Maverick Healthcare Consulting is a firm with a passion for improving healthcare quality

Robert M. "Rick" Smith

Rick has provided a broad scope of services to the health care
provider industry (hospitals, academic medical centers, IDNs,
and specialty hospitals), including: quality management,
strategic growth planning and implementation, operations
management, profitability restoration, capital financing, mergers
& acquisitions, new product and service design and
implementation, organization structure development,
governance systems, and expert witness testimony.

Rick spent 27 years at Deloitte Consulting and, as a Partner,
held a variety of leadership positions, including serving as
National Partner in Charge of services to Health Care
Providers, and leading the Global cross-industry practices for
Finance, Operations and Strategy.

Rick also served as EVP for Cerner Consulting, where he was
responsible for all aspects of clinical information system
implementation as well as value-added transformation services.
Position
Principal, Atlanta

Expertise
Quality Management Services
Strategic Development and
Implementation
Clinical Information Systems (CPOE)
Organizational Effectiveness
Financial Turn-Arounds
Project Management and
Implementation
Patient Throughput Optimization

Experience
Maverick Healthcare Consulting
(New Firm started Sept. 2007)
ImPART GROUP (4 Years)
Cerner Corporation (2 Years)
Deloitte Consulting (27 Years)

Education
M.B.A Finance
B.A. Economics
Tulane University

Certifications
CPA (Inactive)
Certified Management Consultant

Contact Data
Office: 404-846-0446
Cell: 404-606-2220
RSmith@MavHC.com

BIO
Over 30 years of consulting
experience with
healthcare providers.

Specializes in Quality
Management, strategy,
operations and financial
consulting with an
emphasis on
implementation.