QualityPath^®: A Higher Standard of Health Care

The Best Way to Buy Shoppable Care

Depending upon where a patient receives care, and who they receive it from, the cost of a surgery or test can vary by hundreds, even thousands of dollars. With QualityPath, you and your employees benefit from:

A single bundled price that covers your surgery or test from start to finish.
A warranty that protects you from the high cost of complications for surgeries. For tests, the warranty covers the need for repeating the same scan due to quality issues.
A higher standard of care. QualityPath requires participating doctors, hospitals, and clinics to follow specific procedures that lead to better health outcomes.

Use QualityPath for these tests and surgeries.

Tests

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Computed tomography (CT) also known as computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans
Colonoscopies

Surgeries

Total hip replacement
Knee replacement

The Alliance plans to expand QualityPath with more tests and surgeries as we search out more opportunities to identify high-quality care. Selected tests and surgeries must also offer the potential to negotiate savings based on guiding a higher volume of patients to QualityPath doctors, hospitals, and clinics.

This is Health Care Made Simple

Warranty

Doctors, hospitals, and clinics pay for surgery complications or repeated tests due to quality issues, not the employer or employee.

A New Way to Buy Care

A single price covers most elements of surgeries and tests.

High Quality

Doctors, hospitals, and clinics meet quality measures and use practices that reduce unnecessary care.

A Better Patient Experience

You have less paperwork. For surgeries, the Patient Experience Manager offers personal assistance.

QualityPath is:

Saving an average of $12,000 per surgery; savings for tests are projected at 20 percent below current costs (actual results will vary by usage).
Reducing out-of-pocket costs for employees and family members.
Guiding employees and family members to high-quality care for surgeries and tests.
Inspiring and sustaining changes in the way you buy health care.

Here's How it Works

The Alliance annually designates high-value doctors, hospitals, and clinics based on their ability to meet national quality measures, adopt processes that improve care and agree to a lower price.
Your business or organization signs up to participate. QualityPath is part of your Alliance membership, so there’s no additional fee.
You promote the program to employees so they understand what they can gain from QualityPath and how to use it.
Employees get a warranty, lower out-of-pocket costs and less paperwork.
For surgeries, employees also get support from a Patient Experience Manager who can make appointments, transfer medical records, and serve as a liaison.
For tests, employees can notify The Alliance after they have a test appointment.

View QualityPath Providers

Click to find providers near you that participate in our QualityPath program.

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QualityPath Toolkit

Materials to help your employees understand the benefits of QualityPath. Learn more by clicking on the title of each piece.

The Alliance Network Map with QualityPath Hospitals & Clinics

This map shows The Alliance network area and the locations of designated hospitals for QualityPath procedures.

Download the Network Map

Employee Flyer

Download this full-color flyer to share vital information about QualityPath with your employees. This flyer can also be combined with a letter for mailing directly to employees and family members at their homes.

Download the Flyer