What Does It Take To Be A Center Of Excellence?

In health plan contracting, the center of excellence (CoE) concept is on the rise (see Mercy Care Plan and Mercy Maricopa Launch Medicaid Centers Of Excellence For Autism For All Ages and Walmart Selects Covera Health As National Radiology Centers of Excellence). My colleague, OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer Monica E. Oss, recently spoke about this trend that seems to be driven by convenience, better outcomes, lower costs, and a need for different provider organization performance (see The Changing Face Of Integration). But in the current market, this model of contracting isn't like “centers of excellence” in years past . . .