BCBSRI finds that 40% of its covered emergency visits unnecessary

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BCBSRI reported that 40 percent of its recorded emergency department visits in 2018 should have been handled by primary care or urgent care services. The company said that as a result of its analysis, it had eliminated $4.5 million in unnecessary health care costs.
BCBSRI reported that 40 percent of its recorded emergency department visits in 2018 should have been handled by primary care or urgent care services. The company said that as a result of its analysis, it had eliminated $4.5 million in unnecessary health care costs.
PROVIDENCE — An internal task force at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has identified 40 percent of emergency department visits it covers, about $90 million in care in 2018, is unnecessary, and eliminated $4.5 million of that waste, BCBSRI announced Thursday. Since its creation this year, BCBSRI’s Emergency Department Task Force’s efforts…

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