Pathways Consulting Group
The Pathways Consulting Group (PCG) is organized to serve clients that are unlikely to establish joint ventures or collaborative agreements with other Pathways groups. Clients may be companies, healthcare clinics, healthcare providers, academic institutions, associations, government units, or independent research and development groups.
They may also contract with other Pathways Groups. For example, two companies that produce medical informatics algorithms have established agreements to embed unstructured Pathways natural language medical interviews in their systems. PCG may help them develop health knowledge strategies without playing a role in their work with Pathways linguistics teams.
This business structure assures that PCG projects do not overlap with other Pathways interests. PCG defines, analyzes, and facilitates problem-solving without engaging in production or project management. If a PCG client wishes to purchase products or services from other Pathways groups, they may submit bids.
For example, a Pathways collaborative enterprise partner, Occupational Health Strategies (OHS), is considering a Pathways joint venture, but also contracts with PCG for consultation on how to develop and deploy cinematic learning systems to enhance OHS services.
PCG’s primary goal is health system improvement through the consultative development of more effective health technologies.
Services
PCG accepts consultation requests from health service providers, companies, organizations, and government groups that engage in work related to health policy and strategic management, public health, or healthcare technology. PCG priorities are directed more to establishing strategically meaningful capabilities than to refining current resource management and operations.
Organization
Pathways is a network of professionals and companies led by Gaylord Nordine, MD, Doctor of Public Health and a Neuromedicine specialist with credentials in public health, personal training, health policy, and management.
Pathways Consulting Group addresses selected health sector challenges by engaging an internal network of professionals and affiliated companies in project teams that analyze problems, develop strategies, and recommend solutions.
PCG business structure is based on strategic affiliations with more than one hundred specialized health professionals and fifty companies or government units. Pathways manages all network partnerships, collaborative agreements, and service contracts with these affiliates for PCG. Project teams are staffed and directed by PCG.
Pathways is responsible for all operational management support including accounting, marketing, and sales. PCG is responsible for all services including project scheduling, client support, and follow up. This organizational structure allows PCG project team leaders to focus exclusively on results.
Operations
A five-member PCG management committee coordinates selection, assignment, and operational management for each project team. The management committee names a director and assistant director for each project and meets with the project leaders regularly to provide strategic perspectives and assist them with operational decisions as necessary. The management committee is responsible for assurance that PCG projects are properly correlated with the activities of other Pathways business units.
PCG Management Committee
Executive Members
Gaylord Nordine, MD, DPH – Pathways Consulting Group President
Richard Levinson, MD, MPA – VP; Management, Public Health, and Research
Jonathan Dopkeen, Ph.D., Dopkeen & Associates; Health Policy and Management
Advisory Members
Andrew Nordine, MD, MS – VP; Health Informatics
Jeffrey Nordine, Ph.D. – VP; Educational Strategies
Ed Broenniman – Information Technology
Staff
Denise Anderson – VP and Secretary-Treasurer; Project Team Coordination
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