“You must do the things you think you cannot do.”
Scrutinizing the Community Benefit (and Harm) of Non-Profit Hospital Billing Practices
In a recent article, we raised the question of whether nonprofit hospitals are effectively “earning” their privileged tax status by…
Today’s Revolutionary Idea: Communities Should Benefit From Community Benefit (And How The Community Health Needs Assessment Can Point Hospitals In The Right Direction)
The community hospital – frequently a nonprofit organization organized around community service, charity care, and serving the poor in multiple…
A Bad Penny Always Turns Up
The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, legislation to raise the U.S. debt limit, has introduced work requirements for Medicaid….
2023: The Year to Acknowledge and Address Employee Burnout
When we feel like the work that we are doing is not making a difference, no matter what we’ve done,…
Goodbye to 2022
Michealle says goodbye to a troublesome year and reflects on the highs and lows of 2022.
SCOTUS: Denying the Essential Humanity and Equality of Women
Atrómitos Founder, President, & CEO Michealle Gady, reflects on the implications of the leaked draft SCOTUS opinion that would overturn…
Mapping Our Path to Digital Equity: Lessons from The Phantom Tollbooth
The COVID-19 public health emergency brought the journey to close the Digital Divide to the forefront for many (though some…
Atrómitos’ 5th Anniversary: What I’ve Learned So Far
Five years in business. President of Atrómitos, Michealle Gady, JD, reflects on what she’s learned so far.
NC Foster Care Plan Delayed: Complex Needs Necessitate Intentional Program Design
NC DHHS has announced that it will delay the implementation of the Foster Care Plan until July 2023. Here’s…
The New NC DHHS Foster Care Plan: What the Department, Plans, and Partners Must Do for Success
Earlier this month, NC DHHS issued its latest Medicaid Managed Care Policy Paper describing a new element of Medicaid…
A Call to Understand and Expand Medicaid This Year
In Atrómitos’ final article of 2020, we wrote about the need for 2021 to be the year we address…
2020: The Year We All had to be…Atrómitos
2020. It was a year filled with a raging global pandemic, failed leadership, political uprisings, wildfires, economic turmoil, and the…
Medicaid Work Requirements: Who Exactly Are They Working For?
This week all eyes were on the Supreme Court as it heard arguments in Texas v. California, a case that…
It’s Not Enough To Be Opposed To Racism
It is not enough to be opposed to racism. This moment requires all people, especially white people of varying levels…
Wreck-it Ralph and Change Management
Is fear of new and different the reason that 70% of change initiatives fail? The more I thought about it,…
A 4-Letter Word for (Your Organization’s) Future
At its core, strategic planning is a decision-making process. But, where do you start? Pro-tip: It’s probably a four-letter word.
Overcoming Conflict Through Action
We typically work with companies undergoing some form of change. Small change, big change. Change driven from internal forces, from…
Is Strategic Planning Dead? A Response.
To strategic plan or not to strategic plan? That is the question. We at Atromitos think the answer is yes,…
Collaborative Governance 2.0: Building Buy-In Through Context and Transparency
Governance is a process through which decisions are made and implemented on a particular project or plan. Good governance is…
Changing Change Management
“Change is hard.” People say that all the time. Big change, small change. And it’s true. Change is hard. But,…