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Health Care Management and Consulting
Dec 16th
Clarity Health Management and Consulting
“It’s all in the Details of Service”
Financial Development: Providing a complete set of financial data specific to the project:
• Facility revenues
• Operational costs
• Profits
• Assisting in the facility conceptual space plan
• Estimating capital equipment expenditures
• Recommending financing strategies
• Projecting 5 year cash flow statement
• Projecting 5 year profit and loss statement
• Identifying top payers to prioritize contract negotiations
• Offering on-site presentation to physicians and facility partners
Clarity Business Development: Physician Recruitment/Syndication and Legal Documentation
• Identification process of potential partners and their alignment
• Preparation of, and updating if applicable, Syndication Document with supporting financials
• Preparation of, and updating if applicable, Management Agreement
• Establishing pre-syndication meetings, introductions
• Conducting meetings with prospective surgical and medicine groups and individuals
• Facilitating data collection, to include case mix, payer mix, volumes from prospective surgeons
• Collection, accounting and escrowing of funds
Building Site Selection, Design and Development (as applicable)
• Site selection, negotiation and contracting
• Design and building specifications; providing early, as well as ongoing, reviews of architectural plans and space design with client, architect, and contractor
• Serves as construction manager working closely with contractor to ensure timelines, quality standards and budgets are achieved
• Procuring capital equipment in coordinate with physicians
• Establishing equipment cut sheets for the architect and contractor
• Facilitating final facility walk-thru and punch list verification
• Coordination and execution of licensing and accreditation processes
Organizational Structure Development (as applicable)
• Establishing governance structure, governance documents, medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations
• Establishing Board of Managers or Governing Board – insuring minutes are taken early in the process
• Guiding selection of Medical Director, Medical Advisory Committee, QA Committee and key staff
• Guiding mission, vision, goals and objectives statements
• Completing applicable State Licensure and Medicare 855 Certification forms
• Active participation in licensure and certification surveys
• Obtaining business license, if needed
• Assisting in client’s selection of identity, branding, logo and marketing strategy
Operational Systems
• Assisting legal counsel with bylaws
• Hiring on-site Clinical Director
• Assisting Clinical Director in:
• Hiring and training staff
• Setting up employee files
• Developing staffing plans
• Establishing vendor relations with competitive price points
• Developing and implementing employee benefit package
• Designing and drafting policies and procedures
• Overseeing protocols required by State licensing organization
• Preparing staff for Medicare certification process
• Establishing transfer agreements
• Establishing protocols for anesthesia, laboratories, laundry, housekeeping, and other outsourced services
• Guiding client in selection and implementation of management information systems
• Facilitating the integration of systems between facility and group practice(s) to establish economic and systematic efficiency
• Negotiating third-party payor contracting
• Establishing fee schedule for client review
• Developing and implementing recommended credentialing procedures
• Identifying potential Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) arrangements
• Arranging for general liability, malpractice, and contents insurance
• Drafting and implementing clinical, business office, and human resources forms
• Ordering and stocking supply inventories
• Assisting with data entry of inventory variables into management information system
• Developing and implementing physician block schedule
• Coordinating staff in-services on mechanical systems (emergency generator, nurse call system, fire system, security system, etc.)
• Assisting in coordination of the move into and setting up of the center
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Clarity Management and Consulting Services
Nov 11th
Why Clarity Management and Consulting Services?
Clarity Health Managing, Re-Branding, Re-Vitalizing and Re-Inventing
Clarity Health has a developed program to assist groups or facilities that would benefit from additional expertise to reach higher goals. We manage new facilities and re-brand, re-vitalize and re-invent existing facilities. If you have a hospital or ambulatory surgery center that should be performing at an elevated level, Clarity Health can assist with identifying opportunities and creating efficiencies toward improved performance. The revitalization process begins with an on-site audit and analysis of your facility operations by Clarity Health team members. We will review everything from the business office practices to your clinical operations, from the point of supply entry to billing supplies consumed. This site visit is followed by a deliverable detailing a proposed action plan for improvement.
Description of Clarity Health Managed Services
•Perform an on-site operational systems audit to evaluate efficiencies and conduct a business office audit to evaluate coding, billing processes, electronic claim filing, collections, and outstanding A/R.
•Review payor contracts and reimbursement practices.
•Perform revenue and expense analysis for all departments.
•Interview staff, physicians and managers/administrators to obtain their input and ideas for improvement.
•Analyze and identify market-specific opportunities or threats affecting business success.
•Review vendor contracts, requisition and purchasing approval processes, accounts payable process and salary structure to identify potential cost reductions and facility savings.
•The Clarity Health team is usually on-site for two to three days with additional follow up by phone and e-mail, as needed.
•Options for implementation of action plan and management of facility by Clarity Health.
Highlight Potential Revenue Opportunities Eliminate the Others that Loose
•Propose methods to reduce costs, improve profitability, enhance productivity and increase patient and employee satisfactions, resulting in bottom line revenue that is currently unrealized.
•Streamlined process performed on-site with administrative involvement.
•Written summary of findings from auditors with action plan that can be implemented by local staff or Clarity Health staff.
Clarity Impact Statement
•Direct bottom line improvement.
•Enhanced productivity in all areas.
•Increased patient and employee satisfaction.
•Improved management processes that empower staff and enhance working environment.
•Increased purchasing power and efficiencies.
•Improved efficiencies in business office procedures, resulting in increased revenue capture in all departments.
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