Karen Xie, PhD, is the chief technology officer and senior vice president at Blue Shield of California, where she executes the $20 billion payer's technology strategy.
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With millennials projected to surpass baby boomers as the largest adult generation in the U.S. within the next decade, it is imperative that the healthcare industry restructures and reprioritizes in order to reach them.
Though mobile technology, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, blockchain and more high-tech solutions hold nearly endless potential for the creation of digital tools, the selection of those tools that consumers will actually adopt is much more limited.
As the executive vice president and chief digital officer of Providence St. Joseph Health Aaron Martin is responsible for the health system's digital, web, mobile and online marketing channels.
The Pfizer Foundation announced Aug. 20 the latest group of NGOs, nonprofits and social enterprises to receive $100,000 grants to address the threat of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income nations.
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Though patients are playing a more significant role than ever in managing their own healthcare, this has, somewhat paradoxically, made it more difficult for providers to engage patients with their offerings.
Eli Lilly announced Aug. 14 an open challenge to promote the development of innovative digital solutions for the care of inflammatory bowel disease.
Many industry stakeholders have been anticipating the rise of modern consumerism in healthcare for years. According to Change Healthcare's Spencer Cross, director of product management and experience solutions, the wait is over.
Andrew Trister, MD, PhD, has left his post in the special projects division of Apple's health team to join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he confirmed to CNBC.
With digitization occurring across industries at a rapid rate, the most successful organizations will be those that fully embrace this disruption and ensure their entire workforce has the digital skills necessary to adapt.