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AAPPO White Paper: "Trends and Innovations in PPO Care Coordination" - 2006 Examines care coordination across nation's PPO delivery system; includes operational strategies and tools used by select PPOs delivering exemplary innovation, quality, efficiency and effectiveness in their care coordination. Valley Preferred is one of the PPOs showcased in this White Paper. Specific areas highlighted include Valley Preferred's comprehensive care management unit (then named Preferred Health Management, now brand consolidated as Valley Preferred Health Services); health and wellness services and Physician Self-Audit program.
AAPPO White Paper: "PPO Approaches to Pay-for-Performance and Clinical Improvement Incentive Program" - 2007 Reviews how pay-for-performance programs work at five leading PPOs (including Valley Preferred) from various regions throughout the United States. Includes section on "Why Quality Matters to Employees" citing relationship of employee productivity to quality of company health care plan; discusses mechanisms to promote better health among employees and their families.