About Us

About INHALE

The Inspiring Health Advances in Lung Care (INHALE) collaborative aims to improve patient outcomes, promote best practices, close gaps in care, and champion high-value healthcare for all asthma and COPD patients in Michigan. Working in partnership with physician organizations and providers from across the state of Michigan, as well as many specialty-specific Collaborative Quality Improvement (CQI) programs in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Value Partnership Program, INHALE provides tailored analytics and collaborative learning opportunities to help create a world where everyone can breathe deeply and live fully.

Purpose & Vision

Purpose

INHALE hopes to improve patient outcomes, promote best practices, close gaps in care, and champion high-value healthcare for all asthma and COPD patients in Michigan.

Vision

To help people breathe deeply and live fully.

Core Values

Collaboration

Fostering an environment where teamwork, trust, and diverse perspectives collectively drive progress

Innovation

Encouraging creativity, rewarding curiosity, and embracing new ideas across all activity

Respect

Valuing ourselves and others by demonstrating kindness, empathy, integrity, and consideration in all interactions

Quality

Striving for excellence through clear expectations, consistency, and accuracy

Intent

Demonstrating purpose, transparency, and collective alignment in the pursuit of organizational goals

INHALE Collaborative Partners

INHALE has successfully recruited 18 Physician Organizations (POs) from across Michigan. Within these POs there are 462 primary care and 395 specialty practices that include a total of 857 providers. These providers give care to adults with asthma and COPD, as well as children with asthma. We are very proud to work alongside these dedicated healthcare providers to improve patient lives throughout the state.

Cohort 1

Joined 2022

Answer

CIPA

GLPO

Holland

HVPA

IHP

McLaren

OPNS

PMC

UMMG