Strategic Healthcare Partners, LLC

What Strategic Healthcare Partners, LLC does

Strategic Healthcare Partners, LLC (SHP) is a privately-held healthcare advisory consulting firm founded in 2007 in Savannah, Georgia, by Principals John Crew and Mike Scribner. The firm operates as an outsourced extension of healthcare organizations' executive and financial teams, providing eight core service lines: Managed Care Contracting, Independent Physician Association (IPA) management, Performance Healthcare Analytics, Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN), Provider Enrollment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO) management, Rural Health Network Development, and Revenue Cycle Management. SHP currently serves 30+ hospitals, 1,500+ physicians, 3 IPAs, 3 CINs, and 26 Behavioral Health Centers, with primary geographic concentration in the Southeast United States, anchored by offices in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia.

SHP's underlying technology is described as a healthcare managed care consulting and analytics platform, but the offering is fundamentally professional services delivered by specialists rather than a unified software product. The firm has no proprietary patents or trademarks, no software application, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities; differentiation rests on human expertise, client relationships, and curated content such as the "Beyond the Stethoscope" podcast, webinar series, and industry blog. The firm also operates Primary Care Association, LLC as a wholly-owned IPA subsidiary representing nearly 100 primary care physicians in the Augusta and Statesboro, Georgia markets.

The business model is professional services with customized, flexible pricing tailored to each client's budgetary needs, structured as multi-year engagements. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, targeting CEOs, CFOs, and Practice Administrators at hospitals, physician practices, ACOs, and rural health providers through free consultations, assigned client representatives, and content marketing. The firm is fully founder-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries beyond Primary Care Association, LLC, signaling concentrated ownership and operating discipline over rapid scale.

Name

Strategic Healthcare Partners, LLC

Legal name

Strategic Healthcare Partners, LLC

Website

https://shpllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Strategic Healthcare Partners is a Georgia-based, founder-led healthcare advisory consulting firm serving hospitals, physician groups, ACOs, and rural providers with managed care contracting, IPA/CIN/ACO management, provider enrollment, analytics, and revenue cycle services since 2007.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Advisory Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting services
• Managed care contracting
• Physician network management
• Revenue cycle consulting
• Provider enrollment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Advisory Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including IPA and CIN management, managed care contract negotiation, provider enrollment, ACO management, rural health network development, and revenue cycle analytics. Pricing is customized per client with flexible structures to suit various budgetary needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Strategic Healthcare Partners is a healthcare advisory consulting firm that delivers managed care contracting, IPA and CIN formation and management, provider enrollment, ACO management, rural health network development, performance healthcare analytics, and revenue cycle consulting to hospitals, physician practices, and healthcare organizations. Engagements are customized per client and are delivered by a team of specialists and assigned client representatives acting as an extension of the client's executive and financial team.

Product overview

Strategic Healthcare Partners (SHP) is a healthcare advisory consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Managed Care Contracting, Independent Physician Association (IPA) management, Performance Healthcare Analytics, Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN) services, Provider Enrollment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO) management, Rural Health Network Development, and Revenue Cycle Management. These services are delivered through consulting engagements with a team of specialists and are complemented by educational content through the 'Beyond the Stethoscope' podcast. SHP serves hospitals, physician practices, and healthcare organizations primarily in Georgia, currently supporting 30+ hospitals, 1,500 physicians, 3 IPAs, and multiple CINs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Care Contracting Strategic advisory services for negotiating and managing payer contracts with insurance companies and managed care organizations to optimize reimbursement terms and network participation agreements, targeted at hospitals and physician practices needing bandwidth support.
• Independent Physician Association (IPA) Management Formation, assessment, deployment, and ongoing management of Independent Physician Associations, enabling physicians to collectively negotiate payer contracts and maintain practice autonomy, for physician groups seeking an outsourced IPA operating partner.
• Performance Healthcare Analytics Data analytics and financial analysis services providing insights into healthcare performance metrics, revenue cycle optimization, and market trend forecasting for hospitals, IPAs, and healthcare organizations.
• Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN) Assessment, development, and management of clinically integrated networks that coordinate care across healthcare providers to improve quality and reduce costs, for hospitals and physician groups pursuing value-based care arrangements.
• Provider Enrollment Service Automated provider enrollment processing to register healthcare providers as approved in-network providers with insurance companies, including credentialing and payer relationship establishment, for healthcare organizations needing scaleable enrollment support.
• Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Management Formation, management, and consultation services for Accountable Care Organizations focused on value-based care delivery and population health management, for healthcare organizations forming or operating under value-based care contracts.
• Rural Health Network Development Strategic development and support services for establishing healthcare networks in rural areas to improve access and sustainability, for rural healthcare providers with limited managed care resources.
• Revenue Cycle Management Consulting and analytics services for optimizing the healthcare revenue cycle, including claims processing, payment collection, and financial performance improvement, for hospitals and physician practices seeking revenue optimization support.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CorstratacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025Co-hosted webinar on June 18, 2025 titled 'Bridging the Gap: Wound Care Solutions for Rural Communities' exploring wound and ostomy care challenges for rural healthcare providers. Webinar brought together clinical and operational perspectives to address rural healthcare challenges.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ECG Management Consultants: Healthcare-focused management consulting firm advising hospitals, physician groups, and health systems on strategy, payer contracting, and value-based care. Closely aligned to SHP in service mix (IPA, ACO, managed care strategy) and target customer base.
• The Chartis Group: Healthcare management consulting firm with deep payer strategy, network development, and value-based care practices. Comparable to SHP in offering payer contract negotiation, CIN/ACO strategy, and rural health advisory to provider clients.
• CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA): Professional services firm with a significant healthcare practice providing IPA management, managed care contracting, and reimbursement consulting to community hospitals and physician groups — a direct mid-market competitor to SHP.
• PYA (Pershing Yoakley & Associates): Healthcare advisory and accounting firm providing managed care consulting, IPA/CIN formation, and revenue cycle services to hospitals and physicians. A direct peer in the Southeast/mid-size health system consulting space.

Broad incumbents

• BKD (now Forvis Mazars): Top-10 US accounting and advisory firm with a large healthcare practice covering managed care consulting, network development, and revenue cycle — comparable to SHP as a healthcare advisory firm serving mid-size providers.
• Vizient, Inc. Large hospital-focused GPO and performance services firm offering consulting, analytics, and contracting support to health systems. Comparable to SHP as a hospital shared-services and support organization, with significantly deeper resources and a national footprint.
• Optum (UnitedHealth Group): Largest US health services and innovation company providing consulting, payer contracting, and population health services. Overlaps directly with SHP's managed care contracting, IPA/CIN/ACO management, and analytics offerings at a national, enterprise scale.
• Premier Inc. Public healthcare performance improvement company and GPO providing supply chain, consulting, and network services to hospitals and health systems. Directly comparable to SHP as a hospital support organization, though at vastly greater scale and with a much broader portfolio.
• nThrive (now FinThrive/Health Catalyst-adjacent): Healthcare revenue cycle and analytics company that historically bundled managed care contracting and analytics consulting alongside its technology. Comparable to SHP in revenue cycle management and payer contracting services.

Emerging players

• Health Catalyst: Healthcare analytics and outcomes company with adjacent population health and ACO analytics services. Comparable to SHP's analytics and ACO management offerings, though Health Catalyst is a technology-led platform with broader scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-uEzy-AsZWZ_xCnP96_5Cw
• Facebookfacebook.com/StrategicHealthcarePartners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1013527

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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