Ryan Howell

About Ryan Howell

Ryan Howell is a seasoned healthcare transformation leader with nearly 30 years of experience and over 15 years in enterprise SaaS solutions. With a proven track record at industry giants like AccuReg (Optum Insight), Experian and Change Healthcare, Ryan excels in creating innovative digital workflows and AI technologies that prioritize human-centered design. Armed with a B.S. in Hospital Administration, he offers strategic insights to enhance patient care and operational efficiency.

Experience

1. Vice President Product Management at Accureg Patient Access, Digital Patient Engagement & Intake

   Accureg

   Apr 2019 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

   Vice President of Product Management at AccuReg, the market leading provider of front-end revenue cycle solutions that use machine learning and artificial intelligence in their SaaS platform to transform the patient and payments experience for hospitals and health systems. Optimized front-end revenue cycle product suite achieving “Best in KLAS” and Black Book Research #1 ranking designation for Patient Access. Orchestrated new digital patient engagement product from ideation to launch, expanding company market growth into B2B2C healthcare consumer solutions. Launched two digital healthcare consumer products (MVP) for B2B2C healthcare consumer market with full life cycle of product design, from conducting in-depth interviews, leading ideation team of 6 executive stakeholders, co-designing prototypes, testing usability, feasibility and viability.Established business leadership governance and product development life cycle PDLC management process.Supported high company revenue growth over a 3-year period by originating and expanding the product management department and by molding an integrated group of employees into a high-performing team. Provided definition and implementation of product KPI metrics to track business & product success.Collaborated with Engineering leadership and Development team and played a leadership role in conversion to Agile product development methodology.Initiated and executed a strategy to modernized product UI and UX while migrating software and network to a cloud-based environment.

Education

• Eastern Michigan University

  BS, Hospital Administration

  1991 — 1994

• The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

  Courses Taken, Master Health Administration

  1994 — 1997

Skills

• Healthcare
• Revenue Cycle
• Hospitals
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Product Management
• Strategic Planning
• Product Management Skills
• Strategy
• Product Development
• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• Sdlc
• User Interface Design
• User Experience Design
• Pragmatic Marketing Certification
• Six Sigma
• Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Healthcare Industry
• Healthcare Consulting
• Process Improvement
• Healthcare IT
• Healthcare Management
• Business Analysis
• Customer Oriented
• Management
• Analytics
• Practice Management
• Managed Care
• Hipaa
• Organization
• Saas
• Entrepreneurship
• Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Business Process Improvement