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Independence Blue Cross Announces Blue Distinction Centers for Two New Specialties: Knee and Hip Replacement and Spine Surgery

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 8th, 2010

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) announced that 19 area hospitals have achieved status as Blue Distinction Centers® for two new specialties: knee and hip replacement and spine surgery.

"It is a credit to the high caliber of medical care in our region that Philadelphia is home to so many facilities recognized as Blue Distinction Centers," said Joseph A. Frick, president and CEO at IBC. "We are proud of our strong collaboration with physicians and hospitals through programs like Blue Distinction, our incentive-based provider reimbursement programs, and other joint efforts, like Patient Center Medical Home and Partnership for Patient Care, so that together we may improve...

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