Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota designa a William Gerardi, M.D. director médico y vicepresidente sénior del área Gestión de la Salud

EAGAN, Minn. (August 11, 2014) -Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) today announced that Dr. William Gerardi will serve as chief medical officer and senior vice president of health management. In this role, he is responsible for setting business goals that increase the quality of care for Blue Cross members while continuing to driving lower overall costs. Gerardi will provide strategic direction and oversight to multiple areas of the organization, including Integrated Health Management, Health Economics, Medical Affairs and Pharmacy.

"Dr. Gerardi is a great addition to our executive leadership team," said Michael Guyette, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. "Delivering a relevant and personalized consumer experience is a critical part of our business strategy. As such, it made sense to have a chief medical officer position to oversee the work that would have the greatest impact on how our members navigate the health care system. Dr. Gerardi was the ideal candidate, given his vast experience in driving improvement in health outcomes, partnering with providers, and working within the Blues' systems."

Gerardi brings more than two decades of medical management leadership and expertise to Blue Cross. Most recently, Gerardi was chief medical officer at Aetna Better Health of Illinois. He also served as chief medical officer at Resolution Health, Inc. in Columbia, Md., and has held leadership positions at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and Sierra Angeles Health Care Group.

Dr. Gerardi received his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine degrees from Georgetown University, and holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Acerca de Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Durante más de 90 años, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (bluecrossmn.com) favorece la salud, el bienestar y la tranquilidad de sus miembros esforzándose por garantizar el acceso equitativo a atención médica de la mejor calidad, a un precio asequible. Nuestra misión es impulsar el cambio, transformar la atención médica y contribuir a la buena salud de las personas y comunidades a las que prestamos servicio, lo cual hacemos realidad mediante la renovación de nuestros conceptos y del sistema general. Tenemos más de 2.5 millones de miembros distribuidos entre cada condado de Minnesota, los 50 estados y cuatro continentes. Como una orgullosa organización sin fines de lucro, creemos que trabajar para promover el bienestar de todos los residentes de Minnesota es la mayor inversión que podemos hacer. Nuestro objetivo es nada menos que todos puedan lograr su mayor potencial de salud, independientemente de la raza u otras circunstancias definidas socialmente. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota es titular de una licencia independiente de Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, que brinda sus servicios a más de 107 millones de miembros en todo el territorio de los Estados Unidos.