Mark Huizenga is a highly motivated, results-driven professional with over 15 years of proven management consulting experience. He has consistently been a high performer, holding senior management roles with Spectrum Health, ProCare Systems, and other health care organizations. From Los Angeles to New York, Mark has helped hospitals and physicians across the country.
Mark has in-depth healthcare industry experience including:
- Profitability, Operational and Efficiency Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Practice Turn-Around Assessment
- Physician Compensation Plan Development
- Development of Ambulatory Infusion Centers
- Pharmaceutical Companies Advisory for New Product Delivery
Mark Huizenga has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Calvin College and a Masters Degree in Management from Aquinas College. Mark is a Board Certified Medical Practice Executive with the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE). Mark resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife and three children.
Kenneth M. Hekman of the Hekman Group has collaborated with Systems Consulting in various capacities for over 15 years. He has served over 400 medical practices across North America with strategic planning, advisory services, fair-market-value appraisals and business wisdom for medical practices since 1986.
Ken has served as a multi-specialty group practice executive, and has written and edited five books and numerous articles on medical management topics. He received an MBA in B usiness Strategy and Marketing, and he has earned the unique standing as a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives.
His books include:
- Buying, Selling and Merging a Medical Practice (Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1996)
- Physician Driven Health Plans (McGraw-Hill, 1998)
- Physician Compensation (McGraw-Hill, 2000,MGMA, 2002)
- Four Essential Disciplines, A Training Guide for Healthcare Leaders Worldwide (TAP, 2010)
- Curiosity Keeps the Cat Alive (TAP, 2010)
Ken also serves as a voluntary special advisor to mission organizations involved in healthcare services development in Eastern Europe, Central America and Central Asia. Ken and Mark are pleased to serve others in emerging markets through Health Development International.
Patrick Creager of Guidance Healthcare Consulting has more than 25 years of management experience in the health care industry, and provides solutions for short term and long-term management projects throughout the country. He is a Board Certified Medical Practice Executive and a member of the Society for Human Resources Management. Patrick's ability to deliver successful projects on time and within budget differentiates himself in the marketplace.
Bonnie Wittman MBA, RN has a proven track record helping single hospitals and large, integrated healthcare systems identify creative business opportunities that are well positioned for growth. As principal and founder of Wittman & Associates, as well as a senior-level professional with over 25 years as a healthcare strategist, she is experienced in maximizing effectiveness in the areas of operations, physician relations and referral development, resource management and utilization, service line development and administration, provider strategy, and business development.
In addition to serving as a consultant, Bonnie has actively served in an advisory capacity to The Advisory Board Council in Washington, DC, and Proctor & Gamble's The Women's Health Advisory Panel. She has also served as a special task force member with The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development in the area of physician relations and alignment research and planning. She received her master's degree in business administration from George Washington University in Washington, DC. Bonnie is also a registered nurse and was included in the Manchester Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry.