Health Management Strategies, Inc. (HMS), established in 1996, provides management consulting, health IT implementation planning and project management, and workflow redesign based on research-based best practices to health care providers. Our main focus is facilitating implementation of clinical process improvement initiatives to transform the delivery of health care and positively impact clinical and operational outcomes.
Our team brings a unique combination of process redesign, health IT, and research-based clinical practice improvement expertise. We partner with our clients to
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Redesign workflow of core clinical processes (e.g., nursing assessment, dietary assessment, social work assessment, patient/resident risk assessment, certified nurse aide (CNA) documentation, nutrition management, skin and wound care, behavior management, falls prevention, discharge and transfer, case management for high risk individuals and populations),
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Integrate evidence-based best practices into clinical decision support and daily work of clinical team,
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Standardize information and processes to support multi-disciplinary clinical decision-making,
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Prepare to implement clinical information technology solutions in a ‘meaningful’ way,
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Develop a strategy and plan to implement clinical information technology,
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Design and prepare for health information exchange (HIE) solutions, and
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Evaluate the impact on clinical and financial performance measures.
Our Clients include long-term care and post-acute providers, acute care (free-standing and integrated systems), physician groups, and community health care providers.
Healthcare Consulting Services that we Provide:
