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Mukesh Gangwal

Managing Director

    Mukesh Gangwal co-leads BRG Healthcare Performance Improvement.

    He is an expert in large-scale performance improvement projects, revenue-cycle management, physician services, and turnarounds. He was a cofounder of Prism Healthcare Partners and brings more than thirty years of healthcare consulting experience helping community hospitals, health systems, and academic medical centers improve their operational and financial performance.

    As a former partner and managing director at a Big Five accounting firm, a multinational management and technology consulting firm, and a global management consulting company, he has advised boards and management on cost and revenue improvements, often resulting in up to $100 million or more in annual recurring benefits for several clients.

    Mr. Gangwal’s project experience before joining BRG included:

    • Served as chief turnaround officer at a $1.5 billion multihospital health system in the Southeast United States and delivered annual recurring benefits exceeding $100 million.
    • Served as client service executive to a nationally recognized academic medical center and helped consolidate revenue cycle operations across the enterprise, increasing net patient revenue by $62 million and reducing labor costs by $15 million.
    • Helped lead a merger operational due diligence project for Midwest-based health systems with combined revenues of $3.4 billion, assessing benefits ranging from $122 million to $250 million.
    • Helped lead a national initiative with five nationally recognized medical centers to develop and design an outpatient and service delivery model.

    Mr. Gangwal frequently presents to Boards, executive leadership, and professional associations on healthcare strategy, operations, and finance. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.

    Employment History

    Prism Healthcare Partners
    President and CEO

    Arthur Andersen LLP
    Partner, national leader of Revenue Cycle Practice

    Bearing Point
    Managing director, national leader of Revenue Cycle Practice

    Huron Consulting
    Managing director, leader of Physician Practice and Integrated Performance Improvement Services

    J.L. Kellogg School of Management
    Adjunct professor

    Professional Affiliations

    Healthcare Financial Management Association

    Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

    National Trustee of American India Foundation

    Kellogg School of Management  Alumni Board
    Member

    Kellogg School of Management
    Chaired healthcare seminar with President Bill Clinton, Dean Dipak Jain, and other healthcare luminaries

    Credentials

    Certified Public Accountant, Illinois

    Areas of Expertise

    Education

    J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
    MBA

    Selected Engagements

    Mr. Gangwal’s project experience before joining BRG | Prism included:

    • Served as chief turnaround officer at a $1.5 billion multihospital health system in the Southeast United States and delivered annual recurring benefits exceeding $100 million.
    • Served as client service executive to a nationally recognized academic medical center and helped consolidate revenue cycle operations across the enterprise, increasing net patient revenue by $62 million and reducing labor costs by $15 million.
    • Helped lead a merger operational due diligence project for Midwest-based health systems with combined revenues of $3.4 billion, assessing benefits ranging from $122 million to $250 million.
    • Helped lead a national initiative with five nationally recognized medical centers to develop and design an outpatient and service delivery model.