Travis Ansel is the Chief Executive Officer of HSG Advisors. He leads the company’s expansion as a healthcare consultancy with a data analytics and advisory model that supports clients over the long term. Having more than 15 years with the company, Travis has worked with hundreds of healthcare leaders on strategic growth initiatives across a full range of hospital sizes, from academic medical centers to multi-hospital tertiary systems to critical access hospitals. As CEO, he drives HSG’s continued growth and industry leadership in custom data capabilities that optimize health system performance and arm healthcare executives with the ability to make informed, strategic decisions. He continues to play a hands-on role with clients and HSG’s experienced leadership team, providing ongoing consulting to healthcare leaders on their provider and market strategies. His consulting focus centers around a health system’s outpatient and ambulatory strategy, physician and staff development, and employed provider network performance.
Prior to HSG, Travis held management consulting positions in a variety of leading firms. He earned dual Bachelor of Science Degrees in Finance and Business Management from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Travis is a sought-after speaker and a member of numerous industry organizations, including the American College of Healthcare Executives. Under Travis’ leadership, HSG was honored to receive a Top 20 Healthcare Consultancy ranking by Modern Healthcare in 2023.
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Case Study: Ambulatory Strategy with a Focus on Responding to a Larger Competitor Moving Into the Market
Background Our client was an independent, 250+ bed hospital, located 20 minutes from a large metropolitan area in the Midwest. The hospital was experiencing intense pressure from three tertiary competitors […]
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Case Study: Strategic Planning for a Rapidly-Growing Employed Physician Group
Background The number of physicians employed by a 300+ bed hospital in the Midwest had grown from 30 to 120 over a three-year period. While this growth was driven by […]
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Case Study: Primary Care Alignment in a Community Hospital Setting
Background Our client, a two-hospital system in the Southeast region, lacked a consistent physician alignment strategy, particularly for primary care. As a result: Referrals from on-staff physicians were lost to […]
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Case Study: Developing a Physician Recruitment Plan at the Hospital System Level
Background A five-hospital system in Northern Indiana located just outside the Chicago metropolitan area required a shared recruitment plan to address the need for multiple select specialties. Critical to creating […]
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Three Initial Steps to Engaging Self-Insured Employers
Rising healthcare expenditures are forcing self-insured employers to continually look for ways to reduce costs. Actively talking to local employers and exploring mutually beneficial arrangements can be a great first […]
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Position Your Employed Group as a Product Line
If you’ve ever moved to a new town, changed jobs, or had your employer change the company health plan, you’ve probably had to search for a new doctor. More than […]
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Two Steps to Primary Care Alignment in a Consolidating Market
In states such as Indiana, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania, where large systems are aggressively pursuing physician and hospital acquisitions, independent hospitals and small health systems must have a strategy […]
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Interim Management: A Valuable Strategy for Physician Networks
Over the last several years, physician employment has been a strategic focus for hospitals. The reality is that many physicians are unable to maintain a private practice due to declining […]
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