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A Healthcare and Management
Consulting Firm
J. Ronald DeVries, MSHA, CMPE Owner
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A Healthcare and Management Consulting Firm
IPD offers a wide range of consulting needs specializing in all
aspects of medical practice administration and management.
The following list briefly describes the primary areas of
expertise offered by IPD:
Practice Performance Analysis Business Development
Financial Practice Start Up
Revenue Cycle Management New Business Line
Resource Management Development
Clinical Documentation/EHR Regulatory Compliance
Optimization
Engagement Management
Technology Solutions Vendor Analysis
EHR/Practice Management System Health Plan Contract Analysis
Selection Medical Practice Marketing
EHR Implementation Planning
Post Implementation EHR Strategic Planning
Optimization
Recruitment
Patient Experience Executive Search
Management Support Staff Recruitment
Patient Satisfaction Measurement Physician Recruitment
Process Flow Improvement Interim Management
Organizational Development Solutions
Management Development
Support Staff Development
Physician/NPP Development
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A Healthcare and Management Consulting Firm
Practice Assessment
IPD offers three packages to assess your practice
with easy fixed pricing based on your desired level
of analysis.
Basic - $500* (approximately 3 business days)
12 month productivity analysis and
benchmarking to National and/or
Regional metrics for the following:
• RVUs
• Visit Volume
• Cash Collections
• Payer Mix
Intermediate - $1000* (approx. 5 business
days)
In addition to the basic analysis, the intermediate
assessment provides an analysis of the revenue
cycle and projection of cash flows.
In-Depth - $2000* (approx. 10 business days)
Take the assessment to the ultimate level by
adding an analysis of staffing levels and salaries,
market analysis including existing position and
competitor evaluation, and expense analysis
including vendor contracts and inventory
management solutions.
* Prices do not include expenses.
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A Healthcare and Management Consulting Firm
Technology Solutions
IPD has experience with the selection and
implementation of multiple practice
management systems and electronic
health records systems. Let us guide you
through the selection process to find the
system that best meets your needs and
budget. IPD can negotiate your
relationship with the vendor and provide
support through the transition to the new
system from your legacy system through
training for you and your staff. IPD can
help you optimize your existing system to
better meet your needs, maintain
compliance and increase productivity and
revenue.
It is not all about the EHR either. IPD can
show you innovative ways to use other
technology to complement your system
and increase your effectiveness. Ask us
about how to integrate multiple
technologies with your EHR.
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A Healthcare and Management Consulting Firm
Customer
Experience
Management
IPD will map your existing
processes and provide insight into
optimizing your resources, human,
physical plant, and technological, to
Business create a smooth practice operation
for you and create a healing
Development environment for your patients. IPD
IPD has the experience and can assist you by measuring
expertise to get your new practice customer satisfaction through
up and running with the least surveys and focus groups to help
possible downtime. From A to Z, you bridge the gap between
IPD will make sure your business expectation and service delivery.
is operating smoothly and cash is
coming in the door. Following a
comprehensive and tested project
plan, IPD will get you practicing in
record time. Additionally, IPD can
help you implement new practice
modalities and business lines that
will complement your clinical
practice and add to the bottom
line.
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A Healthcare and Management Consulting Firm
Organizational Development
Is your staff doing the right thing at the right time? Do you have
a culture of support and collaboration? Is your manager
performing to the best of their ability? If the answer to any of
these questions is “No,” then IPD can help. IPD can improve
the effectiveness of your team. Through team building, IPD can
assist you and your team improve communication and
collaboration. Additionally, IPD has a practiced method of
mentoring and developing management. IPD can take your
manager from good to great. The same can be accomplished
with physicians and non-physician providers as well. IPD can
show your clinical staff/partners how to be more effective and
productive.
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A Healthcare and Management Consulting Firm
Regulatory Compliance
IPD can provide your practice with a
tune up of your existing business
practices to maintain or regain
compliance with Federal, State and
Local regulatory agencies. From
medical documentation auditing to
OSHA safety practice, IPD can help get
you to and keep you in compliance.
Engagement Management
IPD can be your agent through the process of
engaging outside services, vendors,
partnerships, mergers and acquisitions,
health plan contracting, and marketing by
working with you to create a strategic plan for
your practice. Let IPD provide a path to
future growth and sustainability in a changing
healthcare environment.
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A Healthcare and Management Consulting Firm
Recruitment
IPD has a tried and true approach to the
recruitment and selection process. Using
techniques like behavior based
interviewing, IPD can find the right support
staff, manager, or future physician partner
for your medical practice.
Interim Management Solutions
If you need a manager now and do not have time to wait
through the recruitment process, let IPD assist you through the
transition. With 20 years experience in healthcare and
management, IPD’s senior partner and owner, Ron DeVries, can
provide management through the gap between your past and
future manager as well as assist you with the selection and
recruitment process.
For managers, consider a guilt-free extended vacation or
medical leave with someone with experience that you can trust
leading your practice while you are away.
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A Healthcare and Management Consulting Firm
Philosophy
Firm Owner, J. Ronald DeVries, has adopted a straight forward
set of values in his professional interactions. This philosophy
is based upon his years as a Rotarian which taught him an
important lesson called the Four Way Test of things we think,
say and do.
•Is it the truth?
•Will it build good will and better friendships?
•Is it fair to all concerned?
•Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
This guides the actions of our work in all things.
Cost
While there are set prices for the
practice analysis packages, pricing
for all other services is based
either upon an hourly rate plus
expenses or on a mutually agreed
upon amount based upon the
depth and length of a project to be
outlined in the Scope of Services
amendment to the service
agreement.