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February 6, 2013

Independence Blue Cross Improves on Patient-Centered Care

Source: Medcity News, February 6, 2013 Kevin Volpp and David Asch’s CMMI project was cited as one of the five ways that Independence Blue Cross is improving patient centered care. The collaboration between IBX and the Penn Medicine Innovation Center is designed to increase medication adherence for patients who were admitted for acute myocardial infarction.

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