that we have received a ‘Tier 1 Designation”, a high quality recognition from one of the nation’s largest health insurers – Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. BCBSNC Tiered Network utilizes administrative claims data to identify high quality, low cost providers and to help consumers make more informed choices for their medical care.
Our practice was scored on Gastroenterologist centric quality measures which include quality rates in Colonoscopy, GERD, and more. Dr. Kurt Vernon always strives to improve on quality performance at the practice.
“It is a pleasure to be recognized by BCBSNC as a Tier 1 North Carolina gastroenterologist. We will continue to improve upon our quality measures to provide the best care for our patients”, said Dr. Vernon.
One of the purposes behind the designation and score is to show how physician performance compares to their peers on nationally accepted quality measures as well as local cost efficiency benchmarks. Comparison is based on geographical region and across like specialty groups. Practices were aligned and segmented by their area of specialty, and were first measured against a quality rating, and then subsequently against cost. Practices that exceed both the quality and cost thresholds set for analysis were designated as Tier 1 practices, and all other practices were designated as Tier 2. P Physician designation ratings are a guide to choosing a physician, practice or medical group.
To learn more about this designation, please visit www.bcbsnc.com.
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The practice of Kurt Vernon, MD, The GI Guy, is proud to announce that we have received a ‘Tier 1 Designation”, a high quality recognition from one of the nation’s largest health insurers – Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. BCBSNC Tiered Network utilizes administrative claims data to identify high quality, low cost providers and Read More…
