Year: 2012

  • Payer+Provider in the News – Q4 2012

    BOSTON– December 26, 2012: During October, November, and December 2012, Payer+Provider Syndicate experts were frequently featured in the media. Dr. Apurv Gupta was featured in an article in Brown Medicine Magazine about his role in Brown’s forthcoming Executive Master in Healthcare Leadership Program. An active member of the Indian American community, Dr. Gupta was also profiled by the Smithsonian Institution’s Indian…

  • Payer Transformation Survey finds that 87% believe health insurers must transform to survive

    BOSTON, Massachusetts–October 25, 2012– Payer+Provider Syndicate, the consulting firm which brings health services research into practice, today released findings from its comprehensive Payer Transformation Survey. The survey found that 87% of the health insurance employees surveyed believe that the industry must undergo a transformation in its business model to survive. To assess the degree to…

  • Payer+Provider in the News – September 2012

    BOSTON– October 16, 2012: During August and September 2012, Payer+Provider Syndicate spent a lot of time thinking about Accountable Care Organizations, hospital mergers, and wellness initiatives. The transition to provider risk-bearing has caused hospitals to consider merging and to seek to better understand the drivers of their financial and medical performance. Dr. Adam Powell spoke with…

  • The Business of Healthcare Innovation is Available

    The 2nd Edition of The Business of Healthcare Innovation, edited by Lawton Robert Burns, is now available in print. The book  provides an overview of the innovative sectors fueling improvements in healthcare: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, platform technology, medical devices and information technology. As the President of Payer+Provider Syndicate, Adam C. Powell, Ph.D. contributed a chapter on health information…

  • Payer+Provider in the News – July 2012

    BOSTON– August 15, 2012: July 2012 was a great media month for Payer+Provider Syndicate. The month began with an article in Becker’s ASC Review by Taryn Tawoda in which Adam C. Powell, Ph.D. was interviewed about means for reducing patient no-shows and non-compliance in surgery centers. A week later, Steff Deschenes of Healthcare Finance News interviewed…