Tamra Swindoll has been actively involved in the healthcare industry since 1988, during which time she has developed successful relationships with physicians, ancillary groups and payor organizations. Her experience includes executive positions with Bristol-Myers USPNG, Epic Healthcare, Baxter Healthcare/Caremark International and Fresenius Medical Care/NMC Homecare, where she was responsible for new medical market development, physician recruiting, sales, strategic planning, and contract negotiations. Because of her diverse healthcare background, Tamra identified an industry need for physician and ancillary groups to have specialized representation as they engage in initial start-ups or practice relocations and in pursuing market development. In 1998, she founded Catalyst Consulting to facilitate this need, as well as to address management issues that must be resolved to ensure profitability in a changing environment. Tamra’s strong networking and negotiating skills combined with an extraordinary understanding of the logic, mechanics, and political environment of the healthcare industry provide Catalyst’s clients a unique advantage. The success and rapid growth of Catalyst Consulting can be attributed to her personal vision and commitment. With Tamra’s leadership, the Catalyst team is empowered to meet customers’ needs and foster long-term relationships. Active involvement in community volunteer efforts and local service organizations is extremely important to Tamra. She has held past board positions with The American Cancer Society and AIDS Services of Austin. She was a founding member of the Healthcare Performance Improvement Coalition of Central Texas. She also served on a community advisory panel through Texas State University’s Marketing and Public Relations Department, mentoring and advising TSU graduates and undergraduates. Catalyst Consulting is currently a partner in the TSU Healthcare Administration internship program. Catalyst is a member of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. With combined efforts of past and current clients, Tamra hopes to soon realize a long-time dream of forming a not-for-profit organization to serve medical needs of underserved communities in Central and South America. |
Bill James |
Bill James has been actively involved in the healthcare industry since 1992, specifically in healthcare management since 1998, working in various environments including private practice, hospitals, multi-specialty clinics and academic medicine. Bill holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Chemistry and a Master's of Health Administration (MHA), both from the University of Kentucky. Bill joined Catalyst in 2008 after ten years of medical management experience. As Catalyst's Project Manager, Bill is charged with new practice start-ups and development along with providing on-going direction and oversight for these practices to ensure operational effectiveness, efficient resource utilization and continued growth and development. Before joining Catalyst, Bill was an administrator with a Family Practice in the Austin area that was recognized by Medical Group Management Association as a Better Performer in Patient Satisfaction, Profitability and Cost Management. This was one of 24 practices in Texas and 500 practices in America to receive this distinction. Bill's experiences in practice management include office design and construction, satellite office development, ancillary services addition, electronic medical record implementation, physician recruitment, contract negotiations and accounts receivable management. |
Patrick Boyle |
Patrick is a Managed Care Specialist with 5 years experience in managed care contracting. His primary focus is on physician contracting, facility contracting, Medicare, and Medicaid. He’s worked with 50+ insurance companies and has well established relationships with many of the health plan provider relations representatives. Other responsibilities include hospital privileging and health plan credentialing. Patrick obtained a BA in Healthcare Administration from Texas State University. |
Kevan Gunter Medical Practice Consultant |
| Kevan is a healthcare consultant, who specializes in the development of physician office laboratories. She has many successful years in the medical business, with experience in sales, marketing and consulting. Kevan works with Catalyst to expand its services into national markets, in addition to providing her valuable expertise in solutions for physician’s office laboratories.
The companies she has worked with range from Fortune 50 companies, such as her first position at Johnson & Johnson, Inc., to start-up companies where she directed sales and marketing efforts. Kevan has been responsible for the implementation of new products and processes into healthcare facilities ranging from large hospitals to correctional facilities, working with all levels of healthcare providers, from surgeons to medical assistants. Kevan boasts a decade of experience in clinical chemistry and the laboratory environment, in hospital and physician markets. Her expertise with Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) and the Physician’s Office Laboratory (POL) have been invaluable in sales and consulting roles. She has a unique understanding of the value added benefits derived from patient treatment that results from delivery of diagnostics to the point of care, when available and appropriate. Accordingly, she has an in-depth understanding of the business model that makes POCT and POLs successful. Her passion for helping to improve patient care, and her distinctive awareness of the details surrounding laboratory medicine, make her an excellent addition to the Catalyst team. |
