Nathan Kaufman is Managing Director and founder of Kaufman Strategic Advisors, LLC, an established San Diego-based consulting company. Mr. Kaufman has over 25 years experience and is a nationally renowned expert in the areas of peak performing hospitals and physician groups, hospital strategy, physician compensation, integrated delivery systems, managed care, joint ventures, dispute resolution and has been called upon as an expert witness in healthcare arbitration cases.

Throughout his career, he has held executive positions in a wide range of healthcare companies, including President and Chief Operating Officer of an imaging center company. Mr. Kaufman is a noted lecturer and author on topics related to strategies for the new millennium, achieving peak performance; managed care; hospital-physician transactions; and joint ventures. He regularly speaks on these topics and others for numerous organizations and associations. His educational credentials include an MS in Health Systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a BS in Psychology from Emory University .

Mr. Kaufman is a lead faculty for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), for which he has developed the following courses: The Art and Science of Competitive Strategy, Advanced Managed Care and Integration Strategies, Restructuring Integration: Essential Strategies for the new Millennium, and Lessons Learned: Innovative Strategies for Achieving Competitive Advantage. In addition, he holds executive education retreats and presents at numerous major conferences as keynote speaker, such as the Governance Institute. He has made significant contributions to the body of healthcare literature and is the primary author of Building Business Relationships with Physicians, which is published by the American Academy of Family Physicians. He has testified as an expert witness in numerous healthcare arbitration cases and serves on various advisory and editorial boards.

Among the clients benefiting from Mr. Kaufman's keen consulting acumen and flair for healthcare services integration are such providers and physician groups as investor owned and not-for-profit multihospital systems; prestigious dominant medical centers; general medical/surgical hospitals; primary care physicians and specialists; IPAs; national imaging and surgicenter companies; major diagnostic equipment companies; large radiology groups; medical staffs and medical groups; and national and state healthcare associations.

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AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

•   Managed Care Executive Education
•   Managed Care Strategy Development
•   Managed Care Transaction Support
•   Physician Group Research and Valuation Services
•   Physician Group Operations Management

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