Michael J. Allen
Consultant
Michael J. Allen is a healthcare technology and data analytics executive and consultant with more than 25 years of experience helping health plans and healthcare organizations transform complex data, systems, and operational needs into effective technology solutions. His expertise spans healthcare data analytics and reporting, data architecture and warehousing, medical management systems, systems integration, and large-scale technology implementations, with extensive experience supporting Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care organizations.
Throughout his career, Michael has combined deep technical expertise with an understanding of health plan operations and executive leadership. He has served in senior leadership roles overseeing information technology, business intelligence, reporting, data analytics, and data integration. He has extensive experience designing and implementing healthcare data and reporting solutions, where his work has included data architecture, SQL development, data conversion and migration, data warehousing, custom operational and clinical reporting, system interfaces, and decision-support solutions.
His payer experience includes work with Medicare Advantage, D-SNP, Medicaid Managed Care, Commercial health plans, and healthcare technology vendors. Michael has led or supported implementations involving care and medical management, member portals, electronic visit verification for Medicaid populations, claims and authorization integrations, provider data, HEDIS reporting, and regulatory data retention. He has managed complex healthcare technology implementations, system selections, conversions, integrations, and vendor relationships and has served as both a technical architect and executive leader. His experience allows him to bridge the gap between technical teams and business and clinical stakeholders, translating organizational needs into practical, data-driven solutions.
Michael holds a Master of Business Administration from Lewis University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, where he also earned a Certificate in Servant-Leadership. His professional credentials include Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Professional in Healthcare Management, Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, Microsoft Certified System Administrator, and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
