Industry Initiatives 2021 Year-End Wrap: Alignment and Collaboration to Scale Innovation

News of major changes to federal vaccine policy have patients, stakeholders and members asking what it all means for their coverage and care – especially for their children. Blue Shield of California is committed to protecting patient access to vaccinations as one of the most effective interventions available against the spread of infectious disease...

New research analyzing the impact of health data sharing is revealing its powerful impact on patient outcomes and health care affordability, with health information exchange (HIE) contributing to thousands of dollars saved per patient...

In July, the Trump Administration made a splash by declaring their intent to “Make Health Tech Great Again.” At this event, a series of voluntary commitments were made by the likes of Epic, Amazon, UnitedHealth Group, and Google (among others) to improve data sharing between patients and providers and increase patients’ access to personalized digital health tools...