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The Role of “Social Facts”
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The year is 2014. The place is Birmingham, England. The City Councilor of Birmingham has received a document now known as the Trojan Horse Letter. This letter outlines a plot by Islamic extremists to systematically take control of local schools.
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Don’t Speak: The Consequences of Silencing Healthcare
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When legislation is in pursuit of controlling the narrative in one space, we automatically reduce the number of areas in which someone can explore who they are, find their support system, and begin to integrate that part of their identity into their overall self.
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No Surprises (?) in the No Surprises Act
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Earlier this January, I had my yearly physical. After my visit, I paid my copay and went about my day, assuming that was the end. Then in May, I received a mystery bill of $200 for services rendered “by my provider.” What a surprise! Let’s talk about the absurdity of the No Surprise Act, shall we?
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The Big Question: Is there Harm Reduction in Healthcare?
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There’s no denying it: healthcare is full of bureaucracy (even spelling “bureaucracy” feels bureaucratic). We’re told that red tape is about quality and cost containment. But is it really?
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Challenging Nostalgia and the Fallacy of “Return”
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Almost immediately after we began addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, we began talking about a “return” to pre-COVID times. That conversation is still happening. Peter Freeman reflects on what a “return” really is, and whether or not we should be clamoring to go there.
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It’s Pride, Y’all: From Pride to Trauma and Back Again
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On May 31, 2022, President Biden signed a proclamation announcing June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month in the United States. Peter Freeman reflects on Pride Month through the lens of identity-based trauma. He also reminds us that Pride isn’t just about who is here now but about who has yet to arrive.
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Understanding Stability, Agility, and Distribution of Our Healthcare
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Healthcare is more than the prevention, treatment, or maintenance of clinical conditions. It also plays a role in how governments establish legitimacy in the eyes of their citizens. Peter Freeman asks the question: how is the current health infrastructure of the United States impacting the perception of our government?
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The 1, 2, and 3 of Policy Engagement: How To Stay Current With Limited Resources
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Everything we do is dictated by a policy (or the lack thereof). By extension, that means everyone is impacted by policy. But not everyone engages with the policy process: some of us never learned how, some of us do not have the resources to do so, and some of us think it is not our responsibility. For those of you interested in becoming more involved, we talk through some ways to get started.
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Trickle-Down Economics and Underrepresentation: The (Partial) Design of “Underserved” Communities
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As the year comes to a close, many of us focus our end-of-year giving on supporting those in need. This week, we consider the reality that “those in need” are such by our design and explore how economic and voting rights policies created the construct of “underserved” communities.
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The Monop-sony-and–oly of Healthcare: A Call to Government Action
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According to an annual report by the AMA, competition within the health insurance market is decreasing. This week we explore what that means, how it impacts care delivery, and what actions are necessary to correct it.
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How Your Small Business Can Interact with the Community Navigator Program: Lessons from Healthcare
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The new federally-funded Community Navigator Program (CNP) is a two-year pilot designed to support “underserved small businesses” addressing challenges and hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. We apply lessons learned from deploying “Hub and Spoke” operations and Community Health Workers in the healthcare field to help you get a leg up on the CNP model.
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Mirror, Mirror 2021: An Opportunity For Change
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Using data from the Commonwealth Fund’s Mirror, Mirror 2021 report, Peter Freeman assesses the impact a country’s investment in social services has on its health outcomes.
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#NHCW2021: Homage to Community Health Centers
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This week, we celebrated National Health Center Week and helping to get the message out about the extraordinary work community health centers accomplish within the communities they serve. Here’s what you need to know.
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Top Tools of 2021: Community
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The next top tool of 2021 that we’re talking about today is community. Here’s what you should know.
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Top Tools of 2021: Compromise
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As our Collaboration Our Ideas article mentioned because your business is predicated on relationships, your company needs to collaborate with many people: staff, clients, vendors, and partners. A similar statement could be made about compromising.
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Top Tools of 2021: Collaboration
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Next up in our Top Tools of 2021 series: Collaboration. Here’s what you need to know.
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Top Tools of 2021: Honesty
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Next up in our Top Tools of 2021 series, we’re covering the topic of honesty. Here’s what you need to know.
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Top Tools of 2021: Leadership
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As we at Atrómitos closed out our 2020, we shared an Our Ideas article about the tools we consider to be indispensable in embracing the opportunities and tackling the challenges that will inevitably present themselves in 2021. Today, we’re starting with leadership.
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Thinking Through the Legislative Future of Board Diversity
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Are state-level movements to legislate the composition of Boards of Directors just a fad? We don’t think so.
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Telehealth Series #4: Temporary Flexibilities in Telehealth Regulation: A Green Light to Adoption
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In healthcare, there are (almost always) going to be more questions than answers. Every so often there is an issue where the solution is transparent and compelling. However, telehealth is an example that falls into the more questions than answers category.
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Executive Order 13950: A Call to Continue Our Work on Diversity
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On September 22, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. The basic premise of the Executive Order (EO) is one, we think, all can support: We need to continue to work on eliminating race and sex stereotyping…or at least we thought we could.
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Telehealth Series #3: A Totally Unbiased and Impartial Assessment of Barriers to Telehealth Adoption in the United States
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We present this article to advise patients, providers, payers, and other stakeholders on the barriers to telehealth adoption and to inform a contextual understanding of the issues that can be leveraged to advocate for change with the respective federal and state authorities.
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Why Right Now is the Perfect Time for Your Nonprofit to Revisit (or Create) Your Business Plan
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If you work in or with nonprofits, you also know that success in both nimbleness and creatively enhancing the impact of revenue is challenging even in the best of times.
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Was New Hanover Regional Medical Center Set Up To Get The Best Deal?
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On March 16, 2020, six health systems submitted proposals outlining their vision for a path forward for the NHRMC. While the ultimate fate of the NHRMC rests in the hands of a select few stakeholders, the public has been encouraged to review the proposals. So Atrómitos did. And we have some feedback.
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NCDHHS Provides Policy Guidance On State-Funded Services
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On December 30, 2019, the Department released a Medicaid Managed Care Policy Paper outlining how its Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Development Disability Tailored Plans will be asked to operate State-funded Services.
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A Strategy for Your Independent Practice Association Equals a Roadmap for your Sustainability
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How do practices and providers remain independent and competitive in this consolidation-focused marketplace? An Independent Practice Association (IPA) is one option for providers; it can provide myriad benefits to its members.