Health Care

Health Care Experience You Can Bank On – From Nationally Recognized Leadership.

Health care physicians, administrators and hospital-based groups have a lot of concerns that fall outside the realm of caring for their patients. Issues such as: managing staff, planning for the future, complying with complex government regulations, increasing revenue streams, minimizing expenses, developing operational efficiencies, the list goes on. And just like their patients, health care administrators and owners need the reliable advice of a specialized professional to make critical decisions.

For more than 60 years, nationally recognized DS&B medical consultants have helped physicians and related health care clients meet their distinctive business and financial goals. As a leader in our field, we have provided partner and senior-level advice that over 200 health care organizations and over 1,000 related physicians in single-specialty, multi-specialty and hospital-based groups have relied upon to make critical decisions.

Through our industry experience and partnership with the medical community, our exclusively dedicated health care consultants have provided clients with actionable strategic council and insightful information on a broad spectrum of health care profitability issues including:

Specialized Health Care Consulting Services:

  • Physician compensation plan design
  • Comprehensive Medical Practice Analysis (CMPA)
  • Physician-hospital relations
  • Reimbursement enhancement services
  • Practice valuations
  • Strategic planning
  • Payer contract negotiations
  • Evaluation & management utilization, training & education
  • Operations & performance analysis (MPA)
  • Due diligence service

Traditional Core Services:

  • Audit, review and compilations
  • Tax planning, compliance, and consulting
  • Strategic business and succession planning
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Estate, personal financial investment and insurance planning
  • Benefit plan administration, consulting and audits

Health care is a highly competitive and rapidly-changing industry. DS&B provides partner involvement, a wide range of integrated services, and a network of health care industry experts to ensure the financial health of your organization – so you can focus on the health of your patients.


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Health Care / Medical Practice Contacts

Nate Wayne, CPA | Principal
Nate's vast industry knowledge and experience in addressing a broad range of health care management challenges during the past three decades make him a valuable and popular advisor to a large number of medical practices in the Twin Cities. View More

Christopher Schultz
Chris has more than 15 years of public accounting financial management experience. He specializes in assurance and tax, as well as providing management advisory services to personal service organizations, closely held medical practices and their physicians. Chris is an active member in the National, Minnesota and Wisconsin Medical Group Management Associations (MGMA). View More

Gary Cavett, CPA
Gary Cavett, CPA, became involved with health care in 1968 as a Medicare auditor and has been a national health care expert for the last 33 years. His medical consulting commitments address three main areas: increasing revenue streams, minimizing expenses, and developing operational efficiencies. Gary has spoke at numerous conferences nationwide, including the Minnesota MGMA Conference. View More

James Katz, CPA / ABV, MBT, CVA
James (Jamie) Katz, CPA brings more than 30 years of experience working closely with businesses and individuals.  Jamie is a multi-faceted service provider for medical practices and physicians. With expertise spanning practice valuations, litigation support, accounting and tax compliance Jamie understands how to look after his clients over a wide range of issues affecting their practice. View More

Michelle Schaefer
Michelle has more than 25 years of experience and expertise in preparing financial statements, financial analysis, projections and budgeting.  Working with many medical practice and physician group clients, Michelle provides integrated book keeping, payroll, tax planning and financial reporting services. View More

Cindy Wrecza, CPA
Cindy has more than a decade of experience in public accounting.  As a key part of DS&B's audit department, she guides clients through complex business transactions with a personal level of service that her clients highly regard.  Cindy brings her clients an understanding of all their financial statement and cash flow projections in a straight-forward manner. View More