Wellmark's Collaboration on Quality^® Primary Care Program recognizes participating primary care clinicians in Iowa and South Dakota who provide care in line with nationally recognized measures of care.

Program participants have agreed to share their performance information with members, employers, and other providers. This information is found in Wellmark’s online directory.

Clinicians who meet performance levels for program components are eligible for special recognition, including potential financial rewards.

Please note: Although these participants have met the program criteria, this does not imply any guarantee of positive outcome or endorsement by Wellmark. In addition, coverage for services provided by a clinician to satisfy program measures is determined by the terms of each member’s coverage manual or policy.

Primary Care Program Performance Level Descriptions

Performance levels are based on the performance of the clinic rather than the individual clinician:

Level 1:  This clinic has achieved the baseline performance level for this measure.

Level 2:  This clinic exceeds Level 1 performance for this measure.

Level 3:  This clinic meets the highest program performance levels for this measure.

Clinics achieve level 1, 2, or 3 based on their average performance using the measures and outcomes outlined in the following tables.

Program Measures

Collaboration on Quality

The Collaboration on Quality program is a collaboration between Wellmark and network clinicians designed to:

• Measure and calculate clinicians’ performance
• Support clinicians’ efforts to improve the delivery of health care
• Provide information to support and inform clinicians
• Share information with the public regarding a clinician’s participation and performance in the program