Jeff Bauer, Ph.D.
Partner

Dr. Jeffrey C. (Jeff) Bauer is a nationally recognized health futurist and medical economist. He is a Chicago-based partner in the management consulting practice of ACS Healthcare Solutions (Dearborn, MI), a leading provider of outsourcing, information technology, and business solutions to the health care industry. In his numerous publications and presentations, he forecasts the future of health care and describes practical, creative approaches to improving the health care delivery system.

As a consultant, he assists hospitals and other provider organizations with leadership education, strategic planning and visioning, technology assessment, and service line transformation. His ongoing consulting work includes managing technology assessment for a 28-hospital health system, analyzing performance of clinical service lines, and developing strategic plans for hospitals and professional associations. In 2005, he facilitated an expert task force on the future of selected specialties for one of the nation's largest medical associations and supported strategic market assessments for two of the world's largest imaging technology companies.

Dr. Bauer has published more than 150 articles, books, Web pages, and videos on health care delivery. He speaks frequently to national audiences about key trends in health care, medical science, technology, reimbursement, information systems, public policy, and creative problem-solving. Dr. Bauer is quoted often in the national press and writes regularly for professional journals that cover the business of health care.

His latest book is Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care: How Efficiency, Effectiveness, and E-Transformation Can Conquer Waste and Optimize Quality (Productivity Press, 2008). His three previous books are Telemedicine and the Reinvention of Health Care: The Seventh Revolution in Medicine (McGraw-Hill, 1999), Not What the Doctor Ordered (McGraw-Hill, 1998) and Statistical Analysis for Health Care Decision-Makers: Understanding and Evaluating Critical Information in a Competitive Market (McGraw-Hill, 1996). He is currently updating the work on statistical analysis and beginning a new book on forecasting techniques and managing uncertainty.

Dr. Bauer was a full-time teacher and administrator at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver (1973-1984). He held full-time academic appointments as Associate Professor in the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and administrative appointment as Assistant Chancellor for Planning and Program Development. He served concurrently as Health Policy Adviser to Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm (1980-1984). He also worked as a visiting clinical professor in the Administrative Medicine Program at the Medical School of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1992-1997), where he taught physician executives how to evaluate research reports and other published studies. Additionally, Dr. Bauer was a Senior Fellow at the Center for the New West in Denver (1992-2001). His previous consulting firm, The Bauer Group, Inc., specialized in consumer-focused strategic planning for developing clinical affiliation agreements and multi-hospital networks (1984-1992).

He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs with a B.A. in economics and completed a certificate in political studies at the University of Paris (France). During his academic career, he was a Boettcher Scholar, a Ford Foundation Independent Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar (Switzerland), and a Kellogg Foundation National Fellow.

Selected Presentations and Speaking Engagements

2008

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2008

• Nov - 15 - 08 - St Joseph's/Candler - Jacksonville, FL | Leading Change: Key Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
• Nov - 11 - 08 - The Duke Endowment - Charlotte, NC | Practical Post-election Perspectives for Rural Providers: Political Diversions and Operational Imperatives
• Nov - 04 - 08 - World of Healthcare Information Technology - Copenhagen, Denmark | Real Reform in the USA: Efficiency, Effectiveness, and E-transformation
• Oct - 13 - 08 - Eli Lilly and Company - Indianapolis, IN | Forecasting the Future of Health Care: Trend, Challenges, and Opportunities for Biopharma
• Oct - 11 - 08 - Community Medical Centers - Dana Point, CA | Forecasting the Future of Health Care: Trend, Challenges, and Opportunities
• Oct - 10 - 08 - The Governance Institute - Grapevine, TX | The Reality of Healthcare: What the Politicians Aren't Telling Us
• Oct - 3 - 08 - Inland Hospital - Bar Harbor, ME | Forecasting the Future of Health Care: Trend, Challenges, and Opportunities
• Sep - 25 - 08 - Third Annual Healthcare Trendsetters Forum - Jacksonville, FL | The Reality of Health Reform: What the Politicians Aren't Telling Us
• Sep - 2 - 08 - Fenix Editora - Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | A Global View of the Future for Health Systems: Improvement, Stagnation, or Collapse?
• Aug - 18 - 08 - ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership - San Diego, CA | Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care: First Things First for Spending Less and Getting More
• Aug - 17 - 08 - ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership - San Diego, CA | What the Presidential Candidates Aren't Telling Us: The Real Problems and Prospects for Health Care Reform
• Aug - 12 - 08 - American Association of Nurse Anesthetists - Minneapolis, MN | Universal Health Coverage: All for One and One for All?
• Aug - 6 - 08 - National Council of State Boards of Nursing - Nashville, TN | Regulatory Challenges of the Future
• Jul - 10 - 08 - Malta National Health Care Leadership Forum - Portomaso, St. Julian's | Creating a Desired Future of Health Care: Shared Challenges and Promising Responses
• Jun - 25 - 08 - Michigan Health & Hospital Association - Mackinac Island, MI | Creating the Future of Health Care: Key Trends, Political Diversion, Paradox and Imperatives
• Jun - 11 - 08 - Midas+ - Tucson, AZ | Forecasting the Future of Health Care:Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Transformation
• Jun - 2 - 08 - The Governance Institute - San Diego, CA | The Realities of Health Care: What the Politicians Aren't Telling Us
• May - 13 - 08 - Fairview Health Services - Minneapolis, MN | Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care: Efficiency, Effectiveness, and e-Transformation
• May - 5 - 08 - Medical Group Management Association - Austin, TX | The Future of Health Care: Forecasts, Trends, and Challenges in a Changing Climate
• May - 1 - 08 - VHA Georgia - Amelia Island, FL | The Future of Health Care: Forecasts, Trends, and Challenges in a Changing Climate
• Apr - 29 - 08 - GlobeStar Systems - Hilton Head, SC | Forecasting the Future of Health Care: Universal Challenges and International Perspectives
• Apr - 27 - 08 - FirstHealth of the Carolinas - Chapel Hill, NC | Forecasting the Future of Health Care: Key Trends, Challenges, and Perspectives
• Apr - 26 - 08 - FirstHealth of the Carolinas - Chapel Hill, NC | Problems and Prospects for Health Reform: What the Candidates Aren't Telling Us
• Apr - 25 - 08 - Utah Hospitals & Health Systems Association - St. George, UT | The Future of Health Care: A Forecast for Change
• Apr - 17 - 08 - Bluegrass HIMSS - Louisville, KY | The Future of Health Care, Patient Safety and Quality: Forecasts and IT Perspectives
• Mar - 18 - 08 - Bard Access Systems - Washington, DC | The Future of Health Care: Learning the Lessons of History
• Mar - 05 - 08 - Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indianapolis, IN | The Future of Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Employees' Health
• Feb - 29 - 08 - Pennsylvania Mountains Healthcare Alliance - State College, PA | Forecasting the Future of Health Care: Trends and Implications in a Changing Climate
• Feb - 25 - 08 - Outpatient Outlook 2008 - Tucson, AZ | The Future of Outpatient Care: Predictions, Possibilities, and Opportunities
• Feb - 22 - 08 - American Association of Nurse Anesthetists - Santa Ana, CA | Caregiving Technology : Enviro-scanning the Tools, Trends, and Future
• Feb - 13 - 08 - Columbus Metropolitan Club - Columbus, OH | What the Candidates Aren't Telling Us: The Real Problems and Prospects for Health Reform
• Feb - 13 - 08 - Nationwide Insurance Companies - Columbus, OH | Forecasting the Future of Health Care: Trends and Implications in a Changing Climate
• Jan - 07 - 08 - National Council of State Boards of Nursing - Austin, TX | A Theoretical Perspective on Public Policy Development & Changes in Public Policy and Legislative Strategies