The InUnity Alliance
Financial Sustainability Learning Community
A learning collaborative for behavioral health provider organizations focused on growth strategies and operational excellence
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InUnity Alliance is committed to the financial strength and stability of our members. InUnity’s members receive exclusive access to our transformative financial sustainability learning community..Participants will develop insight and concrete strategies for tactical, financial, and operational management to strengthen the bottom line and stand out to payers and stakeholders. Learn actionable performance optimization from peers and market experts in our learning community and elevate organizational impact and results.
Key deliverables:
- Implement tools for organizational resilience – determine the organizational structure, capital, and talent needed to respond to unexpected market challenges and opportunities.
- Develop strategic executive insights, critical thinking, decision support, and leadership skills.
- Develop and enhance management best practice disciplines through synergistic connections and collaborations with subject matter expert faculty and colleagues.
InUnity Alliance serves the New York behavioral health community by providing policy, advocacy, training, and technical assistance to more than 250 community-based behavioral health providers.
12 Domains of Financial Sustainability
1
A Growth-Oriented Sustainability-Focused, Scenario-Based Strategic Plan
Develop and refine your vision and objectives for the future based on internal and external market factors and metrics. Develop a likely-case and worst-case scenario-based plan. Create a summary of the implications, a vision for the future, a short list of strategic objectives, and a plan to manage performance to achieve these goals.
2
An Organizational Structure & Processes For Successful Implementation Of Strategic Initiatives
Develop revenue projection and a growth strategy including operating, talent management, technology, and financial management plans. Build integrated budgets incorporating the resources to grow and key performance indicators to implement strategic vision. Create an implementation plan to guide the key elements of the strategic plan and growth strategy including activities, timelines, assignments, and budget.
3
Data-Driven Decision Making & Metrics-Based Management Facilitated By A Robust Data Strategy
Develop efficient, automated data collection, governance, and reporting strategies to monitor and improve performance. Develop internal competencies to use metrics in service delivery and share selected performance data with external stakeholders and partners. Support future decision-making and enhance data-driven decision-making across the organization.
4
Nimble Service Line Portfolio Management
Examine your service line metrics to allocate resources optimally. Review revenue, margin, payer mix, unit cost, market share, customer experience, and quality to make decisions and develop a high-performing, competitive portfolio.
5
An Infrastructure Facilitating Competitive Payer & Health Plan Partnership
Leverage market insights to develop and refine health plan contracts, referral pathways, management, and aligned partnerships. Learn to customize and package services and rates with “playbooks” for targeted payers to enhance growth.
6
A Structured Process For New Service Line Development
Develop market research and decision support for service line feasibility and prioritization. Create a plan to develop, pilot, launch, monitor, and manage service lines to scale and grow the organization.
7
Talent Management & Talent Management Stratégies
Implement 7 domains of workforce planning and development. Maximize compensation by rewarding performance and managing service lines. Upskill and utilize staff at the top of their license, leverage technology for efficiency, and create an internal pipeline. Use best practices to become the employer of choice.
8
Marketing Competencies & Tools To Drive Growth Strategies
Position the organization and service lines in the market with data-driven insights into business development, sales, and customer satisfaction. Refine your unique service proposition (USP), and what’s in it for me (WIIFM) and build a competitive advantage map. Review and manage online presence, manage public reputation, and create a content strategy.
9
An Efficient Customer Centric Hybrid Service Delivery System
Select a mix of service delivery models that meet the needs of the market—hybrid, in-home, and in-community services with a workflow that promotes access to care from referral through discharge. Choose and monitor the metrics that matter—experience, ease of access, and cost of care.
10
An Integrated Technology Platform Supporting The Organizational Strategic Objectives & Data Strategy
Review current and future technologies to support your strategy. Build a framework with six key elements: an electronic health record and billing system, a human resource information system, and a financial/general ledger system; a hybrid service delivery platform; a consumer experience and engagement platform; a value-based and risk-based reinforcement platform; and integrated analytics and service performance optimization.
11
Financial Strength To Capitalize Growth Plans & Infrastructure Development
Develop building blocks of financial strength—liquidity, performance, leverage, and process efficiency. Monitor and improve indicators of credit strength: net margin, the ratio of revenue to cover costs; the ratio of assets to liabilities, and months of cash on hand. Assess financial vulnerability and plans to shore up indicators of fiscal weakness.
12
An Executive Team & Leadership Prepared For New Challenges
Build a change-ready management and Executive Team with a future focus. Enhance and ensure skills in core management domains—Leadership, strategy and governance; marketing, innovation, and service line development; technology and analytics; financial management; and organizational performance optimization.
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