About Scott Ray, Chief Executive Officer, 6 Degrees Health Scott is the founder of 6 Degrees Health and an experienced attorney, accountant, and business executive. He started his career as an accountant and lawyer for Arthur Andersen and KPMG. After leaving the traditional legal practice, he dedicated his career to healthcare, devoting seven years as
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Industry News: Volume 10, Issue 16
INDUSTRY NEWS Leapfrog Releases Bi-Annual Hospital Safety Grades By John Commins Healthleadersmedia.com - One third of the 2,600 general, acute care hospitals across the nation rated in The Leapfrog Group's fall 2019 Hospital Safety Grades got an 'A,' grade, while 1% flunked, the patient safety monitors said. Leapfrog grades are based upon process and structural measures such as hand hygiene, risk mitigation, and discharge communication, as well
Volume 10, Issue 15: Leasa Bolen, CEO & Nicholas Beeler, COO of HALO Medical Travel Services Lessen the Burden of Patients and Families Who Travel to U.S. for Treatments
Dear Colleagues, Medical Travel Today is excited to bring you an interview with Leasa Bolen, CEO & Nicholas Beeler, COO of HALO Medical Travel Services, a not-for-profit company serving patients who travel to Washington State, California and surrounding areas for medical treatment and need assistance with travel arrangements. I had the fabulous opportunity
Spotlight Interview: Leasa Bolen, CEO & Nicholas Beeler, COO of HALO Medical Travel Services
Industry News: Volume 10, Issue 15
INDUSTRY NEWS Key Takeaways from HLTH By Laura Carabello Digital. Technology. And more Digital Technologies Technology and digital solutions dominated the conversation and the exhibit floor: AI, machine learning, remote monitoring, advanced analytics, robotics and devices to diagnose, treat and resolve just about any disease or condition. If the human touch of doctors, nurses and
Volume 10, Issue 14: Rick Louie, Principal, Hospital Pricing Specialists, LLC Sheds Light on Complex Pricing Models
Dear Colleagues, Medical Travel Today is excited to introduce you to Rick Louie, Principal, Hospital Pricing Specialists, LLC, a boutique data analytics company that benchmarks hospital prices for hospital CFOs and strategic pricing consultants In this exclusive interview, Louie explains how Hospital Pricing Specialists makes concepts like transparent and bundled pricing more consumer friendly through its award-winning
Spotlight Interview: Rick Louie, Principal, Hospital Pricing Specialists, LLC
About Rick Louie Over 25 years of experience with hospital benchmarking and operations improvement, with emphasis on hospital pricing. Co-founded Market Insights -- a healthcare informatics firm, including software development and database management. SVP of Business Intelligence at Health Data Insights, a Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (“RAC”) contractor for Region D
Industry News: Volume 10, Issue 14
Americans pay up to 67 times more for drugs than those in other countries By Maia Anderson beckershospitalreview.com– A report released Sept. 23 by the House Ways & Means Committee shows that Americans pay on average nearly four times more for prescription drugs than 11 economically similar countries. The report, titled "A Painful Pill to Swallow: U.S. vs. International Prescription Drug
Volume 10, Issue 13: David Thomas Boucher, Chief Business Transformation Officer, Bumrungrad International Hospital Discusses International Prescription Travel Program in Bangkok
Dear Colleagues, Medical Travel Today is excited to introduce you to David Thomas Boucher, Chief Business Transformation Officer, Bumrungrad International Hospital (BIH), a Joint Commission International accredited, multi-specialty hospital located in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. In this exclusive interview, Boucher discusses the immense financial benefits of BIH’s international prescription travel program where patients gain access to some
Spotlight Interview: David Thomas Boucher, Chief Business Transformation Officer, Bumrungrad International Hospital
David T. Boucher, former president, chief operating officer, UCI Medical Affiliates and Companion Global Healthcare, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of BCBS of South Carolina, is leading Bumrungrad International Hospital’s transformational initiatives. Boucher focuses upon international insurance billing functions, the end-to-end appointment booking and consumer inquiry process, expatriate marketing and public presentations