- What is a diagnostic engagement at A3HCS?
- A diagnostic is a structured assessment — typically 2 to 4 weeks — that identifies where time, margin, or compliance posture is at risk. It delivers an executive memo, not a slide deck. Most engagements start here before any execution work begins.
- Do I have to commit to a longer engagement after the diagnostic?
- No. Every diagnostic is a standalone flat-fee engagement. There is no automatic continuation. If you want to move into a project or retainer after the diagnostic, that is a separate scoped conversation.
- Are these diagnostics run by the founder directly?
- Yes. Nitesh Kumar, MD, MBA runs every diagnostic personally. No junior associates. No staffed delivery teams. One operator across every engagement.
- What types of healthcare organizations use A3HCS diagnostics?
- Hospitals and health systems facing operational or revenue cycle pressure, hospice and home health agency owners navigating CMS scrutiny, pharma and medtech companies needing medical affairs support, and pre-seed to Series B digital health founders. Each diagnostic is scoped to the buyer, not a generic template.
- What does a diagnostic executive memo actually include?
- The memo names the top three operational or compliance exposure points, maps each one to your specific data, identifies the documentation or workflow gap making each pattern worse than it needs to be, and delivers a prioritized 90-day correction sequence with named owners. It is written to be read by a board or C-suite, not a compliance team.
- How is a diagnostic different from a standard healthcare consulting engagement?
- A standard consulting engagement is open-ended scope, hourly billing, and a team of junior associates. A3HCS diagnostics are flat fee, defined scope, time-bounded, and run by one physician executive. The output is a memo, not a deck. You know what you are buying before you pay.
- Which diagnostic should I start with?
- Start with the problem that is costing you now. If you are a hospice or HHA operator and the CMS moratorium is in your market, start with the Hospice and HHA Diagnostic. If you received a breach notification or cyber incident, start with the Cyber Risk Snapshot. If you are not sure, the general diagnostic inquiry form routes to the right entry point within two business days.
- How do I know if my organization needs a diagnostic?
- If any of the following are true, a diagnostic is the right starting point: a regulatory notice or contractor activity in your market, a financial metric that looks wrong but you cannot isolate the cause, an upcoming ownership change or survey, a recent data breach or HIPAA incident, or a board that has asked a question you cannot fully answer yet.