Paul Schuhmacher

Paul Schuhmacher is a managing director at AArete, a global management and technology consulting firm that has served 120+ health plans and provider organizations.

Paul specializes in using data analytics to drive strategic decisions and operational improvements that result in significant bottom-line improvement with minimal disruption to an organization. He directed and oversaw five engagements with state Medicaid health plans of 20M+ member payers that resulted in over $200M of savings and led an engagement with a 4M+ member national Medicaid payer that achieved $25M of annual recurring savings through identification and implementation of unit cost, utilization management, and configuration opportunities.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business with concentrations in Business Economics & Public Policy and Finance and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Posts by Paul Schuhmacher

MedCity Influencers

Four Strategies Medicare Advantage Plans Can Implement to Mitigate Financial Pressures

Health plans must take a consistent, thoughtful approach to sustaining their business by managing costs without compromising member access to quality healthcare.

What’s Keeping Healthcare CIOs Up at Night: How Health Systems Automate Routine Phone Calls to Improve Workforce Effectiveness and Reduce Agent Burnout

With hospitals struggling to retain staff and value-based care shrinking healthcare revenues, health systems must look to technology resources to become more efficient, without losing sight of patient care or staff support.

Physician Targeting Using Real-time Data: How PurpleLab’s Alerts Can Help

By leveraging real-time data that offers unprecedented insights into physician behavior and patient outcomes, companies can gain a competitive advantage with prescribers. PurpleLab®, a healthcare analytics platform with one of the largest medical and pharmaceutical claims databases in the United States, recently announced the launch of Alerts which translates complex information into actionable insights, empowering companies to identify the right physicians to target, determine the most effective marketing strategies and ultimately improve patient care.

By PurpleLab