Bruce Podrat, MBA/MHA
Bruce H. Podrat has over 30 years of diverse experience as a healthcare executive and consultant. His expertise includes accomplishments in a variety of organizations including acute care and specialty hospitals, university medical centers, physician groups, HMO's, nursing homes, retirement centers, multi-hospital systems, ambulatory facilities, occupational health, home healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
His main skills include:
- Strategic Business Planning including strategy development and competitive positioning, product line planning, Board retreats, acquisition evaluation and integration planning, joint business ventures, ambulatory care development and market/demographic studies.
- Finance and Financial Management including complex financing assistance, capital planning, financial projections, budgeting and business office management.
- Operations Management including process, productivity, and quality improvement, service level enhancement, and work restructuring.
- Regulatory Assistance including certificate of need preparation and defense, expert testimony and development of need methodologies incorporated in state regulatory planning law.
Prior to joining Practical Healthcare Solutions, Bruce was responsible for strategic management consulting services for a regional firm's Hospital/Medical Group consulting practice, the Executive Director of a 400 bed community medical center, an Assistant Hospital Director at a prominent university medical center and a Director of Healthcare Consulting Services for a Big 4 accounting firm.
Mr. Podrat has directed many key operations improvement-related projects including studies involving all aspects of hospital clinical care and ancillary services.
Bruce holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters in Hospital and Health Services Management from Northwestern University. He is a frequent speaker on healthcare regulation, strategic and capital planning and on the design of operations improvement programs.
Mr. Podrat is a frequent speaker and presenter on various topics including managed care contracting, hospital and physician joint ventures and timely healthcare management financial and operational issues.