Healthcare startups & growing health systems

Scale smartly with fractional analytics leadership

Get executive‑level analytics without the full‑time cost. Work directly with Daniel Heacock to ship the right metrics, instrumentation, and operating rhythm so product, sales, and operations make better decisions every sprint.

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Startups
v1 metrics & product analytics
Growth
operating cadence & roadmap
Managed
run pipelines & dashboards

What we do

Analytics that grows with you—lean, focused, and durable. We leverage AI-first methodologies to accelerate delivery, automate insights, and build intelligent analytics applications. When it's time to hire, we help you recruit and transition.

  • Fractional analytics leadership — strategy, roadmap, governance, and delivery across product and operations.
  • Consulting sprints — Scale Foundations, product analytics, pricing & unit economics, KPI refresh.
  • Managed analytics services — a small, senior team to run pipelines, dashboards, and ad‑hoc analysis with SLAs.
Healthcare analytics dashboard visualization

Featured offerings

Fractional Analytics Leader

Part‑time executive ownership for your analytics function—stage‑appropriate stack choices, roadmap, and measurable outcomes.

How it works →

Scale Foundations Sprint

A 3–4 week engagement to align KPIs with business goals, instrument product usage, and deliver a 90‑day plan with quick wins.

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Managed Analytics

Operate pipelines and dashboards with SLAs and a monthly outcomes review—cost‑aware and right‑sized for your stage.

Scope & tiers →

Healthcare data analytics workflow

Built for healthcare innovators

Whether you're a seed-stage startup finding product-market fit or a growing health system modernizing operations, we understand your unique challenges:

  • Navigate HIPAA and compliance without over-engineering
  • Balance clinical outcomes with business metrics
  • Build trust with enterprise buyers through data credibility
  • Scale from pilot to production with confidence

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Outcome snapshots

Representative, anonymized results from past roles and consulting.

  • 10‑day time‑to‑first insight with v1 KPI dashboard and product usage instrumentation.
  • LTV:CAC & cohort retention added to exec cadence; improved spend allocation and onboarding.
  • Infra cost reduced 40% by simplifying the stack and pruning unused pipelines.
  • Enterprise pricing pack with margin analytics used in 7-figure negotiations.

Full case studies coming soon.

How we work

  1. Listen. Understand your stage, runway, and goals.
  2. Focus. Instrument the few metrics that matter most.
  3. Deliver. Ship on a sprint cadence; review outcomes monthly.
  4. Transition. Recruit and hand off when you're ready.

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AI-Powered Analytics Acceleration

We embrace AI to deliver faster, smarter analytics solutions—from automated data pipelines to intelligent decision support systems.

Accelerated Delivery

AI-assisted development speeds up dashboard creation, SQL optimization, and pipeline building by 3-5x.

Intelligent Insights

Deploy AI models for anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and automated narrative generation.

Smart Applications

Build AI-enabled analytics apps that proactively surface insights and recommendations.

Daniel Heacock

About Daniel Heacock

Founder of Signal Forward. I help healthcare startups and growing health systems scale smartly—focus on the right metrics, instrument your product, choose a right‑sized stack, and build an analytics muscle that lasts.

Previously led analytics at multiple healthcare and technology companies, from seed to Fortune 5, and advised health systems on their digital transformation journeys.

"Scale smartly, not just fast. The right metrics at the right time make all the difference."

Ready to move faster with better data?

Share your analytics challenges and company details. I'll review and reach out to qualified inquiries within 24 hours.

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Typical engagement: 3-6 month fractional leadership or 3-4 week consulting sprint