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“The public charge rule really chips away at individual family and community resilience,” says Carolyn Wang Kong, chief program director, Blue Shield of California Foundation.
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While health care becomes more digital, our need to emotionally connect with one another is a fundamental part of the healing process. That’s why care must be high-tech and high-touch. Our customer service teams are the voice of Blue Shield and we were proud to celebrate them last week during Customer Service Week. Many thanks to our colleagues who put our 4 million members first day in and day out.
While health care becomes more digital, our need to emotionally connect with one another is a fundamental part of the healing process. That’s why care must be high-tech and high-touch. Our customer service teams are the voice of Blue Shield and we were proud to celebrate them last week during Customer Service Week. Many thanks to our colleagues who put our 4 million members first day in and day out.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and as such we would like to highlight the great work of the Blue Shield of California Foundation, which has given more than $100 million to end domestic violence since 2002. Learn more about their efforts and the team’s connections to the topic below.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Blue Shield of California Surpasses $100 million In Effort to End Domestic Violence
We never stop innovating how care is delivered. We are partnering with Altais and Notable Health to use AI through Apple Watches and smartphones to advance physician-patient communications and automate workflows. Patients benefit from a streamlined check-in using their smart phones — doctors benefit by spending more time delivering care and less time doing administrative tasks. It is a win-win! Learn more in the link below.
Altais, Blue Shield of California, and Notable Health partner to bring intelligent virtual assistance to California practices
How are Financial Executives helping shape the future of healthcare? Get the inside scoop from our CFO Sandra Clarke at Financial Executive International’s “Fireside Chat” on Oct. 17 in San Francisco. Clarke will share insights on the partnership between finance and innovation, navigating policy changes, and the impact of digital therapeutics. Learn more and register at the link below.
FEI | Fireside Chat with Sandra Clarke
Chris Esguerra, Senior Medical Director of Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, was recently included in the NASEM report on social care, or the impact of non-medical factors such as housing, education, neighborhood safety and employment on peoples’ physical and mental health. Dr. Esguerra, a psychiatrist, was able to provide our company’s view on promoting the “holistic treatment of people, to better optimize their social and health care.”
Study Finds That Social Services Can Have a Big Impact on Improving Physical and Emotional Health
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the best defense is to start with prevention. Read more about our prevention tips in our resource center.
Be Well | Breast Cancer
Our Wellvolution offering is a non-traditional wellness program that allows for no-cost lifestyle interventions to support well-being, as well as prevent, treat and even reverse disease as a member benefit rather than a workplace perk. Learn why over 20,000 people have signed up to join our Wellvolution since June in this Blue Cross Blue Shield Association piece.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | Making wellness programs work better
We are thrilled that Bay Area CIO Leadership Association has honored Michael Mathias with the Large Enterprise ORBIE award. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists.
LinkedIn | Bay Area CIO Leadership Association
Kelly is a natural-born problem solver with a big heart. That’s why she excels here and why she was the recipient of the 2019 Blue Shield Corporate Citizenship Award. Read more about how she serves our employees and members as well as the #community she lives and works in. #TransformShieldCA #CorporateCitizenship
Kelly Seymour | Giving back to the community