An operator, not a slide deck.
Health Ops Denver is led by Chris Anderson, a Denver operator who runs the business side of independent practices part-time, at a fraction of a full-time hire.
I am Chris Anderson, and I run Health Ops Denver. I am based in Denver and I currently run operations for an independent specialty practice. I also have a professional tie to ophthalmology. So when I talk about staffing, schedules, vendors, and the numbers, it is from doing the work, not reading about it.
I have spent more than 15 years in healthcare, working with providers and hospital systems, payers, government, and healthcare technology. Before healthcare, I built and sold a finance company that passed 300 million dollars in revenue. I know what it takes to build something, run it, and to be responsible for the numbers.
A practice with 1 to 10 providers usually does not need a full-time operations executive, or the salary that comes with one. That is the whole idea here. You bring me in for the hours and months you actually need, at a fraction of the time and cost of a full-time hire, and you get senior help without the full-time price.
Built to hand off, and shaped around you.
A lot of outside help on the business side builds dependency, on purpose. I work the other way. I set things up so your team can run them without me, and I let you decide how much of me you need and for how long.
Built to hand off
- Every system, process, and dashboard is built so your team can run it without me
- You keep the documentation and the capability
- The goal is a stronger practice, not a permanent invoice
Engage how you want
- A monthly retainer for ongoing help
- A single project with a clear start and end
- A set duration: stay long-term, or bring me in for a limited engagement and move on
Month to month. No long contract.
What I run, and what I coordinate.
I stay in my lane on purpose. I run operations directly. For the work that needs a specialist, I coordinate your existing advisors so it gets done right, without you playing middleman.
What I run
- Staffing and retention: onboarding, cross-training, coverage, and role clarity
- Patient access: scheduling, no-shows, and filling capacity
- Vendors and technology: lowering cost and getting more from what you own
- The money-trail: a simple owner dashboard and the numbers to watch each month
- The business partner seat: thinking the non-clinical side through and getting decisions made
What I coordinate
- Deep financial modeling and valuation, through your financial advisor
- Billing and coding execution, through your biller or coder
- Legal and contracts, through your attorney
- Marketing execution, through an agency I help you direct
- Anything outside operations: I bring the right person in and hold the work to your goals
Do you work with my type of practice?
Most likely. The everyday operations work, staffing, scheduling, vendors, and a clear view of the numbers, looks the same across most independent practices, so your specialty matters less than you might think. I come from an ophthalmology background and work across specialties. That is where we usually start, and it is where the common wins are.
The more strategic, specialty-specific work comes later, and only once your own numbers show it is worth it. That check is part of the first margin and revenue review: we look at what fits your size, your goals, and your economics, so we meet you where you are instead of selling a playbook that does not match your practice.
Want to see where your practice stands?
Start with the Operations and Money-Trail Review. One fixed fee, about two to three weeks, no access to patient records.
Start with a practice review