Aetna Incorporates Bridges to Excellence Diabetes & Cardiac Care Into Pay-for-Performance Programs in Washington, D.C. Area
May 7, 2007 Aetna Incorporates Bridges to Excellence Diabetes & Cardiac Care Into Pay-for-Performance Programs in Washington, D.C. Area On April 18, 2007, Aetna expanded its use of Bridges to Excellence methodology into pay-for-performance programs in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Aetna also participates in existing Bridges to Excellence markets in Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; and Louisville, Kentucky. In the D.C.-area expansion, Aetna will employ two pay-for-performance programs operated by Bridges to Excellence: The Diabetes Care Link and the Cardiac Care Link. Aetna-recognized internal medicine and family practice . . .