Campbell County Health’s Campbell County Memorial Hospital has been
designated by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming as a Blue Distinction®
Center+ for the Knee and Hip Replacement program. CCMH is currently the
only Blue Distinction® Center in Wyoming for Knee and Hip Replacement
surgeries.
Blue Distinction® Centers are nationally designated health care facilities that show expertise in
delivering high-quality patient safety and better health outcomes, based
on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical
community and leading accreditation and quality organizations. Only those
facilities that first meet nationally established quality and cost measures
for Blue Distinction® Centers are considered for designation as Blue
Distinction® Centers+.
Facilities designated as Blue Distinction® Centers for Knee and Hip
Replacement demonstrate expertise in total knee and total hip replacement
surgeries, resulting in fewer patient complications and readmissions.
Designated facilities include hospitals (with and without an onsite Intensive
Care Unit) and Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC). All designated facilities
must maintain national accreditation, and ASCs are also required to have
an advanced orthopedic certification. In addition to meeting these quality
thresholds, facilities designated as Blue Distinction® Centers+ are
on average 20 percent more cost-efficient in an episode of care compared
to other facilities.
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Shield companies that collectively provide health care coverage for one
in three Americans. BCBSA provides health care insights through
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About Blue Distinction Centers
Blue Distinction®Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes,
developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may
require additional criteria for facilities located in its own service
area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction®Centers+ (BDC+) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need
for affordable health care. Each facility’s cost of care is evaluated
using data from its Local Blue Plan. Facilities in CA, ID, NY, PA, and
WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in two evaluations
for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or
both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC+ national criteria. National
criteria for BDC and BDC+ are displayed on bcbs.com. Individual outcomes
may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your
own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your
provider before making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges
or other losses or damages resulting from Blue Distinction®or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction®or other providers.
