There is no doubt, medical doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners are among the best and brightest among us. By and large, medical professionals like you found their healthcare path with the wellbeing of others in mind and we at HPA believe that’s where their focus should stay. Running any business can be a huge undertaking but the healthcare industry is especially complicated with so many ever-evolving variables including billing requirements and compliance responsibilities. Medical providers don’t just make a product and find buyers to sell to. You have to gain a reputation of excellence by treating patients successfully over an extended period while maintaining the business side so you can pay everybody; including yourself. It’s easy to take a wrong turn and become complacent with insurance payors or depend on staff members who don’t share your vision and bring down the overall morale of your organization. Once a disconnect within your practice begins, it can snowball over time into disaster mode with high turnover rates and lost revenue. Band-Aid fixes won’t work and as a someone treating patients or overseeing other medical professionals responsible for the care of others, you don’t have time to do the deep dive required to right your own ship. That’s where a professional healthcare management consulting firm specializing in the needs of healthcare providers like HPA really shines.

Health Professionals Alliance has a wide swath of consulting services that can be tailored specifically to your needs. Whether you are an independent practice with a handful of physicians or are operating several locations, an HPA medical management consultant has the expertise to identify the most effective next steps and formulate a strategic plan for your success. Most of our healthcare management consulting services fall into a few specific categories:

• Strategy Development – Our team of experts will look at your entire business to understand what makes you thrive. We want to empower you with all the tools necessary to help you grow at an efficient and comfortable pace, utilizing a game plan formulated with expertise at the helm. Our strategy development engages other necessary services within HPA to implement the plans put forward. 
• Financial Management – Because the payment structure of healthcare is so complex, there is generally plenty of room for most practices to improve. Maintaining status quo often leaves a practice vulnerable on many levels. HPA medical management consultants believe it is critical that healthcare providers understand how their work becomes revenue and how that revenue becomes compensation. That way they can track inconsistencies on a regular basis and make informed changes. 
• Practice Management – Sometimes structural challenges build up over time without realizing it. These can cause unnecessary friction within the ranks that may not have anything to do with a clash of personalities. For example, one position may have accumulated more work under its titled umbrella and is too much responsibility for any one person to handle. Unraveling this issue with the help of a healthcare management consultant will bring balance back to the workplace without having to lose any key team members. 
• Leadership Recruitment– It takes a significant amount of time to vet executive level candidates properly for any organization. Each healthcare practice has a specific size and culture that needs to be honored when searching for the right person to fill a particular position. Additionally, a recruiter knowledgeable in healthcare practices provides a facilitator for salary and benefits negotiations that can ensure you find someone who will stay committed to your mission for the long haul. 
• Payor Contracting and Credentialing – This service may be one of the most impactful of all because it feeds your bottom line like no other. Medical management consulting firms are the best equipped to take the plunge into your billing contracts and practices to uncover where your practice is leaving money on the table. The last thing a hardworking healthcare group needs is to build their organization on a foundation of poor reimbursement for expertise that took a lifetime to attain. 

This may seem like a lot and when you’re trying to tackle it all yourself, it is. The good news is you don’t have to feel overwhelmed with the help of HPA medical management consultants. Our team will help you see clearly where you can make sound adjustments with either a single solution or a little something out of every one of our consulting services. No matter what, you can be certain that your investment will come back to you in the form of greater revenue and better collaboration. Let’s show you how we do it!