CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN BREAST CANCER CARE

EmblemHealth, one of the largest nonprofit health plans in the United States, formed through the merger of Group Health Incorporated and the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York in 2006. Headquartered in Manhattan, EmblemHealth's goal is to provide quality insurance plans for New Yorkers. EmblemHealth has an extensive network of providers, allowing members to access the tri-state area's top medical professionals. EmblemHealth seeks to improve services to its members by informing them of which providers offer the best care based on patient experiences, costs, and procedure volumes. EmblemHealth engaged a Capstone team in developing criteria to classify healthcare facilities in the New York Metropolitan region as Centers of Excellence for Cancer Care and identify which cancer type could be the basis for analysis. To this end, the team analyzed metrics based on industry standards and provided recommendations leading to said classification and identification.