Practice Management Alternative (PMA) works closely with its clients to focus and achieve their desired goals more effectively and efficiently.  We do this by working with key client management to develop innovative, results-oriented solutions.  We have found that in many circumstances, the most valuable service we provide is to identify and/or develop tools to supply data critical to managements decision-making and survival in today's healthcare environment.

 

Below are some brief descriptions where we assist our current clients and where we can benefit your organization.

 

Operational Assessments

 

Whether you are a practitioner with a single facility or a regional provider of healthcare, PMA can help you by conducting comprehensive assessments for all or parts of your organization.  This involves documenting your current processes, systems, facilities and/or financial's to accurately understand your current situation.  Whether you’re looking for a 3rd party assessment of your current situation or are embarking on process improvement initiatives, PMA is able to provide you with the expertise to understand where you are today, and how to improve or achieve the results you desire.  

 

Process Improvement

 

Process improvement; for most of us in the Healthcare arena, this is something that is often strived for, and yet infrequently achieved.  PMA specializes in developing solutions that achieve operational and financial results while improving and/or maintaining interoperability between departments, sites, systems, and Organizations.  Most of all, we strive to design solutions that allow your organization to provide the best care possible for your patience, and that makes sense for your situation.  Our solutions can range from wholesale changes of manual processes to implementation of state of the art technology.  Most often however, the answer involves finding the correct blend of process and technology to achieve the best results.

 

Technology Application

 

Healthcare practices are always seeking to balance implementing technology to improve patient care with business pressures to reduce operational costs.   This has proven to be a significant challenge to Healthcare professionals across the country.  In addition, both industry and regulators are pressuring providers to integrate data across the entire continuum of care while improving workflow processes and building patient loyalty. PMA brings to the table years of experience in leveraging technology in many industries with solutions that make sense.  PMA works with a wide range of Healthcare technology organizations to implement the solutions they have to offer.  While PMA works closely with our clients’ vendors and our technology partners, our independence allows us to suggest solutions that are not tied to any one vendor, application, or partner.  This gives our clients confidence that we are truly working in their best interest. Below are a few of the more common system implementations we assist with:

 

• Claims Processing
• Membership/Eligibility
• Practice Management
• Electronic Medical Records
• Human Resources
• Learning Management
• EDI/HIPAA Transactions
• Billing & Finance

 

Tactical Planning & Guidance

 

Many organizations identify strategic goals and then struggle to “make it happen”.  PMA can assist your project,  department, site, or organization identify the steps necessary to achieve your operational and financial goals.  Creating a roadmap, financial projections, and identifying and mitigating risks are activities necessary to achieve mission critical projects and operational goals.   The experience of PMA associates will not only shorten the time necessary to achieve your goals, you will have a clear understanding of critical milestones and measurements developed to aid in determining the health and success of your initiatives.