TractManager Experts
Rick Solano brings nearly 25 years of experience in healthcare IT to the Newport Credentialing Solutions division of TractManager. Most recently he served for five years as president and founder of Turning Point Business Advisors, where he provided business management consulting services across a variety of industries, including healthcare IT.
Previously he was president and CEO of the Institute for Health Metrics and of Mirixa, a pharmacy-based patient care network. He has also served in executive positions in product marketing and operations at various companies, including WedMD and QuadraMed.
Solano received his BA degree in Geography from University of California, Santa Barbara, and his MBA from California Lutheran University.
Rick Solano
Chief Operating Officer, Newport Credentialing Solutions
Limitations of Manual Contract Management
Most people wouldn’t dream of using a card catalog to access a library book. Those index cards were replaced long ago by digital, searchable catalogs that make it much quicker and easier to...
Remote-Based Tools: Essential to Optimizing the Business of Healthcare
As I sit here in San Francisco, drinking tea and looking around my new office space — a recently converted walk-in closet — I reflect on the trials and tribulations of working from home. Like many...
The Importance of Contract Request Management
Contracts are the lifeblood of any organization, especially in the healthcare arena. So, how does a contract come to life? In these times of tight budgets, it’s all the more important to know...
Top 10 Negotiating Strategies
Skilled negotiators are like musical virtuosos. They have an extensive repertoire of tactics from which to draw, and they know when and how to make them a part of their performance. But negotiating healthcare contracts for capital, purchased services, and IT services can test the artistry of even the most masterful negotiator.