What HiQ Analytics does

HiQ Analytics is a privately-held boutique healthcare consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, providing integrated advisory services to U.S. healthcare provider organizations and, increasingly, research institutions. The firm delivers three named service offerings: Organizational Development (strategic planning facilitation, operational unit reviews, retreat facilitation), Process Design and Development (compliance education, physician documentation audits, project intake, information-services standards), and Project and Program Management (facility activations, hospital mergers, EHR implementations, data governance, HIPAA compliance, system migrations). Revenue is generated through custom, engagement-based professional services billed against consulting hours, with no disclosed pricing.

The firm differentiates itself through a "triple-hat" consulting model in which operations, regulatory, and information-technology expertise is delivered simultaneously on each engagement. Founder and Principal Suzi Birz brings 16+ years of in-house healthcare experience progressing from information services analyst to Chief Information Officer, including a tenure at The Joint Commission contributing to quality monitoring initiatives. Her academic credentials include a B.S. in Computer Science from Indiana University, an M.Sc. in Medical Informatics from Northwestern University, a fellowship at N-HANES/UCLA, and a Stanford Genetics and Genomics Certificate. Domain coverage spans clinical and administrative, department-specific and hospital-wide, research, compliance, and strategy functions, with applied knowledge of medical research systems, phenotype and genotype data systems, and data commons architecture.

The go-to-market motion is direct consultative engagement with healthcare executives, supported by a Squarespace-hosted marketing website, the principal's LinkedIn and Twitter presence, and a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) certification from Cook County Government that enables pursuit of government contracts. Primary customers are leading healthcare provider organizations (hospitals, health systems, outpatient facilities), with a secondary segment in healthcare research institutions served via regulatory and data-governance consulting on initiatives such as the University of Chicago Pediatric Cancer Data Commons. The firm has no institutional funding and no parent company, operating as a sole-principal boutique practice.

Name

HiQ Analytics

Legal name

HiQ Analytics, LLC

Website

https://hiqanalytics.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HiQ Analytics is a Chicago-based boutique healthcare consulting firm serving U.S. provider organizations and research institutions with integrated operations, regulatory compliance, and health-IT advisory services, founded and led by Principal Suzi Birz.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Consent, Authorization & Data Sharing Governance (opt-in/opt-out, DS4P) (HLACABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

HIE Platforms & Network Services (Community/Regional/National) (HLACABAB), Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting
• Medical informatics
• Regulatory compliance consulting
• EHR implementation services
• Healthcare project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements providing strategic planning, project management, facilitation, and program management services to healthcare organizations. Revenue generated through billable consulting hours on operational, regulatory compliance, and technology projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HiQ Analytics is a healthcare-focused consulting firm delivering three integrated service lines—Organizational Development, Process Design & Development, and Project and Program Management—to hospitals, health systems, and research institutions. Engagements cover strategic planning, operational unit reviews, compliance education, technology implementations (EHRs, medical research systems, system migrations), facility activations, and merger integrations, priced on a custom engagement basis.

Product overview

HiQ Analytics is a consulting firm that provides three integrated service offerings: Organizational Development, Process Design & Development, and Project and Program Management. These services are delivered by Principal Suzi Birz and are designed to help healthcare organizations advance care delivery and research through strategic planning, operational improvements, and technology implementations. The three service areas work together to address the full spectrum of consulting needs—from strategic planning and organizational efficiency to process design and project execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organizational Development Consulting services to achieve organizational peak efficiency and effectiveness through changes in policies, department structure, leadership, and position alignment, including strategic planning facilitation (SWOTs, aspirations, goals, tactics, metrics), operational unit reviews, and departmental retreat facilitation; delivered to healthcare provider organizations.
• Process Design & Development Services ensuring organizational processes align with mission, including compliance education, physician documentation audits, project intake and prioritization, and information services standards creation and implementation; delivered to healthcare provider organizations.
• Project and Program Management Guiding healthcare organizations from project design through completion across operational (facility activations, department integrations), regulatory (bundled payments, data governance, HIPAA), and technology (EHR implementation, medical research systems, system migrations) domains.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• University of Chicago - Master of Science in Biomedical InformaticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides mentorship to University of Chicago MScBMI Capstone Students. Suzi Birz serves as guest lecturer for the program (Ethics and Policy Questions: Genomics, Health Care, and Big Data) and participates in academic mentorship activities. This relationship supports talent development and maintains academic connections in the biomedical informatics field.
• University of Chicago Pediatric Cancer Data CommonscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerServes as regulatory and data governance consultant for the University of Chicago Pediatric Cancer Data Commons initiative, which federates and democratizes pediatric cancer research data nationally and internationally. Contributed to conference posters and publications including data commons architecture and governance frameworks.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Chartis Group: Healthcare management consulting firm advising providers, payers, and health technology firms on strategy, operations, and transformation. Comparable to HiQ on strategic planning and operational consulting for healthcare organizations.
• Impact Advisors: Healthcare IT consulting firm focused on EHR implementations, analytics, and strategic advisory for provider organizations. Comparable to HiQ in serving hospitals and health systems with operational and technology consulting.
• Pivot Point Consulting: Healthcare IT consulting firm providing EHR, ERP, and strategic advisory services to hospitals and health systems. Overlaps with HiQ on EHR implementations and operational consulting engagements.
• Optimum Healthcare IT: Healthcare IT consulting firm offering EHR implementation, advisory, and managed services. Directly comparable to HiQ on hospital-system technology and operational engagements.
• Nordic: Large healthcare IT consulting firm specializing in EHR implementations, advisory, and managed services for health systems. Directly comparable to HiQ on the EHR implementation and healthcare IT strategy service line, though at significantly greater scale.
• Cumberland Consulting Group: Healthcare consulting firm delivering IT advisory, implementation, and managed services (now part of Tegria). Comparable to HiQ on healthcare IT consulting, EHR implementations, and regulatory compliance engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Healthcare: Global consulting firm with a major healthcare practice delivering strategy, digital health, and large-scale EHR/ERP implementations. Comparable to HiQ on healthcare operations and IT consulting at vastly larger scale.
• Deloitte Healthcare: Big Four advisory firm with a healthcare practice spanning strategy, operations, technology, and regulatory consulting. Comparable to HiQ on operational, regulatory, and IT consulting for healthcare provider organizations.
• McKinsey & Company Health Practice: Top-tier management consulting firm with a major healthcare practice serving providers, payers, and pharma on strategy and transformation. Comparable to HiQ on high-level strategic planning and operational consulting for healthcare leaders.
• Optum Advisory Services: Large healthcare advisory and consulting arm of UnitedHealth Group serving providers, payers, and life sciences companies. Operates across a much broader portfolio than HiQ but overlaps on healthcare operations, technology, and regulatory consulting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/suzibirz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hiq-analytics-llc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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