Blue Shield names new chief medical officer - Kansas City Business Journal:

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senior vice president and chiefmedicao officer, replacing Dr. Alan Sokolow, who acceptexd a position with in Southern California late last according toBlue Shield. Officiale at the San Francisco-based healt plan said Mathews will oversede all ofits health-care services, includin prevention and wellness disease and case management, maternity pharmacy benefits management, medical policies, centersw of excellence, clinical quality, transparency strategiea and utilization management. Mathews has more than two decadez of experience in healthplan management.
Most recently, he was chiefg medical officer forDaVita VillageHealth, where he oversaw the company’sd disease and care management programs for patientw with end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease. Prio r to that, Mathews was CMO for disease management specialist Blue Shield is one ofthe state’sx largest health plans, with 3.4 million enrolleea in various health insuranc e plans, including 1.2 million HMO enrollees and 1.56 million PPO membersd statewide.