MVC works with its members and partners to equitably increase utilization of cardiac rehabilitation for all eligible patients in Michigan. Much of this work is delivered under the umbrella of the Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network (MiCR), a collaborative partnership with BMC2.

MVC's focus on value led to an initiative that prioritizes appropriateness of testing. In collaboration with its members and partners, MVC contributes to the RITE-Size initiative that works to reduce unnecessary preoperative testing prior to low-risk surgery.

MVC also supports members with increasing post-discharge outpatient follow-up rates after inpatient admissions for chronic diseases. As part of this, the MVC team facilitates regular post-discharge follow-up workgroups with guest speakers from across the state, disseminates reporting focused on chronic disease follow-up and readmissions, and built follow-up metrics into the MVC Component of the BCBSM P4P Program.

MVC set goals around reducing inpatient post-acute care after joint replacement, which was supported by regular joint workgroups in collaboration with MARCQI as well as related data to drive improvement.  This helped drive down the MVC inpatient post-acute care rate to 8.8% and average post-discharge spending to $3,374 for 90% of MVC hospitals. This surpassed MVC's initial targets and this initiative has since been retired. View the success story here: [PDF]