Remote healthcare consultants advise hospitals and other healthcare organizations on developing services, protocols, and policies. In this role, you may evaluate existing procedures, make recommendations to administrators about the impact of proposed plans for new services or expansion of facilities, recommend cost-effective changes, and evaluate the efficiency of staff. While the majority of the analytical tasks for this position are done from home, remote healthcare consultants need to visit their client's in person occasionally. This job should not be confused with consultants who provide advice about healthcare to patients; remote healthcare consultants focus on the management and administrative aspects of healthcare processes and services, not on providing direct care, and as such have little or no direct contact with patients.