NCHN Business Partnership Program

NCHN is seeking a limited number of Partners to assist us in our mission of supporting and strengthening health networks. These select partners will provide educational services and/or products relevant to health networks and their members. NCHN looks to engage the partners in a yearlong educational and marketing program at the national level. 

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Caret Health has a next generation technology solution, including staffing, that provides a hyper-focused turnkey approach to identifying and engaging Rural Hospitals’ and Clinics’ highest risk patient populations remotely, to close more care gaps on behalf of our clients’ providers, leading to much improved performance with Quality and Cost Efficiencies.  Typically, 50% or more of high-risk patients’ care gaps can be closed with Caret’s Remote Care Interventions Solution, which also significantly reduces physician and administrative burdens.

Caret Health is Bridging the Technology Gap for Rural Hospitals and Clinics

“I’ve had a passion for rural healthcare as a result of my work over the past two decades with Studer Group, Caravan Health and now Caret Health, and I’ve worked with hundreds of rural executive teams and their boards to provide solutions that make healthcare better for patients, physicians and employees in rural communities.  Given existing technology limitations in rural healthcare I believe that together, with Caret Health’s technology platform, we can forge a more resilient and accessible rural healthcare landscape. Thank you for your continued dedication to improving healthcare in our communities.”                                                                         

George Scarborough Sr VP at Caret Health 

Check out Caret Health’s article “Transforming Rural Healthcare: Digital Pathways to Access and Excellence” here

Caret Health’s Solution is designed to provide:

• Affordable Access for Rural Hospitals and Clinics to a Next Generation Technology – Our technology is very advanced, and yet nimble, allowing us to be very flexible in our solution offerings, which greatly benefits rural hospitals from an affordability standpoint. (See promotional offer below for NCHN Network Members)
• Chronic Care Management (CCM) Services – Caret Health provides a low-cost, all-In-One CCM Solution, including Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth, Patient Surveys and other methodologies to increase patient engagement with the highest risk, chronic patient populations.
• Reduced Physician and Administrative Burdens – Caret combines task management with proactive intervention and a centralized care team (with as little as 1 MA to 1000 patients) allowing for efficient care management with fewer resources.
• Improved Performance on Quality, Star Ratings and Cost Efficiencies* – Whether your organization has entered into a Value-Based Care agreement or not, Caret’s platform will set you up for success in an existing VBC agreement or prepare your organization for its entry into VBC.  *Client Case Studies and Testimonials Available Upon Request
• Combat Financial Instability - Caret enables a forward-looking data approach with Ai and predictive analytics. These insights can help optimize revenue, reduce operational costs, and mitigate the risk of closures.  In addition, as a result of improved Quality and Star Ratings performance, Outmigration will be reduced.
• Reduce Disparities in Healthcare Access and Quality: Through its end-to-end solution, Caret Health’s proactive interventions enable the creation of collaborative care networks, integrating SDoH screening tools to address non-medical factors impacting patient health for holistic care improvement and care gap closures.

Caret Health Promotion for NCHN Members:

• 6-month Quality Improvement Pilot to allow Caret Health to prove its value to you
• Full Access to Caret Health’s Technology Platform and Centralized Care Team
• Low-Cost and Low-Risk Pilot if a minimum of three rural hospitals participates from a network
• Expiration of Offer – Commitment to begin pilot must be completed by July 31, 2024, with flexibility on start date

 Interested in Learning More? 

We encourage all NCHN members to explore the opportunities this partnership offers. Whether you're interested in a low-risk and low-cost pilot or wish to learn more about how Caret Health can transform your healthcare delivery, we invite you to reach out directly to Caret Health's leadership.  Please reach out to George Scarborough at George.Scarborough@CaretHealth.com or 770-925-5604. 

Larkin Health System currently sponsors 528 residents and fellows in 41 different specialties, 315 of which are in areas of Statewide Supply/Demand Deficit. Larkin has partnered with NCHN to expand these programs in Rural areas.

As an NCHN business partner, MedCycle Solutions will support NCHN’s mission of supporting and strengthening health networks serving rural and underserved communities by providing Provider Credentialing & Contract Negotiations, at a discounted rate for NCHN members.
 
MedCycle Solutions focuses on empowering medical office professionals in all areas related to net patient revenue, staff training, medical billing, and more. Our expert solutions help your revenue cycle improve step-by-step to accelerate overall cash flow. When you’re properly reimbursed, you have the resources to invest in your patient care center to make life easier for staff and patients. Ease the strain of a slow revenue cycle by working with our experts.

From provider credentialing and enrollment to insurance aging cleanup to EMR builds and optimizations, MedCycle Solutions offers our expertise to boost your efficiency and profits.

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 Employee Benefits and Property & Casualty Risk Management and Insurance Strategies and Solutions for Healthcare

As an NCHN partner, Parker, Smith & Feek will support NCHN's mission of supporting and strengthening health networks by providing insurance program auditing, risk management consulting, and insurance solutions relevant to health networks and their members. Parker, Smith & Feek is offering NCHN members a free self-insured employee benefits audit that includes a review of their current benefits plan structure compared to industry benchmarks and third-party administration, stop loss, and pharmacy benefits manager re-pricings.

Parker, Smith & Feek’s dedicated Healthcare Practice Group has over 40 years of experience addressing risk management and insurance strategies and solutions to help members examine both the cost and quality of their existing insurance programs. They recognize that tackling such a wide range of challenges for so many types of clients takes a very deep bench of talented risk management and insurance professionals and have assembled a team of experts to serve healthcare organizations. Their Healthcare Practice Group serves a vast array of clients, including assisted living centers, clinics, community health centers, equipment manufacturers, rural hospitals, regional hospitals, hospices, long-term care organizations, mental health facilities, non-profits, and pharmaceutical/medical device companies.

Services

• Employee benefits consulting (fully insured, level funding, self-funding)
• Narrow network design and implementation for improved community steerage opportunities
• Population health and wellness consulting
• Third-party administrator selection assistance   
• Pharmacy benefits re-pricing and contract negotiation
• Enterprise risk management 
• Captive feasibility consulting
• Surety   
• Loss control/risk management 
• Property and casualty insurance brokering
• Workers’ compensation   
• PS&F University – free insurance education for members’ risk management and finance professionals

Parker, Smith & Feek website

Founded in 1998, Pinnacle is a dynamic healthcare consulting company with access to expert resources to assist with the operational, planning, and transactional support needs of hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare organizations. Pinnacle is a trusted advisor to a wide range of for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations nationally. 

 Pinnacle leverages the resources of our six consulting divisions to provide superior services such as: provider arrangements & compensation valuation; transaction support services & valuation; strategy, operations & cost reduction; coding, compliance & revenue cycle services; enterprise risk & healthcare operations management support; and, real estate consulting. The consulting divisions and affiliated companies apply years of experience and a multitude of industry resources to improve business performance. 

 Pinnacle’s team has a long history of developing and implementing value-based care arrangements. Our expertise ranges from launching startups to improving the operations of existing arrangements. We provide practical strategies to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to assist stakeholders in achieving better health outcomes for populations by improving care delivery and coordination. We help build systems and skills that promote smarter healthcare spending. Pinnacle’s goal is to help clients demonstrate measurable success in quality, efficiency and coordination of patient care while reducing spending throughout the care continuum. 

 

• Executive Search – We combine comprehensive research and good old-fashioned networking to build deep talent pools. Our recruiting approach is very consultative…we are patient and dig deep to understand the key personal and career drivers for each individual. Typically, we become a “trusted career advisor” and partner in the eyes of the candidate, as opposed to a high-pressure “headhunter.”
• Onboarding and New Leader Assimilation – We provide “Concierge Care” for onboarding new leaders. This is an often overlooked step, so we work with you to map out a plan to effectively onboard and rapidly assimilate your new team members to ensure they feel supported and get off to a smooth, strong start.
• Conducting 360⁰ and Hogan Assessments. We use a data-driven approach that involves both online surveys and in person interviews. The outcome of this process is a customized leadership development plan for the assessed individual(s).
• Working with C-Suite Teams and/or Boards of Directors to instill structured succession planning and collaborative talent mapping (i.e., 9-box processes) to “take inventory” of the future leadership pipeline, identify gaps, and proactively and intentionally build leadership bench strength.

1. Over 10 years of dedicated rural healthcare expertise and experience.
2. Affordable and flexible fee structures – We are sensitive to rural healthcare finances and thus offer significant savings over traditional retained search firms.
3. High-touch – We spend significant time onsite and in your community to be the best ambassador that we can be for your organization, while providing candidates honest and realistic previews of what is required for on-the-job success.
4. Thoroughness – Executive search processes, 360s and succession planning involve a lot of steps and important details. We guide you through these processes, so that they are performed with quality and excellence.
5. Our Core Values of INTEGRITY, CREATIVITY, EXCELLENCE, LOVE and FULFILLMENT likely align well with your core values.

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