Steve Valdiserri, a Michigan-based healthcare founder and operator, is pushing a simple message that most of the industry doesn't want to hear... stop overcomplicating things and start executing.

TRAVERSE CITY, MI / ACCESS Newswire / May 15, 2026 / Steve Valdiserri, founder of Avanti Strategy Group and SVP of Operations at Tally, has spent over a decade inside healthcare operations. He's watched organizations pour resources into strategy decks, platform rollouts, and transformation initiatives that sound great in a boardroom but fall apart on the floor. His take is blunt.

"Healthcare doesn't have a strategy problem. It has an execution problem. There are plenty of ideas and no shortage of shiny objects. What's missing is people doing the boring stuff well, consistently."

The Gap Between Plans and Results

The numbers back him up. Nearly 70% of healthcare transformation efforts fail due to poor execution. Up to 30% of healthcare data is inaccurate or incomplete. Clinicians spend almost twice as much time on administrative tasks as patient care. More than 60% of U.S. adults live with at least one chronic condition, putting more strain on systems that are already struggling to keep up.

Valdiserri sees a pattern. Organizations invest in the plan but skip the part where they actually fix how work gets done day to day.

"I've been in rooms where a team reviews data for an hour and at the end nobody can tell you what to do with it. That's not an analytics problem. That's a process problem."

Stop Making It Harder Than It Has to Be

Valdiserri's argument is that healthcare leaders need to take a step back and look at the broader picture before building another 50-step workflow or buying another platform.

"In value-based care, the goal isn't complicated. Better patient outcomes. Healthier patients. Lower costs. That's it. The hard part isn't knowing what the goal is... it's getting everyone aligned on it and then looking at the actual levers inside your organization that move the needle. The low-hanging fruit is usually right in front of you."

He points to ownership gaps as one of the most common breakdowns. Teams assume someone else owns a process. When you trace it back, nobody does.

"I've seen it over and over. You ask who owns the workflow and everyone points at someone else. That's where things break. Not because the work is too hard... but because nobody decided who's responsible for it."

Technology Isn't the Starting Point

As AI hype continues to build, Valdiserri isn't anti-technology. But he's clear about sequencing.

"AI won't fix broken processes. It'll just scale the mess. I've seen teams roll out a new analytics tool and wonder why it's not helping... and then you look under the hood and the data feeding it is garbage. Fix the foundation first. Then the tools actually work."

His approach is simple. Don't add more until what you already have is actually functioning.

What You Can Do This Week

Valdiserri's message isn't just for executives. He believes anyone at any level can start driving change by focusing on small, practical wins.

Map one process you touch every day. Find where it breaks or slows down. Clarify who owns each step. Question the data before you act on it. Cut one unnecessary step or report. Pick a few outcomes that actually matter instead of tracking 30 metrics that don't tell you anything.

"These aren't big moves. But they create momentum. And momentum compounds."

A Discipline-First Mindset

Valdiserri connects operational clarity to personal discipline. A competitive HYROX athlete, he trains daily... and that routine shapes how he approaches work.

"Progress is boring most days. It's doing the basics over and over. You don't fix everything at once. You fix one thing. Then the next. That's how you build something that actually works."

Call to Action

Valdiserri is encouraging anyone reading this to take one action this week... pick one system or workflow you touch every day and make it better. Start small. Focus on clarity. Build from there.

"Clarity creates calm. And calm teams perform better."

To read the full interview, visit the website here.

About Steve Valdiserri

Steve Valdiserri is a Michigan-based healthcare and technology leader, founder of Avanti Strategy Group, and SVP of Operations at Tally. With more than a decade of experience in value-based care, healthcare analytics, and operations, he helps organizations turn complex problems into clear, executable systems. His work is built on a simple belief... fix what happens on Monday morning, and the results follow,

Contact:
Info@stevevaldiserrihealthcare.com

SOURCE: Steve Valdiserri