Alan S. Katz Biography
Alan Katz, Co-founder of Katz Brunner Healthcare (KBH), and its predecessor organization Katz Healthcare Services (KHS), is a nationally recognized managed care consultant, author, trainer, group facilitator and speaker.
He has a unique background combining managed care and statistical analysis experience from both the healthcare provider and the business consumer perspectives during a career spanning over 35 years.
As the driving force behind KBH, Alan Katz has been the architect of the development and implementation of numerous unique data analysis tools to assist hospitals and physician groups in directing their managed care strategy.
Today, Mr. Katz serves as the senior consultant overseeing quality control over KBH projects. He is involved daily in negotiations with managed care organizations, particularly when negotiations require innovative thinking and affable interpersonal skills to work through difficult impasse situations.
He has a reputation among healthcare professionals and hospital boards of directors for direct and insightful presentations of issues and options, looking at the global perspective as well as the practical operational issues needed to implement decisions.
Although sitting on the “other side” of the negotiation table, managed care organizations and payors recognize Mr. Katz as a skillful and respectful colleague, even in situations that might otherwise be considered adversarial in nature.
Alan Katz has been active in the healthcare arena since 1972, working with hospital boards of directors, hospital CEOs and CFOs, executive healthcare organization administration in department head functions such as marketing, human resources, managed care contracting, and medical staff relations.
During that time, he has consulted with hospitals and other healthcare provider organizations in hundreds of locations in over thirty states.
Mr. Katz began his managed care specific endeavors in 1989, serving as Senior Vice President and principal in another national managed care consulting firm until founding KHS in 1995.
From 1989 to the present, Alan Katz has been a senior level consultant responsible for professional consulting services with community hospitals and affiliated physician groups in 30 states providing data analysis, market intelligence, contract negotiation, and strategy development regarding managed care issues.
From 1972 to 1989, Mr. Katz’ primary area of expertise and national recognition was healthcare human resource management and small employer personnel management. His book, The Professional Personnel Policies Development Guidebook, (Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1983), was the genesis for thousands of small company personnel policy manuals throughout the country.
Additional Related Experience:
• Vice President of Human Resources (1983-1989) and Interim Vice President of Development (1988) for SunHealth, then a cooperative alliance of 150 hospitals in 15 states, executive management of internal human resources function and broad array of human resources related services and consulting provided to hospital members.
• Manager of Personnel and Labor Relations Consulting and Personnel Administrator of the Michigan Hospital Association (1981-1983), human resources and labor relations consulting services to 140 hospitals throughout Michigan.
• Principal of Sheldon Associates (1978-1981), personnel management consulting services to small businesses, sponsored by local and state chambers of commerce and professional trade associations in 12 states.
Throughout his career, Mr. Katz has been involved in numerous professional associations. He has had professional speaking engagements in 17 states, including many presentations to groups sponsored by state hospital associations, state chambers of commerce, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administration, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and several regional hospital networks.
Mr. Katz earned his MBA (1977) and BA (1972) from Michigan State University, and performed post graduate work at the Institute of Gerontology of the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. In the early stages of his career, he was licensed as a nursing home administrator and certified as a social worker.
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