SmartRise Health merges CMS standards with its own framework to boost health equity, expand coverage, and enhance health outcomes.
We support a range of programs to expand the collection of standardized data, assess causes of disparities, and training on how systems of power and institutional policies impact health outcomes.
Health Equity Programs
Explore comprehensive health equity programs aimed at bridging healthcare disparities. Learn how these initiatives promote inclusive access to quality healthcare for all, ensuring equitable outcomes and community wellness
Healthcare and Community Stakeholder Engagement
Healthcare and Community Stakeholder Engagement is a critical component to the SmartRise Health approach for Health Equity, involving collaboration with community-based organizations, local agencies, faith-based groups and others to enhance the quality of healthcare services, improve access to care, and reduce disparities in health-quality measures in targeted populations.
Care Model Redesign: Care Team Structure and Training
Care Model Redesign and Care Team Structure and Training is used to design and implement a strategy that advances the way healthcare services are delivered using a team-based approach that coordinates resources to improve patient care across key populations demonstrating gaps in health quality measures. The shift marks a departure from a more siloed, department-centric approach and emphasizes resource optimization and a community-centered approach.
Value-based Care and Medicaid Payment Models
With Value-based Care and Medicaid Payment Models, SmartRise Health evaluates current state processes and uses performance improvement methodology and technology to better align health system practices with value-based care contracts to reduce fragmentation and avoid unnecessary costs. Programs supported include CMS Innovation Center Accountable Care Organization (ACO) models and Medicaid alternative payment models (APMs).
Workforce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Integration
SmartRise Health supports organizations with Workforce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Integration through assessment and gap analysis in conjunction with data driven insights, detailed planning and a customized framework to develop a tailored approach for improvement, recruitment and retention of resources. Our goal-focused approach includes cultural competence training, policy and language review, and leadership development coaching to foster an inclusive environment. Efforts align with Health Equity accreditation requirements and best practices.
Community-based Care Models
As Health Systems develop Community-based Care Models, SmartRise Health provides guidance, industry insights and best practices for designing, implementing and sustaining collaborations that improve health outcomes, address disparities, and enhance well-being. Our services include assessment of local needs, identifying gaps and providing data-driven insight. We collaborate with organizations on customized models, stakeholder engagement, partnership development and integration of clinical services.
Health Equity and TJC and NCQA Accreditations
SmartRise Health consultants play a vital role in guiding payers, providers and Health Systems in their journey to Health Equity Accreditation, from application, through the myriad domains, elements and factors that make up the requirements to the final audit and response to queries. We support alignment of organizational policies and workflow with health equity principles and accreditation standards.
Health Equity Gap Analysis and Strategic Plan
With a Health Equity Gap Analysis and Strategic Plan development, SmartRise Health collaborates with health systems to analyze gaps, set strategic priorities, and create actionable plans that drive health equity. We bring years of specialized knowledge and provide market insights and guidance to produce a sustainable roadmap for ongoing results, including outcomes monitoring and leadership accountability.
Process Improvement, Design and Facilitation
SmartRise Health uses best practice process improvement tools to assess existing workflows and data integration. We evaluate root causes of suboptimal performance, generate buy-in through rapid tests of change, and identify key performance indicators (KPIs) for monitoring impact of changes on the improvement life-cycle.
Quality and SDOH Program Integration
A key component of Quality and SDOH Program Integration is the role and use of data in population health analytics. SmartRise Health collaborates with organizations to assess existing data and assists in identifying and applying a framework that enables health systems to drive and sustain incremental and iterative improvement over time.
Data Collection and Reporting
SmartRise Health collaborates with Health Systems to collect, aggregate, analyze, and present data effectively, to identify and and drive informed decisions to address disparities in clinical outcomes and meet state and national requirements, accreditation and incentives.
