Payer+Provider in the News – Q1 2013

BOSTON– April 1, 2013: During the first quarter of 2013, Payer+Provider Syndicate experts were featured in approximately one article per week. Numerous journalists turned to Payer+Provider for insights on changes occurring within the healthcare industry. Adam C. Powell, Ph.D., the President of Payer+Provider Syndicate, was asked to comment on the implications of a number of national issues: changes resulting from health reform in 2013, the impact of sequestration, and the implications of rising hospital food prices. Dr. Powell was also […]

Dr. Adam Powell Appointed to the Indian School of Business

CHANDIGARH, INDIA– February 1, 2013: Adam C. Powell, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Visiting Faculty of the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Mohali, Punjab, India. The Indian School of Business was founded with support from Kellogg and Wharton, and augments its own faculty with visiting faculty from outside of India. In 2012, the Indian School of Business tied the Yale School of Management and Oxford’s Said School of Business for 20th place on The Financial Times’ global ranking of MBA programs. Dr. […]

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 […]