Our Healthcare Consulting Services

AHS focuses on implementing integrated business and technology solutions that empower organizations. Our clients have achieved benefits in improved customer service, quality of care, cost management, revenue realization, supply chain performance improvement, and optimized information technology investments.

Since our founding in 1993, AHS has served healthcare clients - health systems, hospitals, integrated delivery networks, tertiary care centers, rural hospitals, clinics, physician organizations, home healthcare, skilled nursing facilities, health insurers, managed care plans and pharmaceutical companies - across numerous engagements.

AHS healthcare consultants have provided innovative solutions to the business, clinical, technology and system issues of the healthcare industry. AHS possesses the depth and breadth of expertise required to address our clients' specific needs by organizing and directing multi-disciplinary teams with AHS healthcare consultants who have extensive experience in solving similar problems. The scope of our services include:

Healthcare Information Technology Value Realization

  • Strategic Information Technology Planning
  • System and Technology Evaluation and Selection
  • Decision Support Strategy Development and Implementation
  • IT Value and Cost Benchmarking
  • Outsourcing Assessment and Evaluation
  • Contracting
    • Technology
    • Systems
    • Outsourcing

Clinical Performance Improvement

  • Patient Safety Management
  • Clinical Process and Information Technology Integration
  • Care and Disease Management
  • Clinical Resource Management
  • Standardization and Integration of Processes and Systems
  • Continuous Quality Improvement
  • Paperless Process Design

Patient Access Performance Improvement

  • Access to Care across the Continuum
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Standardization and Integration of Processes and Systems
  • Scheduling, Master Patient Index and Registration
  • Numbering Systems and Consistency
  • Paperless Process Design
  • Patient Flow across the Continuum
  • Privacy, Confidentiality and Security

Healthcare Financial Performance Improvement

  • Business Practices and Information Technology Integration
  • Patient Accounting Design and Benefit Realization
    • Revenue Cycle Management
    • Cash Flow Management
    • Revenue Capture
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Compliance
  • Specialized Cost Management Programs
    • Telecommunications
    • Energy Infrastructure
    • Maintenance Contracts

Healthcare Implementation and Integration Services

  • Project Leadership and Management
  • Organization and Team Development
  • Standardization and Integration of Processes and Systems

Enterprise Resource Planning "ERP"

  • Lawson
  • Peoplesoft