January 16, 2023
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 American Heritage Project and in an article on Movers and Shakers in Medicine published by Lokvani. Dr. Adam Powell was featured in a number of articles as well. In […]
Dr. Apurv Gupta joins Payer+Provider Syndicate
BOSTON– December 21, 2012: Apurv Gupta, M.D., M.P.H. has joined Payer+Provider Syndicate’s panel of experts. Dr. Gupta has expertise in performance improvement, change management, hospitalist care, and hospital administration. Dr. Gupta is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer on Healthcare Leadership at Brown University and has served as Vice President for Network Performance Improvement at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Chief Medical Officer at Quincy Medical Center, Medical Director at Norwood Hospital, and Associate Medical Director at Beth Israel Deaconess Physicians Organization. Prior to […]
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 which transformation is taking place, the survey also examined the industry’s self-perceived degree of preparedness for reform. The health insurance company employees surveyed expressed concern […]
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 reporters to discuss Steward Health Care’s plan to buy Mercy Hospital and Prime Healthcare’s plan to buy Lower Bucks Hospital. The first article appeared within […]
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 technology to the book, complementary copies were delivered to Payer+Provider Syndicate headquarters. While witnessing the arrival of a textbook may not be as exciting as […]
