Dr. Kongstvedt is a well known and highly regarded independent national authority on the health care industry with particular expertise in health insurance and managed health care. He is principal of the P.R. Kongstvedt Company, LLC, a consulting firm advising health care executives on strategy, operations and effective decision making to achieve greater success.
With more than 30 years experience as a practicing physician, health care executive and global consultant, Dr. Kongstvedt has developed a strong sense of the issues and trends that are most important against the backdrop of the ever changing and unpredictable nature of the health care industry. Peter has a number of topics in which he is conversant, and works directly with clients to identify the elements most appropriate and useful for particular audiences. However, he is not limited to these topics, and can accommodate a variety of needs to deliver speeches and presentations that best address a client’s goals and objectives.
He is the primary author and editor of several widely used books, including two recently updated textbooks that are generally considered to be “the bibles” of managed care:
The Essentials of Managed Health Care, Fifth Edition, published by Jones & Bartlett in March 2007, and
Managed Care, What it Is and How it Works, Third Edition, published in September 2008.
Peter is a frequent speaker at health-related industry and trade group conferences, as well as to health care companies. Peter’s extensive knowledge of the central issues in the industry, coupled with his wit and humor, give audiences a better understanding of the industry and the ability to apply what they’ve heard to their own work.
Dr. Kongstvedt is a board-certified internist and received his B. Sc. and M. D. degrees as well as his internal medicine training at the
University
of
Wisconsin
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Peter R. Kongstvedt, MD
