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Tom Szostak

Director of Healthcare Economics, Canon Medical Systems USA

Tom Szostak is the Director of Healthcare Economics for Canon Medical Systems USA and an expert on health care policy. He serves as an advisor to purchasing organizations, health systems and medical societies in matters regarding health economics, policy, reform and reimbursement. He has authored a series of papers on the Affordable Care Act for AHRA and published white papers on the economics and outcomes on the acute stroke population through changing clinical pathways.

He was recently appointed to the patient navigation advisory board at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center where he serves as a member at-large. The board is tasked with improving the patient, family and caregiver experience with a focus on cancer care. With more than 19 years of experience in health care economics, he has held several financial and economic positions at companies including B. Braun Medical and Radiology Practice Management. He also is a member of the American Society of Health Economists and the Healthcare Finance Management Association.

If you would like to schedule a meeting with Tom for a private consultation for your business, please contact your Account Executive or send an email request to educationcenter@us.medical.canon.

Tom Szostak

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The Road to Value-Based Healthcare: Alternative Price Models (APMs)

Although the Trump administration has sought to repeal ACA, they support and champion Value-Based Healthcare. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, has made it a priority to achieve a value-based…

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Healthcare Economics: Why Is It Important To Me?

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Tom Szostak, Director of Healthcare Economics at Canon Medical Systems USA, provides a basic understanding of Healthcare Economics…

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Healthcare Economics is a comprehensive subject with many acronyms and terms that are added, updated, or changed with frequency. Canon Medical Learning has compiled a list of common healthcare economic terms and definitions…

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