Health Catalyst reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(780 total reviews)
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Ben Albert

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24% positive business outlook

Health Catalyst has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 780 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Health Catalyst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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780 reviews
4.0
Feb 26, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Focus on improved outcomes as a measurement of success

Cons

Under the radar seems strong goal to launch IPO

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Health Catalyst Response
7y
Thanks for your contributions to the company while you were with us, and I wish you continued success in your future endeavors! Best, Dan
4.0
Feb 21, 2019

Culture is key

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* True focus on results improvement - you can feel good about what you do here * Constant challenge - you're not going to be bored * Acknowledgement of contribution - both as an individual and as a team, the company understands the need to acknowledge (and compensate) those who contribute to its success * Values - I have never been with a company who is so focused upon embracing and 'living' their stated values * Flexibility & balance - I love the ability to work from home, to attend my kids' sporting events, and to have a life - provided that the work gets done. * Nice stuff/benefits - the excellent benefits/no PTO plan, along with free drinks/snacks etc. that is so appealing in this industry

Cons

* Bonus focus - everyone seems to be excessively focused on the quarterly bonus * Values - while a pro, it may also be a con for some. I've had teammates comment that the value focus (including certain handbook guidelines) seems to be influenced by the predominant religion at the corporate offices. * Bait-and-switch? - as the company moves from tech startup to viable going concern, there is an increasing focus on the bottom line. It seems like only a matter of time before all that stuff that is necessary to bring in the talent at the initial phase of the company's existence will go away to satisfy the investors.

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Health Catalyst Response
7y
Thank you for sharing this detailed and insightful feedback. And thank you for choosing to join Health Catalyst this past year. I am encouraged to hear of your positive experience, including feeling a connection to the mission of enabling massive, measurable improvement, the values, and that you have found the benefits to be positive. I also appreciated your feedback on what could be improved, as well as your advice. Regarding the bonus focus, that is an interesting observation. In a way, it is encouraging to hear, in the sense that every team member is focused on those objectives -- and that is, from my perspective, very helpful and positive, provided that we keep the bonus objectives focused on the right measures that are tied to the company's achievement of its mission. I might hope for a different reason 'why' team members are quite focused on the bonus metrics -- more because of those metrics' connection to the company's success (including the continued focus on measurable improvements and on team member engagement, for example), with a secondary reason tied to the personal financial connection. We will try to emphasize the importance of the "intrinsic" motivation to help the company achieve its mission. This should be the most fundamental motivation for each of us. Regarding the values, I appreciate you sharing that perspective. And I believe the values of the company have definitely been shaped by the religious beliefs of many team members, myself included. My perspective of this connection is related to the concept of emphasizing timeless principles, principles we did not invent, and principles that are referenced in the beliefs of many, if not most, faiths, certainly including my faith as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Principles like humility, respect, love, the golden rule, and transparency each fall within this definition of timeless principles, from my perspective. Regarding handbook guidelines, we can take a look to see if any updates/edits would be appropriate. I know that we've made a few useful updates over the past few years. If you have any specific suggestions, please feel free to reach out to me or to Linda Llewelyn, our Chief People Officer, and we'd be happy to seriously consider those suggestions. Regarding the concept of a bait-and-switch as the company matures, I appreciate you bringing this concept up. I believe this is a question lingering within the minds of many team members. Will Health Catalyst abandon its values as it scales, and as it necessarily focuses on becoming more financially sustainable? There is reason to wonder, based on what can be observed as many other companies have evolved and matured and scaled. In tomorrow's all-team-member meeting we will discuss our leadership team's approach to counterbalance this trend, and to reinforce our commitment, now more than ever, to the values of the company, and to the focus on team member engagement. One reason we spent many dedicated hours over the past six months, as a leadership team, and with board involvement, updating the Health Catalyst Way, was to help signal this stronger-than-ever commitment to the company's values. I will share some other examples of us seeking to reinforce this message, particularly to team members, tomorrow. But one more example is a personal goal, for me, in 2019, to double the number of skip-level 1:1s with teammates completed, from the prior goal of 100/year, to 200 this year, to stay deeply connected to our teammates, to listen carefully to their feedback, to reinforce to team members that they continue to be my #1 priority, and to strengthen our focus on achieving the mission as we scale. Finally, I would invite you to reach out, if you'd be so inclined, to visit 1:1 with me regarding how we can focus on what is most necessary to retain our talented team members. This is a topic that is really important to me and to us as a leadership team, and I would welcome your thoughts and ideas here. You can help me reach my goal of 200 1:1s this year! Thank you again for taking the time to share this feedback, and for choosing to join Health Catalyst and contribute to the company's mission! Best, Dan
4.0
Feb 1, 2019

Seems to be a great company

Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited PTO ability to work remote great benefits Leadership seems to be very transparent and seems to sincerely care about the team members experience Seems like a great company to work for. Health Catalyst acquired the company I worked for, so I was only part of the HC team for around 6 months.

Cons

Unfortunately I am one of the HCI team members whose position was eliminated in one of the reorgs. I do understand the business reasons for the reorg. It would have been nice to have been trained on the new technology that HC has, as the HCI team has/had an amazing team of very talented and smart individuals. I do know we can apply for any open position within HC, but I was hoping to have had an opportunity to learn new things while employed to transition to a HC role in the future.

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Health Catalyst Response
7y
Thank you for sharing this review, and I am very sorry that we weren't able to extend our working relationship with you. As we discussed in the all-hands call last week, as we went through the 2019 planning process, and worked through the current state of the HCI business, we needed to make some adjustments which included identifying some positions as no longer financially sustainable. This was a difficult process for Carol and the HCI leadership team because of the strong contributions of the individuals who were operating in those positions that were no longer financially sustainable. Please know that I would be happy to visit and try to be of help to you as you think about what is next, and for the next three years if you find an open position at Health Catalyst that is of interest, you will be guaranteed an interview and serious consideration for that position. I also wanted to thank you for the more than five years of contributions that you made to Medicity, and then for a short while, to Health Catalyst. I wish you success in your future endeavors and am ready to help if you feel I can be of assistance to you. Best, Dan
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