Our Resources
Briefs & Reports
Research, thought leadership, helpful guides—you’ll find all of that here.
The New Frontier in Medicaid Innovation: Financing the Delivery of Health-Related Social Needs
By Tina Simpson, JD, MSPH of Atrómitos
Principal, Tina Simpson, JD, MSPH of Atrómitos, wrote for the American Health Law Association Weekly, exploring the significance of addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) and health-related social needs (HRSNs) in Medicaid programs, highlighting recent CMS initiatives, including the groundbreaking “Healthy Opportunities Pilot” in North Carolina, and the evolving “HRSN Framework for 1115(b) Waivers,” emphasizing evidence-based interventions and fiscal accountability. While these changes signal a pivotal shift in Medicaid innovation, sustaining such programs, especially for community-based social service organizations, is a challenge that underscores the importance of long-term funding and planning for continued success and growth.
The National Diabetes Prevention Program & Community Health Centers: A Resource Guide for Implementation and Stability
By Atrómitos & Evolve Health Strategies For The Association Of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program is a structured, evidence-based, year-long lifestyle change program to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Since 2012, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) has been supporting providers and communities across the country with implementing the National DPP lifestyle change program.
In 2017, ADCES began focusing on bringing the program to communities with little or no access to CDC-recognized programming, prioritizing supporting Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and FQHC Look-Alikes (LALs) with implementing the program.
FQHCs and LALs face unique challenges in implementing the National DPP lifestyle change program. To best support them, ADCES contracted Atrómitos and our Advisor, Evolve Health Strategists, to research their barriers to implementation and develop resources to help them think through ways to sustainably implement the lifestyle change program.
This Resource Guide offers FQHCs and LALs a framework through which they can understand the various benefits providing the National DPP lifestyle change program may have for their patients and their health center overall.
You can find our associated training on this resource here on our website.
Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Roadmap
By Atrómitos for the UNCW Center For Healthy Communities
The University of North Carolina Wilmington engaged Atrómitos to develop a Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Roadmap to assist local health departments (LHD) preparing for Medicaid Transformation in North Carolina. The roadmap begins with an overview of the types of documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with state and federal law and operational accountability and capability.
Additionally, the roadmap provides detailed descriptions and templates to assist in developing each type of documentation. While developed for LHDs, the guidance in the roadmap can be leveraged by any provider preparing for Medicaid managed care.
This roadmap was created with support from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina and Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust under the Tri-County Value-Based Care Collaborative project piloted by the Center for Healthy Communities at UNC Wilmington and in partnership with the Robeson, Bladen, and Columbus County health departments.
Telehealth in North Carolina Medicaid and Healthchoice: An Introductory Guide
By Atrómitos for the UNCW Center For Healthy Communities
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Center for Healthy Communities employed the help of Atrómitos to develop an introductory guide on Telehealth in North Carolina Medicaid and Healthchoice. The guide offers foundational information about how Local Health Departments, specifically, and other providers in North Carolina, generally, can leverage telehealth for the services they offer through North Carolina Medicaid.
This guide was created with support from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina and Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust under the Tri-County Value-Based Care Collaborative project piloted by the Center for Healthy Communities at UNC Wilmington and in partnership with the Robeson, Bladen, and Columbus County health departments.
Review of Key Attributes of High-Performing Person-Centered Health Care Organizations
By The Nous Group, Atrómitos
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has published a report developed by The Nous Group, in partnership with Atrómitos, on the Review of Key Attributes of High-Performing Person-Centered Health Care Organizations. The report identifies attributes of person-centered care across all aspects of a health care organization, from leadership, people, and culture to governance, technology, and the way health care is delivered.
Atrómitos thanks The Nous Group for asking us to assist them in the development of this report by conducting the three North American case studies. This is a very comprehensive and valuable report on forming a patient-centered health care organization.
You can visit the website here.