Data Quality

Blue Shield of CA Technology Partnership Improves Care Management

September 18, 2023 - Blue Shield of California has partnered with a software company to improve care management services for members and streamline enrollment for employers. Through its collaboration with Salesforce, the payer has adopted Salesforce Health Cloud, which will help expand care management services and promote high-quality care. The two organizations have...


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Unpacking What Price Transparency Looks Like for Health Plans

by Victoria Bailey

Consumers are struggling to understand and afford healthcare in the United States. A new federal requirement aimed at increasing healthcare price transparency aims to help, but payers can also use this newly available information to their...

7 Challenges, Opportunities for All-Payer Claims Databases

by Kelsey Waddill

All-payer claims databases (APCDs) offer healthcare leaders and policymakers a wealth of data, but there are still many gaps in the data and challenges in data collection practices that states can...

2022 Marketplace Enrollment Grew Significantly for Black, Latino Enrollees

by Victoria Bailey

Marketplace enrollment through HealthCare.gov grew significantly between 2020 and 2022, with Latino and Black enrollees seeing the highest respective increases of 53 percent and 49 percent, according...

AHIP to Offer Members Access to Analytics Platform, Data Reports

by Victoria Bailey

AHIP has subscribed to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s (ICER) cloud-based analytics platform, providing health plan members with access to benchmark reports, cost-effectiveness...

Payer, Provider Collaboration May Improve Provider Directories

by Victoria Bailey

Health plan provider directories can be a helpful resource for patients, but they are not always accurate. A shared effort from health plans and providers that includes streamlining data collection and...

Payer-Provider Partnership, Data Management Promote Population Health

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Successful value-based contracts are contingent on payer-provider partnerships. These partnerships must be built on clear lines of communication so payers can support providers in delivering the best...

Strategies to Improve Payer-Provider Relationship, Data Quality

by Emily Sokol, MPH

The 4th Annual Value-Based Care Summit brought payers and providers together from across the country together to discuss best practices in value-based care. Open and frank discussions provided valuable...