Fractional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Advisory
The organizations gaining the most control over healthcare costs share one thing in common: clinical strategy at the executive level. For most mid-sized employers, that expertise has historically been out of reach — residing inside large health systems rather than in the boardroom. Prescient’s Fractional CMO advisory services bridge the gap, bringing independent clinical leadership, data-driven insights, and vendor-neutral guidance directly to your team.
Why Healthcare Strategy Is Breaking Down
For most organizations, healthcare is the second-largest line item after payroll — and one of the hardest to manage without clinical expertise. Prescient’s Fractional Chief Medical Officer service gives your leadership team the clinical voice it’s been missing: independent, data-driven, and focused entirely on your organization’s financial and health outcomes.
- Limited visibility into what’s driving healthcare costs
- Rapid growth in specialty drug spending
- Increasing chronic disease burden across employees
- Conflicting vendor claims and lack of accountability
- Complex ecosystem of PBMs, digital health, and care programs
A clinical strategy framework changes how organizations prioritize, evaluate, and act on their most important healthcare decisions.
What You’ll Learn
Prescient’s Fractional CMO model brings experienced clinical leadership directly into your executive team—supported by advanced analytics and healthcare intelligence.
We help you move from reactive spending to proactive strategy by combining:
- Executive clinical leadership
- AI-driven healthcare analytics
- Population health intelligence
- Independent vendor evaluation
- Strategic healthcare purchasing guidance
Outcome Statement:
Organizations working with Prescient typically identify 10–20% cost reduction opportunities while improving workforce health outcomes
What You Get
Enterprise
Healthcare Strategy
Develop long-term healthcare and workforce health strategies aligned with financial and organizational goals.
Benefit
Plan Optimization
Evaluate and improve benefit design, care management programs, and health initiatives to increase effectiveness and reduce waste.
Healthcare
Vendor Evaluation
Independently assess vendors, including:
- Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
- Digital health platforms
- Specialty care providers
- Behavioral health programs
Population
Health Intelligence
Identify high-risk clinical conditions and opportunities for targeted interventions to improve outcomes.
Healthcare
Cost Management
Reduce unnecessary spending while maintaining or improving quality of care.
How We Engage
Our Fractional CMO engagements are flexible and designed to integrate seamlessly with your leadership team.
Engagement Components
Executive Advisory
Ongoing strategic guidance for CFOs, CHROs, and executive teams
Healthcare Analytics Review
Interpretation of claims data, utilization patterns, and cost drivers
Leadership Support
Clinical insight for decision-making across benefits and healthcare strategy
Vendor & Program Evaluation
Independent clinical assessment of vendors and programs
Designed for Organizations Managing Healthcare Risk
Ideal Clients
- Mid-size and large employers
- Self-insured organizations
- Private equity healthcare platforms
- Healthcare and digital health companies
Decision Makers
- CFOs
- CHROs
- CEOs
- Benefits Leaders
Why Prescient Healthcare
Brokers, carriers, and consultants bring real value—but they operate within their own incentive structures. Prescient provides independent clinical strategy, with no carrier relationships or vendor commissions influencing our guidance.
Key Differentiators
- Independent clinical leadership not tied to carriers or brokers
- AI-driven healthcare analytics and population health insights
- Board-level healthcare strategy expertise
- Vendor-neutral evaluation of programs and services
- Focus on both financial outcomes and health outcomes
We operate as your clinical strategy layer—helping you make better healthcare decisions with confidence.
Led by Experienced Healthcare Leadership
Prescient Healthcare is led by Dr. Patrick Hogan, a healthcare executive with over 25 years of experience across healthcare analytics, digital health innovation, and enterprise transformation.
His leadership includes roles at:
He specializes in helping organizations apply clinical intelligence and advanced analytics to improve both financial performance and health outcomes.
Start Taking Control of Your Healthcare Spend
Schedule a conversation to understand your healthcare cost drivers, identify opportunities, and bring clinical strategy into your decision-making.