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Neal Peyser Healthcare Transformation Strategist Greater Chicago Area Hospital & Health Care Current President and Founder at Healthcare Continuum Advisors Past Senior Vice President at Health Dimensions Group Managing Director at FTI Consulting Managing Director at Navigant Consulting Education Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University Northwestern University Recommendations 2 people have recommended Neal Connections 355 connections Public Profile http://www.linkedin.com/pub/neal-peyser/13/349/78b Summary During this transformational era, healthcare organizations must adopt a market and organizational perspective that is broad, global and future-oriented yet informed with lessons learned within healthcare and across other industries. As a healthcare strategist, I have successfully addressed this challenge through leveraging: • Over 25 years as a trusted strategic business advisor to healthcare CEOs, executive management, and boards to aggressively drive vision, mission, strategy, and profitability • Client experiences with large health systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals, physician groups, entrepreneurial healthcare ventures, and others • A unique blending of business, financial, operational, and marketing strategies on the vanguard of transformational change management, competitive positioning, and P&L performance • Personal viewpoints communicated through writings and presentations in multiple healthcare forums to share professional viewpoints and encourage productive conversations around key issues with colleagues, clients, and industry thought leaders I welcome this most exciting time to help select healthcare organizations dramatically reduce costs; improve patient experiences, quality, and outcomes; and innovate and ensure absolute safety. Specialties Physician-hospital alignment, accountable care including ACOs, enterprise strategy, business planning, service line development, ambulatory and retail medicine, healthcare finance, competitive positioning, margin improvement, meeting and retreat facilitation, organizational change management, asset portfolio evaluation, capital allocation, mergers and acquisitions, transaction advisory, post-acute care, long term care, rehabilitation services, home and community based services, senior housing Experience President and Founder Healthcare Continuum Advisors March 2012 – Present (4 months) Greater Chicago Area Advises hospitals, integrated health systems, physicians, payers, post acute, and long term care providers on design and execution of innovative patient care transformation strategies across the healthcare continuum including: • strategy development to achieve market/competitive differentiation, access to capital, business process synergies, high-caliber people, advanced information technology, and better access and service to the community • Health system/physician alignment, strategic and business planning, M&A, and organizational change management approaches to enhance profitability, sustainability and competitive positioning • Healthcare continuum strategies to achieve better patient experience, lower cost and improved outcomes Senior Vice President Health Dimensions Group Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry 2011 – February 2012 (1 year) Greater Chicago Area Leads Health Dimensions Group's ever-expanding consulting practice. Advises hospitals, integrated health systems, physicians, payers, post acute, and long term care providers on design and execution of innovative patient care transformation strategies across the healthcare continuum. Managing Director FTI Consulting Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FCN; Management Consulting industry July 2008 – December 2010 (2 years 6 months) Developed FTI Healthcare Strategy Services that serve to link market and competitive innovation with product/service desgn, asset portfolio optimization, finance, operations, marketing, organization and infrastructure. Led practice-wide thought leadership with a focus on industry transformation in a post reform era. Managing Director Navigant Consulting Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NCI; Management Consulting industry April 2005 – August 2008 (3 years 5 months) Leader in health care strategy practice with focus on health system/physician alignment, strategic and business planning, top line growth, M&A, and organizational change management. Vice President/Partner Tiber Group, LLC July 1991 – April 2005 (13 years 10 months) Vice President and Senior Partner of health care consulting practice nationally recognized for its industry leadership and characterized by rapid growth in size and stature. Acquired by Navigant Consulting in 2005. Neal has 1 recommendation (1 report) including: 1st Jeffrey Kasowitz, Senior Consultant, Navigant Consulting (Tiber Group) Senior Manager/Senior Consultant Ernst & Young/Amherst Associates September 1985 – June 1991 (5 years 10 months) Advised clients in key areas of financial feasibility, business strategy, service line development, physician relations, capital allocation and M&A. Amherst Associates, a highly regarded healthcare consultancy, was acquired by E & Y in 1988. Neal has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including: 1st Ron Mills, Director Communications, Ernst & Young Skills & Expertise Healthcare Mergers Business Planning Strategy Change Management Long-term Care Positioning Customer Service Capital Allocation Consulting Leadership Healthcare Consulting Healthcare Management Managed Care Hospitals Performance Improvement Education Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management MBA, Marketing and Health Services Management 1980 – 1983 Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma Northwestern University MA, Audiology 1975 – 1976 Northwestern University BS, Speech 1971 – 1975 Recommendations For Neal Vice President/Partner Tiber Group, LLC “I learned a great deal as an emerging consultant working with Neal at Tiber Group. In addition to sharing his insights and creative ideas for addressing challenges faced by health care leaders, Neal always took the time to mentor me. Neal's coaching helped me to develop the strategic planning frameworks I use today as well as shape the way I approach client and partner relationships. Neal's care for and commitment to his clients is deep and inspiring and he goes above and beyond to help them problem solve. I recommend him strongly to potential health care clients and employers alike.” February 3, 2011 1st Jeffrey Kasowitz, Senior Consultant, Navigant Consulting (Tiber Group) reported to Neal at Tiber Group, LLC Senior Manager/Senior Consultant Ernst & Young/Amherst Associates “Neal Peyser commands the respect of his clients and colleagues in the quietest but strongest ways. You can see him listening, you can hear him thinking, and so you're never surprised his insights are so keen and his recommendations so well conceived and constructed. I've worked with Neal for 23 years as colleague, client, author, and friend. I'm working with him again now. And so should you.” January 20, 2011 1st Ron Mills, Director Communications, Ernst & Young worked directly with Neal at Ernst & Young/Amherst Associates Additional Information Groups and Associations: Accountable Care Organizations American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Official Group Chicago Health Executives Forum - The Official Group Forum for Healthcare Strategists Health 2.0 Healthcare Executive.net Healthcare Executives Network Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Healthcare Solutions Hospital and Health System Post Acute Services Executives Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago (KACC) Kellogg Health Enterprise Management Group Kellogg School of Management Modern Healthcare Magazine Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD) The Healthcare Strategy Innovation and Management Group

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