Michael Klotz is a Healthcare IT consultant, 3x entrepreneur, innovator, and seasoned executive. His current work is focused on healthcare interoperability and digital quality as they present unprecedented opportunity for improving healthcare operations for payer and provider organizations. Among a number of projects Michael has been working on, he is also a contributor to NCQA's Digital Quality Transition Playbook. Other work includes advising HIT vendors on product and M&A strategy as well as consulting with investors on industry and technology trends.
Michael has been in Healthcare IT for 15 years, primarily in the areas of Payer Solutions. He has founded a SaaS platform company that streamlined and automated medical records reviews for quality and risk adjustment projects. In addition to his consulting clients, he also works with digital health startups as an advisor/contributor.
Before getting involved in healthcare, Michael worked as a consultant implementing large enterprise systems. In 2002 he founded a software consultancy focused on business process automation and business intelligence, which he sold in 2008. During that time, he also worked closely with Microsoft product divisions as an advisor. Michael grew up in Austria, where he obtained a degree in Electrical Engineering. He then came to the United States to get his business degree at USC.