About Us - Post Acute Analytics

Post Acute Analytics ensures that you can:

Achieve 5x ROI Guaranteed

Improve Patient Outcome & Quality of Care

Make Better Strategic Decisions

Increase Revenue

Increase Efficiencies & Profitability

Take Payment Risk

Team Members

Our team has experience both operating and advising all segments of healthcare from providers to payors and technology companies. We have the unique benefit of understanding how patient care is connected through the continuum while appreciating the unique needs of each care setting.

Management Team

Saqib Akhter

CEO

Saqib Akhter is a cofounder of PAA, serves as its Chief Executive Officer, and is on the Board of Directors. He has deep experience working with healthcare providers including acute and post-acute providers, physician groups, payors…

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and technology companies. Prior to PAA, he was a healthcare investment banker at Houlihan Lokey where he led strategic advisory, M&A, and capital financing for leading companies across all verticals of healthcare. His other roles have included Vice President at KPMG’s Investment Banking division and various leadership roles at BP. He received a degree from the University of Illinois in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

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Darren Pierce

CTO

Darren Pierce serves as the Chief Technology Officer for PAA. In that role, he leads the creation of technology strategies and teams that enable PAA to provide its analytics platform…

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Previously, Darren served as Executive of Software Engineering & Technology for CoreLogic, a leading provider of consumer financial and property data, analytics and services to business and government. Darren has also held technology leadership positions at PeopleAnswers, Computer Sciences Corporation, and JPMorgan Chase. He has vast experience in creating mission critical software solutions that include the exchange of large datasets. Darren holds a Finance degree from Oklahoma State University.

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John Achoukian

VP of Implementation

John Achoukian has a diverse health care background including product, program, project and implementation management roles serving health plans, hospitals and outpatient providers. His experiences include large-scale claims platform integration for…

UnitedHealth Group and the implementation of a Health Information Exchange (HIE) solution for multiple Dignity Health markets. He also served as a Product Director at Matrix Medical Network where he drove the delivery of new products serving the Medicare Advantage market. John earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and a Master of Healthcare Innovation from Arizona State University.

Michael Gerleman

CISO and Privacy Officer

Michael Gerleman leads processes and procedures to ensure confidentiality and security of patient data. Previously, CISO for MedSynergies, an acquired entity of Optum, which provides processing services for physician practices…

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and ambulatory care. Over 11 years in healthcare information technology including obtaining HITRUST certification for organizations. Began career with KPMG and EY. B.S. in Information Systems from University of Texas at Arlington. Holds CISSP, CISA, CISM, and CPA certifications.

Board of Directors

John Taylor

Chairman

John Taylor is a cofounder of PAA and serves as its Chairman. He founded and led a number of healthcare companies including StoneGate Senior Living, an integrated post-acute healthcare provider with over 40 seniors housing…

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and health care properties including RehabPro – a therapy provider, Accel at Home – a home health provider, Care Navigation Services, Lifetime Wellness, Accel Rehabilitation Hospital and SG Development. He was a founding member of OKALA (the Oklahoma Chapter of the Assisted Living Federation of America) and served as its Vice-Chairman and Director. He served as a Director of TALA (the Texas Chapter of the Assisted Living Federation of America). He serves on the Owners’ Advisory Board of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC). He also served on the Public Policy Action Team of the Assisted Living Federation of America. He attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma and Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he studied accounting, finance and economics.

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Arnold Whitman

Founder

Arnold Whitman is founder and Chairman of Formation Capital, a leading investment firm in Senior Care. Over the past 20 years, Arnie has strategically led Formation Capital in its growth and execution of over $8 Billion…

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in transactions. Arnie is also a founding partner in Generator Ventures, a leading venture firm focused on the intersection of innovation and aging. He is also a partner with Aging 2.0, a global platform and community for innovators, providers, distributors, and investors focused on solutions for aging and seniors. Arnie is a former board member and Chairman emeritus of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC). He is a current board member of Genesis Healthcare, HC-One in the U.K., SHA, Trident USA, Care Institute, Vynca, and Chronic Care Management, Inc.

Advisory Board

Rick Glanz

Advisory Board

As senior healthcare CEO, consultant, operator and advocate, Rick Glanz brings over 25 years of strategic insight and executive leadership to his role as Advisory Board Member with Post Acute Analytics.

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From his role as co-founder and CEO of decision support technology resource SeniorMetrix, an enterprise serving over one million Medicare Advantage members, Mr. Glanz brings extensive experience in the field of post-acute benefits management. Mr. Glanz oversaw the successful sale of SeniorMetrix, which became the foundation of naviHealth, which he also served in an executive capacity.

Prior to his role with SeniorMetrix, Mr. Glanz served in operations, business and product development capacities, managing the Western United States division for The Polaris Group (Novacare) consulting firm. He was also a senior nursing home administrator and multi-facility operator for the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Glanz has served as senior consultant and advisor for multiple post-acute service organizations.

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Michael Duda

Advisory Board

Michael Duda serves as an advisory board member of PAA. He is also a Director of Corporate Development for UnitedHealth Group, where he is responsible for leading the evaluation and execution of…

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M&A transactions across UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare and Optum. He has led numerous complex, public, private and cross-border transactions, with representative transactions across multiple healthcare segments, Brazil and Europe. Prior to joining UnitedHealth Group, Michael held senior M&A advisory position at KPMG and Arthur Andersen.

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Jim Bonnette

Advisory Board

Jim Bonnette serves as an advisory board member of PAA. He also serves as Managing Director, International Relationship Development for Ascension Holdings International….

Dr. Bonnette has worked in virtually every area of U.S. healthcare, from private practice, to health maintenance organizations, to hospital systems, to pharma. Most recently he has been sharing lessons he has learned from the U.S. healthcare system with organizations and governments in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Spain, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Southeast Asia, through his role as Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy Consulting at The Advisory Board Company.

Prior to joining The Advisory Board in May 2014, he served as Chief Medical Officer at management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, where he was head of the Global Provider Strategic Consulting Practice. He earned a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, and his medical degree from the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine in Portland, with further training in pharmacoeconomics.

Post Acute Analytics provides a full suite of solutions that empower our clients to positively impact the Total Quality & Cost of Care.

Through proprietary analytics, turnkey integration engine, and medical leadership, our solutions ensure that providers and payors can make real-time decisions that improve patient outcomes while reducing total cost of care.