ECG brings a holistic perspective on the tools and resources needed to improve the overall health of a patient population. We understand how intersectional issues such as social determinants of health, health equity, behavioral health, primary care, and access affect communities.
This expertise, coupled with our collaborative decision-making and rigorous analytic approach, allows us to craft innovative solutions and action plans for organizations seeking to advance health equity and address unmet health-related social needs in the communities they serve.
Our consultants have subject matter expertise across all aspects of healthcare, which ensures that our recommendations are effective, market-specific, and implementable, in addition to being regulatory compliant. This allows our clients to effectively address new and emerging health equity regulatory, performance, and compliance requirements, whether promulgated by payer, provider, or governmental organizations.
We help organizations with strategies and tactics, including:
- Enhanced Care Coordination for Identified Disease States
- Service line–specific offerings to address high-prevalence diseases and chronic conditions that disproportionately effect certain racial and ethnic groups
- Innovative provider incentives (e.g., value-based performance measures) to improve preventive care or close gaps in diagnostic screening among the underserved
- Improved Access to Primary Care
- Plans for targeted outreach to underserved patient populations
- Programs to improve access to primary care where identified health inequities exist
- Innovative options to provide lower-cost care options and wellness-focused offerings
- Expanded Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
- New partnerships with community resources to improve integration of mental health services into new or existing spaces and programs
- Virtual care platforms for counseling and social services to improve community access
- Mental health initiatives targeted to school-aged children through local schools and community centers
- Effective Preventive Health Services
- Innovative early-screening options for communities with elevated levels of obesity, smoking, and other behavioral factors tied to future disease incidence
- Options for empowering healthy lifestyle choices and addressing vaccine hesitancy
- Wraparound care models for disease-specific patient populations
- Population-Specific Solutions
- High-impact, pragmatic solutions to population- and sector-specific challenges
- Innovative frameworks to address health inequities for women’s health, children’s health, behavioral health, rural health, and digital health
- Integrated strategies to address population-specific challenges through system redesign and stakeholder alignment
