As data continues to show the devastating impact of misdiagnosis, the nation's fourth-largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield-affiliated organization partners with Best Doctors to provide virtual expert second opinions for members and their physicians dealing with rare or complex medical conditions.
Highmark, Inc., the nation’s fourth largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield-affiliated organization, and Best Doctors® today announced their partnership to provide virtual expert second opinions for Highmark members and their physicians dealing with rare or complex medical conditions. Best Doctors, the global leader in the effort to assure diagnostic and medical certainty, provides access to more than 53,000 of the world’s brightest minds in over 450 medical specialties, without the need for patients to travel far from home. Data from Best Doctors show that consultation with its experts results in corrected or refined diagnosis in 37 percent of its U.S.-based cases, and corrects or improves treatment in nearly 75 percent of cases. ... |