About PACE Healthcare Consulting
PACE Healthcare Consulting, LLC is a national provider of healthcare management consulting and advisory services that blends hands-on hospital experience and business intelligence to improve efficiency, to increase volume and revenue and to assist our clients in creating a system to better manage their organizations.
Our goal is to help clients develop and implement growth strategies and to find practical solutions to today's most challenging issues.
Our Services
- Systems for Quality and Licensure
- Strategic Planning and Business Development
- Clinical Revenue Integrity and Utilization Management
- Financial Analysis, Short and Long Term Budget Advising
- Clinical Program Development
- Physician Relations and Recruitment
- Business Intelligence and Decision Support
Our Mission and Philosophy
Our mission is to be forward-looking, strategic partners to each of our clients. Tailoring each engagement to the needs of the individual client, we develop solutions that are realistic, effective and measurable. In addition, we help clients translate strategies into action plans, assist with execution and develop indicators to measure success. With our hands-on approach, we become an extension of the team through program implementation.
Our Commitment to Our Clients
Every relationship, engagement and product we develop is built upon our commitment to our clients:
- To approach each engagement individually, taking the time to understand the specific needs and culture of the each client
- To bring experience and professionalism to the benefit of each client
- To approach each client with respect, honesty and candor
- To deliver high-quality deliverables in a cost-effective manner
PACE healthcare Leadership
Amanda Adams, MS MBA
Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA
Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA
With 20+ years experience in healthcare and life sciences, combined with degrees in business and life sciences, Amanda is well suited for projects that require detailed analysis, systematic business case development, comprehensive implementation and continued measurement. In all her projects, she strives to balance the analytical and tec
With 20+ years experience in healthcare and life sciences, combined with degrees in business and life sciences, Amanda is well suited for projects that require detailed analysis, systematic business case development, comprehensive implementation and continued measurement. In all her projects, she strives to balance the analytical and technical aspects with what is needed to develop and sustain relationships with all stakeholders.
Amanda has rejoined PACE after 5 years as Director of Finance at UCSF. Amanda has also held positions with Tenet as Associate Administrator and Director of Business Development.
Amanda received a BS from Columbia University and an MS from Georgia Institute of Technology, both in Mechanical Engineering. She also has an MBA in entrepreneurial leadership from Nova Southeastern University.
Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA
Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA
Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA
Ms. Lamkin is a dynamic leader dedicated to improving healthcare quality. She provides consulting services on sustainable improvement in operational effectiveness with a focus on systems of quality management, licensure, utilization management, margin improvement, physician engagement and enterprise communication. She believes healthca
Ms. Lamkin is a dynamic leader dedicated to improving healthcare quality. She provides consulting services on sustainable improvement in operational effectiveness with a focus on systems of quality management, licensure, utilization management, margin improvement, physician engagement and enterprise communication. She believes healthcare must operate as a continuum with information sharing critical to success, starting with the Mission and Vision.
Her systematic methodology to organizational effectiveness and improvement has proven to be successful in diverse organizations and settings. As a hospital CEO, her reproducible methodology resulted in great success in the RAC demonstration project and led to multiple publications and speaking engagements to help other organizations design systems for quality and physician engagement resulting in billing compliance and margin protection.
Ms. Lamkin formed PACE Healthcare Consulting, LLC in 2011 along with business partner Amanda Adams, MS, MBA and serves a broad array of clients such as Bay Care, Roper St. Francis, CHRISTUS Health, Parkland Health and Hospital System, University of California San Francisco, American Association of Physician Advisors (ACPA), Quorum Health Resources and HEALTHSOUTH Corporation.
Ms. Lamkin has successfully led teams in both system wide and departmental redesign for improvement. Engagements include: crisis intervention for multi-facility organization to bring them into compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation including external and post-acute services, leading strategic planning, national HCAHPS consulting team; redesign of quality function including medical staff for multi-hospital system; redesign of utilization management function, physician engagement; design and implementation of Physician Advisor program in multi-facility system; enterprise wide quality system redesign including risk and patient experience.
Ms. Lamkin holds a Master’s in Healthcare Administration and a B.A. in Business Administration, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Professional Organizations:
Emeritus Board of Directors, American College of Physician Advisors
American College of Healthcare Executives
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
Former South Carolina Hospital Association Board Member (Previous)
Community Service
American Heart Association (Previous Chair Position)
United Way (Previous Chair Position)
Hilton Head Chamber of Commerce, Finance Committee (2005-2010)
Publications
Lamkin, Elizabeth The Revenue Integrity Training Toolkit, HCPro 2016
Lamkin, Elizabeth and Berglund, Amanda, The RAC Toolkit for Hospitals and Health Systems, HcPRO, 2011
Lamkin, Elizabeth and Berglund, Amanda, The RAC Toolkit for Physicians, HcPRO, 2011
ACPA/ABQAURP Certification Module “Speaking the Language of the C-Suite”
RAC Toolkit for CV Services (2014). Private publication for Medtronic, Inc.
Judy Benjamin, MHA
Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA
Judy Benjamin, MHA
Judy draws on nearly 30 years of experience, specializing in strategic planning, business development and growth strategies for healthcare providers and emerging health care companies. She is recognized for her work with physicians, boards and senior teams to improve performance, enhance market position and drive strategic business grow
Judy draws on nearly 30 years of experience, specializing in strategic planning, business development and growth strategies for healthcare providers and emerging health care companies. She is recognized for her work with physicians, boards and senior teams to improve performance, enhance market position and drive strategic business growth. Her clients include a wide range of hospital systems and healthcare organizations in both the not-for-profit and investor owned sectors. Prior to consulting, Judy served in senior leadership roles with Kindred Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare and Egleston Children’s Health Care System.
Judy holds a MHA from University of Michigan and a BS from Boston University. She also has served as Board Chairman and a member of the Board of Trustees for several non-profit organizations in Tampa Bay.