Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Inc. (BCBSMA) signed an
agreement with McKesson Corp., to implement the full suite of InterQual
products. The terms enable BCBSMA to expand use of the behavioral health
criteria to its 3 million members and add criteria products such as:
InterQual Acute, Long-Term
Acute Care, Subacute, Home Care, Outpatient
Rehabilitation and Chiropractic, as well as, Retrospective Monitoring
criteria for invasive procedures. BCBSMA is using the product suite to
enhance the quality of care for its members as well as to decrease
document duplication, enhance medical review efficiency and improve
quality reporting.