Components
The Application
Strategies for Sustaining Change
Much of Briljent's analysis and consulting work involves targeted roles and specific learning needs to improve performance in an organization. Every once in a while, though, our ability to guide customer decision-making is used in a more significant way. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) presented such an opportunity.
IDHW provides Idahoans with health and human services, access to health insurance programs, support for families and children, and hospitalization services for mentally and developmentally disabled patients. In 2015, the organization was tasked with transforming the State’s healthcare system to one that delivers patient-centered, effective, and coordinated primary care services through a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, which is supported and rewarded by payment models that emphasize outcomes and value.
Briljent supported this initiative and the participating clinics and providers by developing training and tools to ease the transition. Supported by Federal grant funding, the program has been highly successful. However, grant funding is now expiring, and a new challenge is emerging: how can IDHW ensure that the state's accomplishments are sustained and enhanced beyond the funding period?
Briljent was engaged to help bring ideas together from key stakeholders across the sector. Briljent developed and delivered a Sustainability Workshop that provided structured discussion and decision-making for representatives from the state, providers, payers, academia, and professional associations. The outcome was a clear statement of intent and identification of four key initiatives that are now being pursued.