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EDUCATION
M.B.A, Babson College - Wellesley, MA
B.A. in Economics, Stonehill College - North Easton, MA
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Applied Management Systems, Inc., Burlington, MA: Vice President,
Systems Engineering Group
Winchester
Hospital, Winchester, MA: Vice President for Clinical and Administrative
Services
KPMG Peat Marwick, Boston, MA: Senior Consultant
Applied Management Systems, Inc., Burlington, MA: Account Manager
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
In his 28 years in health care, Mr. Higgins has extensive
experience in hospital
consulting and administration. As a vice president for AMS, he specializes in the
provision of advisory services for hospitals, which include a variety of productivity
enhancement studies that address staff utilization, work methods, and management reporting
systems. This experience includes:
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Development and implementation of hospital-wide staffing benchmark reporting
systems and standard cost-accounting models
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Conduct of numerous detailed methods improvement studies for hospital
departments
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Conduct of standards development studies for all major hospital departments
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Performance of facility/physical layout studies
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Development of cost/benefit analysis on major capital equipment purchases
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Assistance in the development of productivity enhancement/incentive pay
systems
Prior to joining AMS, he was Vice President of Clinical and Administrative
Services at Winchester
Hospital. The responsibilities of this position included planning,
organizing, directing,
coordinating, and evaluating the activities of 22 departments which
comprised the Clinical and Administrative Services Division. Additional project
responsibilities included:
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Development and initiation of a joint venture for the provision of Advanced
Life Support
Ambulance Service with three area hospitals servicing ten surrounding
communities
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Initiation and implementation of a mobile MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
service
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Coordination and day-to-day management of a $5,000,000 maternity renovation
project
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Development and initiation of a physician's telephone answering service
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Chairman/member of numerous hospital committees
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Initiation and coordination of new hospital-wide telephone system
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Development and coordination of off-site parking program
AFFILIATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Healthcare Management Association - Board of Directors
American College of Health Care Executives - Fellow
Hospital Information and Management Systems Society
Rotary Club of Winchester - Board of Directors
Mr. Higgins is a frequent speaker on topics of Materials Management, Cost
Accounting, and
Benchmarking.
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