Why Pinnacle Health Care Advisors? ROI.

Our primary objective at Pinnacle Healthcare Advisors is to design and implement sustainable improvements that will result in a return on investment (ROI) for our clients. We founded Pinnacle with the belief that your people are at the core of everything you do and that developing them is the most important aspect of driving sustainable improvements in financial performance.

Mission

Mission

Elevate our clients’ revenue cycle performance through technology optimization and people development

Vision

Vision

Re-define what organizations can expect from a consulting firm 

Values

Values

​Act with integrity​, professional respect for all individuals​, internal and client transparency​, personal accountability​, teamwork driven, open to innovation and customization

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Leadership Team

Todd Hakala

Todd Hakala

Principal

25+ years leading revenue cycle transformation efforts that have contributed to millions of dollars in net revenue enhancement and improved customer service.

 

Andrew Jacobsen

Andrew Jacobsen

Principal

Nearly 20 years of experience driving revenue cycle transformation through end-to-end consulting engagements and interim leadership.

Brian Felland

Brian Felland

Principal

18+ years of experience providing technical, functional, and leadership expertise in all areas of revenue cycle operations.

Jim Martin

Jim Martin

Principal

30+ years of experience implementing sustainable operational improvement, benefiting his clients with significant net revenue, process, and cost enhancement.

Nick Fortman

Nick Fortman

Senior Director of Business Intelligence

Experienced in back-end revenue cycle management improvement, EHR optimization, and system implementations.

Kevin Blanchard

Kevin Blanchard

Senior Director

16+ years of experience guiding clients through front-end to back-end revenue cycle improvements and Epic HB go-live and post-live optimizations.

Leon Chang

Leon Chang

Senior Director

More than 15 years’ experience in healthcare management and consulting with a focus on margin improvement.

Ehson Afshar

Ehson Afshar

Senior Director

13+ years of consulting experience developing strategic and tailored revenue cycle solutions to drive bottom line cash improvement.

Vickie Bridge

Vickie Bridge

Director

25+ years of experience working in and with healthcare organizations to enhance their clinical documentation and revenue integrity processes.

Veronica Molares

Veronica Molares

Director

Over 16 years of experience in healthcare developing strategic solutions resulting in sustained improvements to overall revenue cycle productivity and efficiency.

Ryan Hutten

Ryan Hutten

Director

Experience partnering with healthcare systems to develop tailored solutions in back-end revenue cycle to increase revenue and productivity.

Marci Mollman

Marci Mollman

Director

Bringing people, processes, and technology together to drive operational change and growth.

Laszlo Tarjan

Laszlo Tarjan

Director

Over 10 years of consulting and technology experience helping providers optimize front- and back-end revenue cycle processes, streamlining operations through automation, and delivering sustainable EHR solutions.

Paige Popp

Paige Popp

Director

33+ years of experience leading and optimizing enterprise-wide Patient Access operations with a focus on enhancing the patient experience and improving front-end revenue cycle performance.

Yuri Karev

Yuri Karev

Manager

Experienced in supporting hospitals and health systems improve their approach to revenue cycle, both through technological optimizations and targeted coaching.

Andrew Tyus

Andrew Tyus

Manager

10+ years of experience implementing sustainable revenue cycle improvement for his clients including leveraging emerging technologies and partnership strategies such as robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI), advanced digital capabilities and outsourcing.

Jenna Brew

Jenna Brew

Manager

10 years of experience using data analytics to drive process improvements in revenue cycle operations and centralized scheduling to ensure sustainability.

Liz Hendricks

Liz Hendricks

Operations Manager

13+ years’ experience supporting business operations.

Browse our solutions below

End-to-End Transformation

Initiative-Based

EHR Optimization

Interim Resources