Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Brown launch initiative to reduce adverse drug events

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Brown Emergency Medicine are teaming up on a pilot program that aims to reduce adverse drug events, particularly among seniors.

The program, called EQUIPPED, was selected at BCBSRI’s Provider Medical Expense Trend Summit, which convened providers within the insurers’ network for a “Shark Tank”-style event where they pitched cost and quality improvement pilots to their peers.

Matthew Collins, M.D., vice president of clinical integration at the health plan, told FierceHealthcare said the idea started with BCBSRI soliciting ideas for such initiatives from the insurers’ employees—extending that to the providers was a natural next step.