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Bassett Healthcare Appoints Executive Director of Physician Services

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Karen Huxtable

Manager, Public and Media Relations

(607) 547-4581

karen.huxtable@bassett.org

 

Cooperstown, NY - September 15, 2008 - Susan Jamback has joined Bassett Healthcare as the new Executive Director of Physician Services. In that role, she will work directly with Chief Executive Officer Dr. William F. Streck and the chiefs of  staff as the senior staff member responsible for program development, recruiting, credentialing, reporting and analysis, coding and  compliance, and compensation and incentive plans.

Ms. Jamback comes to Bassett from the Harvard-affiliated Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Mass., where she was senior director of Clinic Budget and Revenue. She has dedicated her career to the health care industry. Ms. Jamback directly managed implementations of both financial and clinical applications at major academic medical centers. She also held administrative positions ranging from vice president of  professional affairs at a small rural hospital, to regionally focused  director positions at complex academic medical systems, including Duke University Health System and Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

"I am honored to have been given the opportunity to join Bassett at  such a fascinating time in its history," said Jamback. "I look forward to working with the leadership at Bassett to develop advanced processes designed to enhance physician services that will ultimately benefit patients across the region."

Ms. Jamback holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College and attained a Master of Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School of Business and Economics Executive MBA Program.

Bassett Healthcare

Bassett Healthcare is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
and a leading provider of health services in the central New York region.
Bassett offers quality primary and specialty care services targeted to address this region's health care needs.

For more information about Bassett, visit www.bassett.org.



 

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