ASC Industry Leader to Know: John Bartos of Collect Rx

John Bartos, CEO of Collect Rx, is a veteran in the field of healthcare and information technology. In his current role, he oversees a company with expertise in out-of-network reimbursement, assisting surgery centers that choose not to negotiate contracts with commercial payors.As president of DrFirst and executive vice president of Prematics, Mr. Bartos has specialized in providing cost containment services to health insurers and various products and services to hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare providers.

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Previously, Mr. Bartos was an attorney at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP (now K&L Gates) where his practice focused on litigation.

Mr. Bartos has serviced a wide range of for-profit and not-for-profit health insurers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Humana, Capital BlueCross, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic Region, CareFirst, and BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts. He also serviced numerous hospitals and health systems, including Henry Ford Health System and MedStar Health, along with hundreds of physician practices.

Mr. Bartos is a graduate of Princeton University and received his J.D. from The American University, Washington College of Law where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was a member of Law Review.

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