Supporting health systems, medical groups,
and health law firms since 1996.
Based in the Seattle metropolitan area, Health Trends supports health organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest and across the nation. Our firm specializes in a variety of health economic and analytic services. Whether you’re a health delivery provider in need of market analysis and forecasting expertise to assess, expand or develop new programs; a health law firm or a regulatory entity that requires compilation, analysis and evaluation of utilization and financials statistics for economic damages models and expert reports; we will provide rigorous, data-driven analysis and strategic recommendations to help your organization make clear, accurate decisions. We bring extensive experience and professionalism to every project and customize our support to your individual needs and concerns.
Our firm has been practicing for over twenty years. We’re on the pulse of the changing landscape of healthcare and modern analytic techniques, and have monitored their evolution to inform our own services.
Get in touch with us to set up a consultation and determine whether our services are right for you.
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LocationSeattle WA
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Contact206.366.1550
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Areas of Practice
payer negotiations
Client support in assessment of the financial impact of payer reimbursement proposals, ranging from partial updates of existing agreement terms to complete revisions of reimbursement plans. Performance of sensitivity analysis and contract review to inform counterproposal recommendations.
valuation services
Preparation of valuation studies requiring assessment of “fair market value.” This has included contractual arrangements, where buyers must meet the fair market value standard for federal statutes, and preparation of fair market value estimates of physician compensation and clinic practices.
business strategy + Execution
Preparation of strategic and business plans and associated financial modeling for current and proposed services and programs, including market demographic and economic research and forecasts. Strategic and business planning includes identification and prioritization of goals, strategies and implementation actions. Business Strategy skill sets and experience also includes analysis and evaluation of organization performance data across key services/programs to identify/assess risks/opportunities; and as requested, preparation of portfolio analysis, competitor analysis, and valuation estimates.
certificate of need (CON)
Comprehensive expertise and knowledge of Washington State’s CON rules, regulations, and review process, as well as extensive experience in other states’ CON process (e.g. Oregon and Alaska). We provide complete end-to-end CON consulting services, including planning services, utilization modeling and financial pro forma forecasts, project management and drafting of application materials. We also have significant experience and expertise to provide expert witness testimony if any project is litigated.
Market intelligence + forecasting
Critical evaluation of historical performance and forecast market activity. Deployment of our broad analytic and programming toolbox towards efficient analyses of internal and external market data at the necessary level of granularity to uncover root causes and identify future growth opportunities.
Health Law | economic analysis
Experience preparing economic damages models, expert opinions, and as required, expert testimony for health law cases requiring statistical, health economic and health planning experience and expertise. Core competencies include statistical and programming expertise to effectively utilize large data sets for analysis, literature review and topic analysis, quantitative modeling, and communication and presentation of results.