Blue Shield of California advocates for the electronic sharing of patient records among care providers. It's what health care professionals call "interoperability." The aim is to help providers access information to give the best possible care to their patients and improve patient experience, while reducing total cost of care. This week, Blue Shield signed on to a letter to the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to advocate for systems and clear any regulatory hurdles to encourage safe, privacy-protected digital record keeping. Blue Shield remains steadfast in its commitment to bringing health care into the digital age, which includes its collaboration with Manifest MedEx, the largest nonprofit health information network that facilitates the secure exchange of 11 million patient claims records and 5 million patient clinical records for more than 200 participating partners. ... |