Healthcare Reform is Causing "Tsunami of Innovation," Leaving Age of Entitlement in its Wake, Kaufman Says at Huntzinger Management Group Event

LAS VEGAS, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Reform has caused a "tsunami of innovation," requiring successful organizations to abandon conventional planning models steeped in entitlement for those better defined by transparency and accountability, noted healthcare consultant Nathan Kaufman said at a recent Huntzinger Management Group (HMG) event during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2012 Conference. HMG is an industry leader in healthcare advisory and managed services consulting.

Kaufman spoke to a group of more than 75 healthcare leadership professionals invited to a private luncheon hosted by HMG last week. Kaufman's presentation, "Preparing for the Inevitable Perilous Journey from Entitlement to Accountability," proved dynamic and provocative, said George Huntzinger, HMG's CEO.   

"Nathan's message was abundantly clear: embrace change and leverage the incredible flow of innovation sparked by Healthcare Reform to be successful in the new marketplace," Huntzinger said. "We truly have the opportunity to redefine healthcare. We can lose time and money waxing conventional, old times, or embrace the opportunity of the present."

Kaufman spoke at length about the megatrends surrounding Healthcare Reform, and identified several strategic themes healthcare organizations should consider while transitioning to the new marketplace. An active discussion followed the presentation with one physician in attendance commenting, "This is the most informative and useful presentation on the topic I have ever attended." 

About The Huntzinger Management Group, Inc.
HMG provides advisory and managed services consulting to the healthcare industry. We focus on clinical and operational business performance optimization by ensuring alignment between IT, clinical, financial and ambulatory areas to position our healthcare clients for the future. For more information, visit www.huntzingergroup.com

About Nathan Kaufman
Nathan Kaufman is the Managing Director of Kaufman Strategic Advisors. KaufmanSA provides strategic and tactical advice to many of the nation's largest health systems and medical groups, specializing in board and management retreats, managed care negotiations, all aspects of hospital-physician collaborations/employment, and fair market value assessments.  For more information, visit www.kaufmansa.com

SOURCE Huntzinger Management Group