Leading Strategic Change in an Era of Healthcare Transformation / Management for Professionals (PDF)

consulting firm providing research and strategic analysis to healthcare manufacturers, providers, and payers, Dr. Bentkover lead international multidisciplinary teams in projects focused on applied economic and decision analysis associated with the use of pharmaceuticals, devices, biotechnology products, procedures, and diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive regimens. As Partner-in-Charge of KPMG's global Strategic Health Solutions practice, she helped life sciences companies bring products to market, obtain reimbursement, and maximize revenues associated with their sale. Earlier in her career, she was a faculty member at Harvard University and taught in the School of Public Health and Kennedy School of Government. She also served as the Deputy Director of the Boston Health Care Coalition, which she helped start. In this capacity, sheworked with employers, hospitals, labor unions, patient organizations, and insurers collectively address the issues of rising health care costs and disparities in access to health care.




Dr. Bentkover has authored approximately 100 research articles, chapters, monographs, books and reports. She has testified before Congress, explaining the drivers of hospital costs. Dr. Bentkover is a reviewer for several pharmacoeconomics, medical, and health policy journals. She was included on Health Care 500's list of the most influential health policy makers in the US and is recognized as a developer of therapy economics, translating cost-benefit methodology into innovative strategic management tools. She often is invited as a guest lecturer at universities, executive workshops, and conferences.


Laurence Chait is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Brown University, where he teaches a Masters-level course in Strategy. He is also Managing Director of Chait & Associates,Inc., a consultancy that advises senior management and their teams on achieving and sustaining high performance-and helps them keep their strategic initiatives on track. He has over forty years of experience in business management and information technology.


In his consulting work, Mr. Chait has helped executives and organizations across industries manage change. His focus is on strategic business planning, change management, process improvement, and knowledge leverage. In addition, Mr. Chait supports clients as an executive and team coach.


Prior to Chait and Associates, Mr. Chait was Vice President and Director of Arthur D. Little, Inc. He held positions including Chief Knowledge Officer and Principal. While at ADL, Mr. Chait developed the firm's Business Process Improvement methodology and built its practice in that area.