David Datz

Background

About David Datz

I enjoy building teams and talent and as a Senior Director, I consistently add value through improvements in healthcare operations and labor management experience providing operational consulting, workforce optimization, and operational solutions to leading healthcare systems. SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM-WIDE SOLUTIONS: Works with clients on consulting engagements and developmental strategies to implement sustainable system wide solutions. Experience includes both a corporate health system and consulting perspective working within a variety of healthcare systems. STRATEGY & TACTICAL PROGRAMS: Provides functional strategy and implements tactical programs for initiatives that include Productivity enhancement, management development management engineering, business transformation, process engineering, labor and resource analysis, cost improvement, and operational benchmarking. CLIENT COST SAVINGS, QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS, BEST-IN-CLASS OPERATIONS: I led numerous healthcare projects utilizing management science applications and various improvement approaches resulting in significant client cost savings and quality improvement, and best-in-class operations. Prior to joining Vizient, his background included Director and Senior Director Positions with large healthcare systems including Banner Health and the Sisters of Mercy Health systems. His work experience also includes healthcare consulting with West Hudson and Company. I utilize my Six Sigma / Lean Black belt, CAP and Workout GE Certified. I had my work outcomes published in various nursing and healthcare publications Key competencies included below: Specialties: • Operations Management & Operations Excellence • Labor and Productivity • Performance & Process Improvement • Change Management (CAP & Workout Certified) • Operational Benchmarking • Integration of Balance Scorecard • Business Process Redesign • Quality System Optimization • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified • Dashboard and Metric Development • Opportunity Assessment • Management Development