Did you know that only half of patients actually gets health care that meets national medical standards?¹
But it doesn't have to be that way.

UnitedHealth Premium provides you with important tools and information to help you make informed health care decisions. Using evidence- and consensus-based guidelines for care, UnitedHealth Premium puts quality and cost-efficiency information about area physicians and specialty centers in your hands. They are evaluated against national standards that are developed by specialty physicians, scientific advisory boards and medical societies. Physicians who meet quality and cost-efficiency standards receive two stars, and physicians who meet quality standards receive one star. All you have to do is look for the stars to find a physician who’s right for you.

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¹Asch, Steven M. et al. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2006 March 16; 354: 1147–1156.

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What does it mean when a physician or specialty center has received quality or cost-efficiency stars? It means they have been evaluated using national guidelines for quality and cost-efficient care.

   Quality and Cost Efficiency

A physician has met guidelines for quality of care and for the cost-efficient use of resources in delivering health care.

   Quality of Care

A physician has met quality of care guidelines by following national evidence-based medical standards and practices.

Designated physicians:

• Have lower surgery repeat rates
• Follow evidence-based guidelines for care
• Are more likely to be aware of the latest research and clinical trials

Quality and cost-efficiency guidelines are established by:

• The American College of Cardiology
• The Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance
• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

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The UnitedHealth Premium® designation program evaluates physician quality in 21 specialty areas:

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To learn more about the UnitedHealth Premium Program and how physicians and speciality centers are evaluated, click here