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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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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Webinar: Setting Your Primary Care Strategy
During this 90-minute webinar, HSG discusses how to assess the current state of your primary care network; today’s top primary care issues; what healthcare leaders need to do to meet […]
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Include Independent Physicians in Your Primary Care Strategy
While hospital employment has become the national norm for primary care physicians, many hospitals still have independent PCPs on their staff. These physicians are worth your time and attention, with […]
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Re-Emergence of PHOs
Not everyone needs to become an Value-Based Care Organization (ACO) today. Some hospitals should consider developing a risk-friendly entity such as a Physician/Hospital Organization to address cost reduction targets for […]
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Six Considerations in ACO Strategy
Thanks to the removal of downside risk in the October 2011 final regulations for the Medicare Shared Savings program, many hospital executives are again considering their strategy related to Value-Based […]
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Nine Strategies for Primary Care Alignment
Over the past three years, we have recommended to all of our clients that one of their main focuses should be the development of their primary care strategy. The reasoning […]
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Leveraging Your Investment in Your Clinical Integration Strategy
HSG has released the whitepaper “Developing YOUR Clinical Integration Strategy: A Hospital Executive’s Guide to Preparing for Health Reform,” which addresses how hospitals and health systems should evaluate what clinical integration will mean […]
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Physician Alignment Strategy….Solving the Puzzle, Part One
The days of laissez faire relationships with the medical staff are no longer possible. The tide has changed, and the degree to which you will be successful will depend on […]
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