Blue Shield of California is partnering with digital health startup GYANT to roll out Covid-19 screening tools to hospitals in its network for free. Hospitals can deploy the tool on their websites, without having to integrate it with their health record systems.
Blue Shield of California is waiving out-of-pocket costs for members accessing telehealth services through Teladoc. The change will apply to members of its commercial plans.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Accolade, a platform designed to boost employee engagement with their health benefits, filed preliminary paperwork for an IPO. The company plans to be listed on Nasdaq as ACCD
"We realized that that the old way of doing things - which was identifying a single point solution and putting that out to members - wasn't going to work," said Bryce Williams, Blue Shield of California's vice president of lifestyle medicine.
Recently, the San Francisco-based health plan reported positive results that showed a 56 percent reduction in overall opioid use among members with chronic, non-cancer pain from 2014 levels.
A report from Rock Health on streamlining enterprise sales in digital health found that more than half of CEOs (54 percent) admitted to doing "very little" or just "moderate" research on the would-be customers they pitched. Cue facepalm.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
An amendment to the bill would allow states to roll back key consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act, including the popular provision that prohibits discrimination against patients with a history of illness.
Blue Shield of California CEO Paul Markovich expressed concern that president-elect Donald Trump's support for cross-border insurance sales will push health plans to find the regulatory body or state with the fewest number of regulations.
Aaron Kaufman, former CTO of Blue Shield of California, way over spent on his corporate credit card to take trips with his "Sharknado" star girlfriend Tara Reid.
On the heels of the massive hack at Anthem, insurers across the country are stepping up efforts to protect patient and consumer data, while online security experts pointed out that Anthem failed to encrypt its data. At the same time, fundamental ideas on data storage and protection, including the use of Social Security numbers as […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Digital health incubator Rock Health is investing in eight new startups and teaming up with three new corporate entities – Blue Shield of California, Deloitte and global healthcare firm Abbott. The new startups being incubated span the healthcare spectrum, from HIPAA compliance to life sciences and biotech. Among them: — Accountable, an online platform that seeks […]
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California announced the formation of the The California Integrated Data Exchange, an $80 million, three-year effort that seeks to share information of some 9 million patients among the state’s top payers and providers in an attempt to bring down healthcare costs and improve outcomes. The two insurers, along […]