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To Apply for Bridges to Excellence Recognition

Physicians can obtain application and recognition information though the NCQA website at web.ncqa.org/tabid/431/Default.aspx and BTE website at http://www.bridgestoexcellence.org.

To Become a Member of the RTA Healthcare Collaborative

Employers and providers wishing to become active in the RTA Collaborative can contact Ches Gwinn at 704-347-2380 for further information.

About Bridges to Excellence

Bridges to Excellence (BTE) is a not-for-profit, coalition-based organization created to encourage significant leaps in the quality of care by recognizing and rewarding health care providers who demonstrate that they deliver safe, timely, effective, and patient-centered care. BTE works with large employers, health plans, providers and a wide range of organizations that have a shared goal of improving quality and patient outcomes. BTE is a member of The Partnership for Value-driven Health Care, a group formed in late 2006 in response to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt's call for employers to implement the "four cornerstones of

value-driven health care." For more information visit http://www.bridgestoexcellence.org.

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