10 pharmacy consultants
Own practices and self-employed work account for five of these pharmacy consultants, and the other five hold director, partner or advisor titles at Vizient, Huron, Chartis, Visante and McKesson; two were chief pharmacy officers, at Cleveland Clinic and Indiana University Health. Hospitals weighing an operational assessment, an ambulatory or infusion pharmacy expansion, accreditation readiness or litigation support can match the consultant to the job.
Professionals to explore
Bob Hurley
LinkedInExperience: Independent Pharmacy Consultant · KMR Pharmacy Advisors, LLC
Two current roles appear for Bob Hurley: Independent Pharmacy Consultant at KMR Pharmacy Advisors, LLC since 2016 and Pharmacy Executive Director at Vizient since 2017. Bob consults with hospital customers on ambulatory pharmacy feasibility studies, operational assessments, supply chain review and pharmacy implementation. Managing Consultant at McKesson (2015-2016), Senior Director Client Relations at MedAvail Technologies (2014) and Director Health Systems Pharmacy Implementation at Walgreens (2011-2014) round it out.
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David Kvancz
LinkedInExperience: Founder and Principal Consultant · Valore Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Founder and Principal Consultant of Valore Healthcare Consulting, LLC since 2015, David Kvancz describes a firm providing "consulting and expert witness services focused on medication use and contemporary pharmacy operations and systems," including expert reports and deposition and trial testimony. Visante titles Senior Consultant (2022-2024) and Senior Vice President, Strategic Client Relationships (2016-2022) appear, as do Vice President, National Pharmacy Programs and Services at Kaiser Permanente (2010-2015) and Chief Pharmacy Officer at Cleveland Clinic (2003-2010).
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Deborah Brown
LinkedInExperience: President · Pharmacy Consulting LLC
Deborah Brown is President of Pharmacy Consulting LLC since 2015 and Pharmacy Consultant at Hospital, ER, and Surgery Center Consulting since 2014, providing operational, financial, regulatory, accreditation and medication safety consulting plus policies and procedures to meet state and accrediting standards. Market Director of Pharmacy at Cardinal Health (1995-2014) and Legal and Regulatory Consultant at FSHP - Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. (2015) round out the background.
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Edward Kent
LinkedInExperience: Former Health System Consultant - Formulary Policy, Pharmacy Operations and Financial Improvement · Self-employed
Self-employed since 2022 as Health System Consultant - Formulary Policy, Pharmacy Operations and Financial Improvement, Edward Kent was Executive Director at Vizient Mountain States Pharmacy Network (2016-2022) and Pharmacy Network Implementation Manager at VHA Mountain States Pharmacy Network (2008-2016). Director, Pharmacy Services (2003-2007) and Manager, Pharmacy Services (1997-2003) at Billings Clinic also appear. The title itself makes Edward Kent a fit for formulary policy and pharmacy network questions.
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James Snyder RPh, MBA, BCSCP
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director McKesson Professional & Advisory Services · McKesson
"As Managing Director, I lead strategic consulting engagements to transform pharmacy operations across health systems" is how James Snyder RPh, MBA, BCSCP describes the McKesson Professional & Advisory Services role held since October 2024; Retail & Infusion Strategy and Home Infusion are named as focus areas. Director Operations Manager Mercy Health Home Infusion Youngstown at Bon Secours Mercy Health (2019-2024) and Director Ambulatory Pharmacy and Infusion Pharmacy Services Mercy Health Youngstown and Lorain (2017-2019) fit home infusion questions.
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Jason Abbot, PharmD, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Partner · Chartis
Jason Abbot, PharmD, MBA became Senior Partner at Chartis in June 2026, after Partner there (2021-2026), focused on pharmacy consulting. Jason was also Director at Guidehouse (2019-2021), Director at Navigant (2019) and Associate Director - Pharmacy Consulting at Navigant (2015-2019). Jason's primary areas of focus are clinical and distribution operations, with experience in military and not-for-profit health system settings, a fit for distribution and operations reviews.
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Jim Jorgenson
LinkedInExperience: Executive Advisor · Visante
Executive Advisor at Visante since February 2024 and its CEO and Board Chair from 2005 to 2024, Jim Jorgenson writes, "I provide executive level strategy and consulting support for Visante's pharmacy consulting services." Other titles are VP, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Indiana University Health (2008-2013), Administrative Director Associate Dean for Pharmacy at University of Utah Health (1995-2008) and Director of Pharmacy at St. Margaret Mercy (1986-1995); specialties named include safe handling of hazardous medications and managed care pharmacy.
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Ric Giese
LinkedInExperience: Health System Pharmacy Consultant · Ric Giese Consultants
Ric Giese has worked as Health System Pharmacy Consultant at Ric Giese Consultants since 2012. Managing Consultant at Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions (2006-2011), Dir of Purchasing at McKesson Medication Management (2004-2005) and Pharmacy Director at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (1986-2004) complete the career. Hospital pharmacy director and purchasing titles together make Ric Giese a fit for drug purchasing and hospital pharmacy management questions.
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Rick Knudson, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCPS
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Pharmacy Consulting · Huron
At Huron, Rick Knudson, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCPS is Senior Director, Pharmacy Consulting since January 2026, after Director, Pharmacy Consulting (2024-2025). Other titles are Associate Director, Pharmacy Consulting at BRG (2021-2023), Executive Director - Pharmacy at Mount Sinai Health System (2018-2021) and Associate Director, Pharmacy Consulting at Navigant (2018), with a Masters of Science in Pharmacoeconomics. Consulting and in-house health system roles both make Rick Knudson useful on supply chain and pharmacy business questions.
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Thomas Altenberger, RPh, ACE, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Pharmacy Consulting · Vizient
Thomas Altenberger, RPh, ACE, MBA has been Senior Director, Pharmacy Consulting at Vizient since April 2025, after Executive Director, Pharmacy Advisory Solutions there (2024-2025). Other titles include Regional Account Director at Acentrus Specialty (2019-2023), Vice President Pharmacy Services at Ascension at Home (2017-2019) and System Director of Pharmacy at Beaumont Health (2013-2017), and Thomas cites expertise in strategic efficiencies and revenue cycle management. Fit for pharmacy cost and revenue cycle questions.
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Choose the right perspective
For litigation or an expert report, David Kvancz's practice offers expert witness services; for accreditation and state standards in ERs or surgery centers, Deborah Brown. Bob Hurley and James Snyder fit ambulatory, retail or infusion pharmacy plans and Edward Kent covers formulary policy, while Thomas Altenberger, Rick Knudson and Jason Abbot carry pharmacy consulting titles at Vizient, Huron and Chartis for operations and cost reviews.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What does a hospital pharmacy operational assessment cover, and which findings tend to produce savings first?
- 02How should a hospital pharmacy prepare for accreditation surveys and state board inspections?
- 03What should a feasibility study show before a health system opens an ambulatory, specialty or home infusion pharmacy?
About this directory
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