CNYHSA carries on its tradition as a leader in health planning and program development since 1976 through partnerships and consulting services. CNYHSA is committed to cost-effective development of needed services and innovative, client oriented approaches for strengthening and re-shaping health and human service systems to meet changing market and regulatory environments.
We Can Help You Through:
- Strategic planning and business plan development, including concept and discussion papers, priority setting, demand projections, market share analysis, program models and feasibility studies, and solicitation of community feedback.
- Evaluation studies which examine cost and expenditure trends, utilization patterns, productivity, technology and information system applications, community perceptions, and options for enhancing system performance.
- Assistance in developing collaborative approaches, quality improvement processes, compliance plans, professional outreach and education, development of distance learning applications.
- Grant-writing, research, and graphic presentation materials; analyses of demographic and socio-economic patterns; population projections and service needs; work programs and budgets.
- Assessement of personnel needs, including submission of designation requests for federal Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
- Analyses and interpretation of complex data sets such as SPARCS, vital statistics, Medicaid MMIS and WMS, Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFR), and financial statements.
- Client satisfaction surveys using pre-tested methods and forms modified to address specific local issues.
- Medicaid managed care software to support administrative functions such as eligibility review, enrollment, client communications, and program monitoring.
CNYHSA stands ready to tailor a proposal or consultation package to meet your specific needs at reasonable cost and is willing to work on project components, partner with others, or take on total responsibility for project fulfillment.
CNYHSA has provided technical assistance to hospitals, county government, and other providers on issues such as divestiture; restructuring and diversification; service delivery models; quality assurance; managed care options; computer programming and information system design; surveys of program priorities, feasibility, and service needs; expenditure and utilization patterns; organization of case management services; variations in referral behavior and practice patterns; and special care needs.
CNYHSA is experienced in working with volunteers, and community groups in providing staff support for planning processes. This includes work with provider boards, legislative bodies, community agencies, health care coalitions, insurance companies, and business leaders.
CNYHSA is familiar with methods of data collection, survey research, and Web-based tools to analyze service needs, utilization behavior, and health status concerns. Its resources include census, vital statistic, provider profile and utilization, Medicaid enrollment and expenditure data, and software for mapping, statistical analysis, and graphic display.
While the CNYHSA consulting services are concentrated in Central New York and New York State, they are available to clients located anywhere in the United States.