Co-Founder; Partner
Healthcare Plus Solutions Group
Dan Collard is a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 31 years of experience, including operations, consulting, and technology start-ups. He cofounded Healthcare Plus Solutions Group® along with long-time colleague Quint Studer.
Dan’s background includes:
• Executive vice president and chief growth officer of TeamHealth, one of the nation’s largest hospital-based physician practices
• President of Press Ganey’s Strategic Consulting Division
• CEO of EVOQ Medical Inc., a healthcare technology start-up in Atlanta
• Thirteen years as a senior leader at Studer Group, serving organizations ranging from rural hospitals to national health systems and academic medical centers
• Health system operator within LifePoint Health
Dan has enjoyed the role of change agent within each organization he has led. In healthcare operations, Dan and his leadership teams achieved best-in-class performance across a balanced set of metrics: quality, patient experience, physician and employee engagement, volume growth, and financial performance.
Dan is the coauthor along with Quint Studer of Rewiring Excellence: Hardwired to Rewired and Rewiring Leadership in Post-Acute Healthcare: Equipping Leaders to Succeed. He is currently coauthoring with Dr. Katherine A. Meese the book Genfluence: Igniting Intergenerational Impact (ACHE Learn, Winter 2025).
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
3:15pm - 4:15pm CT