General Healthcare Consulting
Dedicated to improving the health of people and communities and providing exceptional service to those who share this commitment.
We partner with clients to navigate the complexities and challenges with public sector healthcare programs and systems, and healthcare reform. Steadman Group consultants excel at helping clients make their visions a reality, specializing in areas such as healthcare policy, program development and improvement, regulatory and compliance needs, and operational management.
CLIENTS WE SERVE
Steadman Group consultants guide and assist an extensive range of clients, including:
- Publicly-funded health plans – Medicaid, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, and State Childrens Health Insurance Programs
- Health delivery systems
- Federal, state, and county agencies
- Health information exchanges
- Not-for-profits, foundations, and community-based organizations
WHAT WE DO
Steadman Group Consultants excel at applying their specialized knowledge and experience to help solve problems in such areas as:
Policy and operations
Our consultants have expertise in public sector healthcare programs and systems, and have practical experience developing policy and implementing change. The best intentions and policies won’t work without the people and systems to make it happen.
- Facilitated health plan attribution model development and managed internal, external and system implementation
- Developed health plan Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) communications and training, conducted process improvement and compliance, and updated policies
Regulatory compliance and guidances
We review, analyze, and advise clients about healthcare-related federal and state statutes, as well as provide guidance in areas including the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, HITECH, and Medicaid. Our experts have helped organizations with Medicaid managed care readiness reviews, audit preparation, corrective action plans, regulatory reporting and data analysis, contract deliverables, market expansion, and new market implementation.
- Conducted readiness review preparations, Medicaid managed care compliance audit preparations, corrective action plan management, reporting and response
- Performed Medicaid managed care contract and compliance reporting
Efficient information dissemination & interoperability
We help clients develop and implement processes to share healthcare information securely and efficiently. One recent project supported medication consistency between jails and community providers, using health information exchange (HIE). Another supported using HIE for exchanging provider attribution data with a health plan.
- Managed project to connect care management tool with alerts from local health information exchange
- Managed project to integrate data from electronic health records, health plan claims data, and health information exchange to support proactive panel management, risk stratification, and patient engagement
Care Management, Care Coordination and Transitions of Care programs
We work with our clients implementing population health strategies for health plans, hospitals and clinical practices to optimize quality of care and reimbursement. Our experts include clinicians and operations specialists to ensure your program aligns with quality outcome goals.
- Developed and managed implementation of a care management program with a population health focus for a plan with a predominantly Medicaid and Medicare population. Programs included transitions of care, complex care management and disease/condition management
- Developed an administrative query tool to identify children with special health care needs for a health plan’s performance improvement project
Program development
We provide organizational expertise, support successful grant development and implementation, conduct research to assess community needs, and build programs that benefit community members through addressing health and/or social determinants of health.
- Supported accountable health communities deployment
- Medicaid global payment model: served as an integral partner with health plan from initial proposal development through implementation, including planning, documentation, internal and external communications, and system changes
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Ultimate Beneficiaries
The ultimate beneficiaries of the work that Steadman Group’s healthcare consultants accomplish in partnership with our clients include:
The ultimate beneficiaries of the work that Steadman Group’s healthcare consultants accomplish in partnership with our clients include:
- Our Fellow Community Members, especially those members who struggle with achieving better health and well-being, including individuals affected by:
- Publicly-funded healthcare programs, such as Medicaid, Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and Medicare special needs plans
- Criminal justice system, healthcare system and community connectivity
- Social determinants of health
- Behavioral and physical health integration
- Care coordination among numerous care coordinators
- Patient-centered primary care medical home models
- Leaders of Organizations who are striving to improve the health and well-being of their communities.
For each project we undertake, the consultants at Steadman Group bring a passion for improving the health outcomes of everyone served by our clients, as well as building and strengthening our clients’ surrounding communities.
Our consultants reflect Steadman Group’s company values of integrity, service, intellectual curiosity, tenacity, and respect in everything we do, as we partner with clients to solve problems and implement solutions that are as unique as the vision our clients are working to achieve.
Partner with us
Do you have a problem you need help solving or a solution you need help implementing? We’d love to hear more about how we can partner with you.
