{"id":144233,"date":"2023-05-01T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-blue-shield-of-california-appoints-krishna-ramachandran-as-nonprofit-health-plans-health-transformation-leader\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T16:10:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:10:18","slug":"blue-shield-of-california-nombra-a-krishna-ramachandran-lider-en-transformacion-de-la-salud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/blue-shield-of-california-nombra-a-krishna-ramachandran-lider-en-transformacion-de-la-salud\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Shield of California Appoints Krishna Ramachandran As Nonprofit Health Plan&#8217;s Health Transformation Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 0pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OAKLAND, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 1, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> today announced <span class=\"xn-person\">Krishna Ramachandran<\/span> as senior vice president of Health Transformation and Provider Adoption to lead the nonprofit health plan&#8217;s bold strategy to reimagine health care.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg540bleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg540bleft\" title=\"Krishna Ramachandran is the new Senior Vice President of Health Transformation and Provider Adoption at Blue Shield of California\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2066292\/Blue_Shield_of_California_Krishna_Ramachandran.jpg\" alt=\"Krishna Ramachandran is the new Senior Vice President of Health Transformation and Provider Adoption at Blue Shield of California\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>In this role, Ramachandran is responsible for leading partnerships and innovations to improve healthcare quality for members, bring tools and support that benefit providers, and promote health equity and healthier communities throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, our goal is to come together with a diverse group of providers to improve the quality of patient care for our members while lowering healthcare costs to ensure that all Californians have access to the care they deserve,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Long<\/span>, executive vice president of Strategy and Health Solutions at Blue Shield. &#8220;Krishna&#8217;s experience, talent and leadership will help us make that a reality for our members and communities throughout the state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ramachandran brings more than 20 years of experience to Blue Shield, offering unique leadership experience in technology, provider, and health plan organizations. Most recently, Ramachandran served as regional senior vice president of Illinois Health Care Delivery at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Montana<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">New Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Oklahoma<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>. Previously, he began his healthcare career at Epic Systems before moving to Duly Health and Care. He is also a lecturer and scientific advisor at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Chicago<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> is a big, beautiful state rich with diverse people, geography, and cutting-edge technology,&#8221; said Ramachandran. &#8220;It is thrilling for me to step into this role and continue the trailblazing work Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> has started to support healthcare providers and transform the system to make it worthy of family and friends and sustainably affordable.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ramachandran earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani, <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span>, a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois in Chicago<\/span>, and an Executive MBA at <span class=\"xn-org\">Northwestern University&#8217;s<\/span> Kellogg School of Management.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><br \/><\/b>Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> strives to create a healthcare system worthy of its family and friends that is sustainably affordable. Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> is a tax paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with over 4.7 million members, over 7,800 employees and more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$22.9 billion<\/span> in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span> and now headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Oakland<\/span>, Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare healthcare service plans in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. The company has contributed more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$192 million<\/span> to Blue Shield of California Foundation in the last five years to have an impact on <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> communities.<\/p>\n<p>For more news about Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3851449-1&amp;h=3716330276&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.blueshieldca.com%2F&amp;a=news.blueshieldca.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">news.blueshieldca.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Or follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3851449-1&amp;h=2497715054&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fblue-shield-of-california%2F&amp;a=LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3851449-1&amp;h=2067958198&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FBlueShieldCA&amp;a=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3851449-1&amp;h=4148324798&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBlueShieldCA%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">CONTACT:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Amanda Wardell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Blue Shield of California\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">510-607-2359<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a href=\"mailto:media@blueshieldca.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">media@blueshieldca.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg4acaleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; 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Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> today announced <span class=\"xn-person\">Krishna Ramachandran<\/span> as senior vice president of Health Transformation and Provider Adoption to lead the nonprofit health plan&#8217;s bold strategy to reimagine health care.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg540bleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%;text-align: left\">&lt;img id=&quot;prnejpg540bleft&quot; title=&quot;Krishna Ramachandran is the new Senior Vice&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":144234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144233"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144236,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144233\/revisions\/144236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}