Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business
consulting services, today announced that its Huron
Healthcare practice has been named one of Modern Healthcare’s
2014 Largest Healthcare Management Consulting Firms. Huron Healthcare
has ranked in the top five of Modern Healthcare’s Largest
Healthcare Management Consulting Firms for the past seven years.
“Our ranking on this list for the past seven years reflects our
effectiveness in helping providers prioritize opportunities, optimize
performance and prepare for the continuing evolution of the healthcare
marketplace. Huron Healthcare has helped more than 425 health systems,
hospitals and academic medical centers transform their operations by
adapting their business models to address the evolving demands of
today’s healthcare arena,” said Gordon
Mountford, executive vice president, Huron
Healthcare. “As a result, our clients are more responsive,
productive and viable providers, and they are better prepared for future
challenges.”
Modern Healthcare’s 2014 list included the largest healthcare
management consulting firms, which were ranked according to 2013
provider revenue. In 2013, Huron had total provider revenue of $398.1
million. Huron Healthcare partners with clients including leading
national and regional integrated healthcare systems, academic medical
centers, community hospitals and physician practices to improve quality,
increase revenue, reduce expenses and enhance physician, patient and
employee engagement.
“Hospitals and health systems are currently operating in two worlds.
Managing the transition from fee-for-service models to new value-based
care requires rethinking and reworking of clinical work flows, care
protocols, roles and responsibilities,” said Dr.
Andrew Ziskind, managing director and Clinical
solutions leader, Huron
Healthcare. “Huron Healthcare is dedicated to using analytics,
insight and collaboration to help transition our clients to more
coordinated, standardized care—across the continuum.”
“Given the current and expected velocity of change in healthcare,
creating or sustaining a thriving value-based health system necessitates
20 to 40 percent performance improvement over a multi-year period. Over
the past five years, Huron Healthcare has helped clients achieve these
targets, which equates to total client savings of more than $1 billion,”
said Jim
Gallas, managing director and Performance
solutions leader, Huron
Healthcare. “Working side by side with our clients, we have
successfully identified and implemented major opportunities and
operational changes that produced significant results and operating
efficiency.”
Earlier in the year, Huron Healthcare released its CEO Forum
report, which provides insights from a wide array of leaders
representing more than 100 health systems, hospitals, academic medical
centers and physician group practices from around the country on
significant issues in healthcare, including taking a strategic,
calculated approach to the evolution from volume-based to value-based
systems. Achieving Healthcare Transformation: Insights from the Huron
Healthcare CEO Forum is available for download at www.HealthcareCEOForum.com.
About Huron Healthcare
Huron
Healthcare is the premier provider of performance improvement and
clinical transformation solutions for hospitals and health systems. By
partnering with clients, Huron delivers solutions that improve quality,
increase revenue, reduce expenses, and enhance physician, patient, and
employee satisfaction across the healthcare enterprise. Clients include
leading national and regional integrated healthcare systems, academic
medical centers, community hospitals and physician practices. Modern
Healthcare ranked Huron Healthcare third on its 2014 list of the
largest healthcare management consulting firms. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com/healthcare
or follow us on Twitter: @Huron.
About Huron Consulting Group
Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve
performance, transform the enterprise, reduce costs, leverage
technology, process and review large amounts of complex data, address
regulatory changes, recover from distress and stimulate growth. Our
professionals employ their expertise in finance, operations, strategy
and technology to provide our clients with specialized analyses and
customized advice and solutions that are tailored to address each
client's particular challenges and opportunities to deliver sustainable
and measurable results. The Company provides consulting services to a
wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations,
including healthcare organizations, leading academic institutions,
Fortune 500 companies, governmental entities and law firms. Huron has
worked with more than 425 health systems, hospitals, and academic
medical centers; more than 400 corporate general counsel; and more than
350 universities and research institutions. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
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