Jaeger has more than 20 years of clinical practice and medical informatics experience. He was most recently chief information medical officer at Sutter Health, where he was responsible for evaluating and implementing health information technology systems. He also served as Sutter Health’s vice president of Medical Informatics and co-director of electronic health record hospital applications.
“Blue Shield of California is focused on driving technically-enabled provider collaborations to advance our ACO program and Chris’ experience in implementing effective health information technology strategies will help us deliver quality, affordable care for our members,” said Jeffrey Bailet, M.D., executive vice president of Health Care Quality and Affordability at Blue Shield of California. “We are thrilled to have a leader like Chris join our team.” Chris Jaeger will report to Bailet.
“Blue Shield’s ACO model was among the first of its kind nationally,” said Jaeger. “I’m eager to continue to build on that success and implement strategic technology and data initiatives that will help enhance quality, safety, cost and personalization of care for our members.”
Contact: Clinton McGue, 415-229-5359, media@blueshieldca.com
Background on Blue Shield of California
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