Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Charles Folk-Cruthirds has a range of work experience in various roles and industries. Charles started their career at TVO North America as a Property Manager, where they implemented capital improvements and exceeded budgeted income expectations. Charles also served as a Peer Trainer, providing financial reporting, leasing skills, and policy training to new management teams and existing team members nationwide.
From 2012 to 2013, Charles worked at The Feil Organization as a Property Manager, implementing capital improvements and raising occupancy rates while increasing rental rates.
Charles then joined Peoples Health in 2014 as a Decision Support Analyst, where they identified trends and cost-saving opportunities through claims data analysis. Charles also prepared executive summaries and presentations for senior staff.
Since 2016, Charles has been working at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Charles has held several roles, including Healthcare Informatics Consultant, Healthcare Informatics Consultant II, Healthcare Informatics Relationship Manager, Analytics Manager, Senior Data Modeler, and currently serves as the Lead Data Modeler.
Throughout their career, Charles has consistently demonstrated skills in data modeling, analytics, healthcare informatics, and property management.
Charles Folk-Cruthirds completed their Master of Science in Analytics degree in Decision Sciences from Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in 2014. Prior to that, they pursued Information Systems and Decision Sciences at Louisiana State University from 2011 to 2013. For their undergraduate education, Charles earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from The University of Texas-Pan American, which they completed from 1996 to 2005. Moreover, they participated in two French for non-francophone immersion programs at Université Laval, achieving an advanced level in 1998 and an intermediate level in 1997.
In terms of certifications, Charles obtained the Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner certification from Scaled Agile, Inc. in 2020. Charles also holds the SAS 9 Base Programmer certification from the SAS Institute, obtained in 2013. Additionally, they are a Registered Yoga Teacher with a 200-hour training from Yoga Alliance, earned in 2013.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a company on a mission: to improve the health and lives of Louisianians. We take that mission very seriously and apply it to everything we do. But, we also like to have fun! After all, we live and work in a state known for its joie de vivre, its great food and its friendly people. That joy for life also affects everything we do as we strive to give our members the best possible experience and the best possible outcomes. Our company was founded here in 1934 and has remained Louisiana-owned and operated. Our vision is to be the statewide leader in healthcare, improving quality, value and experience through transformation of the delivery system in partnership with providers committed to positive change, and by serving Louisianians across all major market segments by 2020. That means it’s an exciting time to be part of our family. Every day, we are seeking innovative ways (and people) to achieve our vision and stay true to our Louisiana roots. Of course, we are aware of the urgent national issues regarding healthcare affordability, the numbers of uninsured and the quality of health services rendered. Blue Cross is providing education and guidance to help shape healthcare reform legislation, but it’s also important to us to reassure our members that we are going to be here through every change, making sure they continue to have access to quality care. Blue Cross collaborates with other business and community leaders to move Louisiana to a quality-driven model of healthcare using data, patient engagement, provider professionalism and financial incentives to improve health outcomes and promote patient-centered care. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and incorporated as Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is licensed to sell products only in the state of Louisiana.