Employers struggle with rising healthcare costs, and their usual approach is to work with a bevy of vendors, including insurers, provider networks, point solution providers, and HR supply chain vendors.
But these vendors are awfully hard to optimize and costs seem to keep on climbing.
In this episode of the HealthBiz Podcast, David Neikrug, CEO of Optimatum Solutions, joins host, David E. Williams, to explain how poor vendor management fuels rising employer healthcare costs and what to do about it.
🎙️⚕️ABOUT DAVID NEIKRUG
David M. Neikrug is a leading authority in the application of vendor management to the Human Resources supply chain, which encompasses applications, programs and vendors that deliver employer-sponsored healthcare, retirement, HR systems and M&A transitional services. With over 30 years of experience, David brings an extensive expertise and comprehensive understanding of the HR challenges facing today’s employers and serves as an advocate on his clients’ behalf to ensure vendors are accountable, transparent and deliver on their guarantees.
David is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Optimatum Solutions LLC, a vendor management firm focused exclusively on the HR Supply Chain. David founded Optimatum in 2007 to fill a gap in the vendor management marketplace. His approach centers on improving client/vendor relationships through forensic analysis, vendor relationship optimization and ongoing management.Â
🎙️⚕️ABOUT HEALTHBIZ PODCAST
HealthBiz is a CareTalk podcast that delivers in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology, and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams — president of the healthcare strategy consulting boutique Health Business Group — is also a board member, investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. Known for his strategic insights and sharp humor, David offers a refreshing break from the usual healthcare industry BS.
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