"From my earliest experiences-growing up on a small family farm-and later experiences-working in the Peace Corps with entrepreneurial villagers in India building poultry farms and cooperatives, working as a city planner on community development projects-and as an executive and later as a consultant and coach, helping healthcare organizations grow and develop, I have always had a passion to do whatever it took to make the right things happen . to make a difference.

"I was profoundly influenced by two things I learned from competitive sailing and long-distance cruising with my family: (1) You can't control the environment, but you better be aware of it and be prepared to deal with its changes always; and (2) you can only get where you want to go if you are moving ahead and make course corrections along the way-being 'dead in the water' leaves you with no options.

"These experiences continue to drive me today to constantly find new ways to help make the right things happen, even if I hit some big winds and a few bumps along the way."

Edward M. Hindin

ABOUT US

• About Edward M. Hindin
  
• Our Partners
  
• Our Values
  
• Selected Presentations

About Edward M. Hindin

Edward M. Hindin, HHA's founder and leader, is an accomplished senior healthcare industry executive, consultant and executive coach. His primary focus is assisting leaders of health delivery systems identify and execute the critical actions that matter and produce sustainable results.

He has worked as an executive, consultant and coach with individuals and teams in community hospitals, tertiary centers, academic medical centers, local, regional and national multi-hospital systems, trade groups and alliances, physician organizations, health insurance companies, and vendors.

In addition to his work with HHA, Mr. Hindin helps organizations and executives achieve record results through the Best Year Yet® program.

Mr. Hindin has been:

• CEO of VHA - Metro NY, a regional alliance of hospitals and health systems;
  
• A leader in the formation of a multi-hospital system that included three hospitals, a nursing home, physician practices, an HMO and a diversified services company;
  
• A chief planning officer for a number of hospitals;
  
• A member of senior management in a number of hospitals;
  
• A developer of ambulatory healthcare businesses;
  
• A business development executive for Siemens Medical Solutions, an international technology company;
  
• A Mercer Consulting and Tiber Group partner focused healthcare related companies ;
  
• A Board member of Chicago Coach Federation.

EDUCATION

Edward holds a Master of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University. He has completed certification in Coaching and Organizational Learning from the Newfield Network, an accredited member of the International Coach Federation.

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Our Partners

About Best Year Yet® (BYY)
Best Year Yet® is a strategic planning and execution process that, for over 25 years, has been helping companies all over the world produce results. BYY focuses on delivering the team's most important objectives for the coming year. www.bestyearyet.com

Our Values

What drives us?

We put our clients first. We put our client's interests first-always. We do our best work for each engagement and for each client.

We believe mission matters; mission support requires investment. Your work is important. We know our clients must produce profits to enable them to re-invest in themselves, their employees and the people they serve.

We believe people make things happen. Providing tools and techniques to help people work more effectively-individually and in teams-and opportunities to learn, grow and develop ignites an organization's performance..

We have the courage to tell the truth. We tell the truth, no matter how difficult-always.

We embrace change. Change should be expected and welcomed despite the uncertainty it creates. If you are not satisfied with the results you are getting, you have to do something different. But change is hard for almost everyone.

Integrity. We are committed to doing what's right and doing it well-always.

Our Approach

What's it like to work with us?

We are Flexible. Each client is different. We design each project to meet your needs with the least amount of friction. We always adjust our services to your situation.

We are Responsive. We keep our promises. We communicate regularly. We answer calls and email promptly.

We are practical entrepreneurs. We love to find new ways to meet client needs, but we appreciate that the solutions must be practical to be effective and sustainable.

We transfer knowledge and skills.We leave clients better able to continue their work without us. We know we will find new clients and new work.

We ask for testimonials. We want every client to become raving fans.

We work hard and like to have fun. Our clients do serious work. So do we. Who says we can't have some fun doing what we do?

What's Unique About Us?

We are seasoned professionals with in-depth industry knowledge and a history of producing sustainable practical results for our clients.

We deal with the hard problems that typically require interaction at all levels of the organization, from Boards of Directors through front-line staff. We understand and work successfully with physicians. People we work with trust us.

We have made and learned from more mistakes than most of our clients.

Our personal histories of change, renewal, tenacity, curiosity and entrepreneurial drive have taught us how to see things through.

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• "Enhancing Individual and Team Performance" Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, Ninth Annual Conference 2004
  
• "Partnerships Between Academic Medical Centers and Rural Communities,"Health Forum Journal, January 2001
  
• "Bridging the Gap," Health Forum Journal, May/June 2000
  
• "Growth Strategies for Healthcare Providers,"ACHE 2000 Congress on Healthcare Management
  
• "New Rules, New Roles for Rural Healthcare Providers,"1999
  
• "Financially Sustainable Physician Organizations,"AICPA National Healthcare Industry Conference, July 1999
  
• "New Rules, New Roles for Rural Healthcare Providers,"presented at the 14th Annual Rural Health Care Leadership Conference of Health Forum, and The Duke Endowment, among others

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