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Remembering Mike

December 21, 1954-
August 9, 2012

 

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Four Themes to Successfully Navigating the Supreme Court Decision

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act confirms the direction of healthcare reform that had already begun a few years ago.  Many payers and providers, responding to the slowly emerging regulatory architecture of the law, have embarked on large scale transformational initiatives which will fundamentally change their business models forever.

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Payers and Providers: The Pressure On Payers Is Relentless

No matter the outcome of the Affordable Care Act, the long-term picture for payers remains uncertain. Even if all the ACA provisions are enforced by the Supreme Court, there are still many issues to sort out. If some of the provisions are struck down, then other issues will be encountered. In an unpredictable business environment, Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana decided to give itself a physical and make process improvements to control what we could control.

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Leadership & Change Management

The success of your Continuous Improvement initiatives depends largely on your organization’s culture and leadership support.  Ensure your initiatives have the foundation needed to be successfully with our Leadership & Change Management services:

  • Baseline Assessment – Tailor the go-forward approach to the need of the business and the current capabilities of the CI team.  Build a common vision for the change with key stakeholders.
  • Leadership Recruiting, Hiring & Onboarding – For businesses hiring a CI team leader for the first time or filling an open position.  Ensure that the person with the right skills and fit is recruited and then on-boarded appropriately.  Includes resume screening, phone interviews, on-site interviews as needed.
  • Opportunity Identification & Portfolio Management – Establish a rigorous approach to identifying significant business needs, understanding the opportunity and client concerns, defining a custom solution, and launching impactful work.  Ensure the CI team resources are best utilized and generate significant ROI.
  • Project Evaluation/Measures of Success – Create the mechanisms and the linkage to evaluate project business results.  Incent both the business and the team to follow-through on expected deliverables.
  • Steering Committee Launch – Clearly define the purpose and authority of the committee and establish the roles and responsibilities.  Identify the proper resources, both internal and external, to serve on the committee.  Create the rules, Change Management & Communications – Ensure CI initiatives gain organizational buy-in to promote sustainable transformations.  Develop the proper communication strategy and culture to facilitate change and manage resistance.  Provide leadership with systems and structures to ensure change is sustainable.

 

 

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