SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A large southern health system with many employed and affiliated physicians is working with Cave Consulting Group, Inc. (CCGroup) to support their clinically integrated network (CIN), tiered network strategy. The tiered CIN strategy is based on efficiency (cost of care) and effectiveness (quality of care). A tiered CIN is necessary to successfully manage value based payments from local area health plans and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).