Technical Assistance Consultants
A number of consultants work with the OHA Transformation Center to help foster health system transformation. OHA utilizes consultant contracts as needed.
The Transformation Center also welcomes qualified consultants to apply to be a technical assistance provider. Learn more about applying.
Technical Assistance Topics
The Transformation Center works with the consultants in the areas identified below.
Work through how proposed changes in health care delivery may influence the changes health systems seek, whether in member health or in provider behavior. Help health systems choose from among a menu of possible interventions.
Integrate mental/behavioral health, addiction treatment and physical health into the coordinated care model by incorporating behavioral health in primary care and community settings and/or primary care into behavioral health settings.
Potential consultants: Attune Healthcare Partners, Bailit Health, Cindy Becker, Childhood Health Associates of Salem, Creach Consulting, Stacey Devenney, HealthInsight Oregon, Health Management Associates, Institute for Healthcare Advancement, Dale Jarvis, Richard Kincade, Sheldon Levy, The Lewin Group, Lynnea Lindsey-Pengelly, MTM Services, Myers and Stauffer, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Pediatric Society, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, James Phelps, Dan Reece, The Resource Innovation Group, Dawn Robbins, Transformational Community Alignment, The Trauma Healing Project
Meet or exceed targets for key metrics to improve care, make quality care accessible, help eliminate health disparities and curb the rising cost of health care.
Potential consultants: Cairn Guidance, Stacey Devenney, Insight Policy Research
Childhood immunization rate improvement strategies
Identify and implement evidence-based strategies to improve childhood immunization rates.
Potential consultants: HealthInsight Oregon, Kelly McDonald, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network
Controlling high blood pressure strategies
Identify and implement evidence-based strategies to raise rates of controlled high blood pressure.
Potential consultants: Cascade Internal Medicine Specialists
Developmental screening in the first 36 months of life
Identify and implement evidence-based strategies to raise rates of developmental screening among young children.
Potential consultants: Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership
Effective contraceptive use strategies
Identify and implement strategies to improve contraception care and increase effective contraceptive use to reduce unintended pregnancies.
Potential consultants: Patty Cason, Latino Network, Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health, Oregon School-Based Health Alliance, Western States Center
Tobacco cessation strategies
Identify and implement sustainable CCO- and clinic-level approaches to reducing tobacco use.
Potential consultants: Carol Gelfer, HealthInsight Oregon, Dawn Robbins, Dana Sturtevant
Support the development and improvement of community health improvement plans, including selecting and further defining priority areas and implementation strategies.
Potential consultants: Vanessa Becker, Civic Communications, Community Catalyst, Carol Gelfer, HealthInsight Oregon, Health Management Associates, Institute for Healthcare Advancement, Richard Kincade, Mary Minniti, Myers and Stauffer, Northeast Oregon Network, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Public Health Institute, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Transformational Community Alignment, Ken Van Osdol
Enhance strategies and improve coordination between CCOs and early learning services to support improved metrics, increased patient and family engagement, increased capacity to address child and family well-being, and coordinated services to CCO members ages 0-5 to achieve mutual health goals.
Potential consultants: Vanessa Becker, Health Management Associates, The Lewin Group, Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Public Health Institute, Public Consulting Group, Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network, Transformational Community Alignment
Help predict how decisions health systems make regarding health care delivery and payment structures may affect their bottom line, as well as the financial impacts to their contracting providers.
Increase meaningful individual and family engagement in both health and in health care transformation within the CCO and across communities.
Potential consultants: Brink Communications, Patty Cason, Community Catalyst, Stacey Devenney, HealthInsight Oregon, Insight Policy Research, The Lewin Group, Lynnea Lindsey-Pengelly, Mary Minniti, Metropolitan Group, MTM Services, Multnomah County Health Department, Northeast Oregon Network, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Public Health Institute, Oregon Research Institute Community and Evaluation Services, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Oregon School-Based Health Alliance, Public Consulting Group, Dana Sturtevant, The Resource Innovation Group, Transformational Community Alignment
Enhance use of available health information technology, such as electronic health records, health information exchange platforms, telehealth and home monitoring systems.
Potential consultants: Terry Bequette, Amy Fellows, HealthInsight Oregon, Insight Policy Research, The Lewin Group, Myers and Stauffer, Point B, Public Consulting Group
Support individuals and organizations to adopt leadership models that develop and foster the mental models, knowledge base, skills and tools to achieve effective, visionary leadership across health systems and sectors.
Potential consultants: Artemis Consulting, Vanessa Becker, Coraggio Group, HealthInsight Oregon, Health Management Associates, Institute for Healthcare Advancement, Richard Kincade, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Point B, The Resource Innovation Group, Transformational Community Alignment
Investigate how social factors, health policy, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, medical technology, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, and quantity and quality of life. Implement a systematic assessment of the processes and/or outcomes of a program with the intent of furthering its development and improvement.
Potential consultants: Attune Healthcare Partners, Stacey Devenney, HealthInsight Oregon, Insight Policy Research, The Lewin Group, Multnomah County Health Department, Myers and Stauffer, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Public Health Institute, Oregon Research Institute Community and Evaluation Services, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Point B, State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
Learn and implement effective project management as a strategic competency and tie projects' results to broader CCO organizational goals.
Potential consultants: Bailit Health, Terry Bequette, Brink Communications, Cairn Guidance, HealthInsight Oregon, Insight Policy Research, MTM Services, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Pediatric Society, Oregon Public Health Institute, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Point B, Public Consulting Group, Dawn Robbins, Synergy Professional Services, Transformational Community Alignment, Carolyn Waterfall
Improve planning, practice, evaluation and communication on topics such as cultural competency, health literacy, language access, data collection and quality improvement to eliminate disparities related to race, ethnicity, language, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and other population characteristics.
Potential consultants: Figure 8 Consulting, Ignatius Bau, HealthInsight Oregon, Insight Policy Research, Institute for Healthcare Advancement, Latino Network, Karen Levy, Littledeer-Evans Consulting, Metropolitan Group, Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon Public Health Institute, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Northeast Oregon Network, The Resource Innovation Group, The Trauma Healing Project, Western States Center
Integrate oral health care in primary care and community settings for adults and children and align work with other population health initiatives.
Potential consultants: HealthInsight Oregon, Health Management Associates, Institute for Healthcare Advancement, The Lewin Group, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Point B, Internal OHA Resources
Participate in planned, organization-wide efforts to increase an organization's effectiveness and health.
Potential consultants: Alisa Blum and Associates, Artemis Consulting, Attune Healthcare Partners, Cindy Becker, Vanessa Becker, Cairn Guidance, Civic Communications, Coraggio Group, Amy Fellows, Figure 8 Consulting, Carol Gelfer, HealthInsight Oregon, Health Management Associates, Richard Kincade, Lane Independent Living Alliance, Karen Levy, Mary Minniti, Metropolitan Group, MTM Services, Northeast Oregon Network, Oregon Family Support Network, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Public Health Institute, Oregon Solutions, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Point B, The Resource Innovation Group, Dawn Robbins, Transformational Community Alignment, Ken Van Osdol, Carolyn Waterfall
Improve primary care in areas related to transformation, including patient-centered primary care home recognition.
Potential consultants: Attune Healthcare Partners, Bailit Health, Creach Consulting, Ignatius Bau, Stacey Devenney, Amy Fellows, HealthInsight Oregon, Health Management Associates, InnovaHealth Innovations, Richard Kincade, The Lewin Group, Lynnea Lindsey-Pengelly, MTM Services, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Pediatric Society, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Transformational Community Alignment, The Trauma Healing Project, Internal OHA Resources
Integrate population-based, preventive health services and system changes into CCOs' implementation of the coordinated care model.
Potential consultants: Artemis Consulting, Coraggio Group, Carol Gelfer, HealthInsight Oregon, Health Management Associates, Richard Kincade, Karen Levy, The Lewin Group, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Public Health Institute, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Dawn Robbins, Transformational Community Alignment, Internal OHA Resources
Employ strategies and tools, such as The Improvement Model, Lean and Six Sigma, to identify inefficiencies and preventable errors and implement system changes to improve processes.
Potential consultants: Central Oregon Research Coalition, Coraggio Group, HealthInsight Oregon, Insight Policy Research, The Lewin Group, Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, Oregon Pediatric Society, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Point B, Shelley Sanders
Guide decision-making processes through transparent, unbiased leadership of meetings and other forms of group communication.
Potential consultants: Myers and Stauffer
Potential consultants: Cindy Becker, Cairn Guidance, Insight Policy Research, Myers and Stauffer, Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health
Support in convening relevant stakeholders around selecting, implementing, evaluating and sustaining value-based payment methods.
Potential consultants: Attune Healthcare Partners, Bailit Health, Creach Consulting, Insight Policy Research, Dale Jarvis, Richard Kincade, HealthInsight Oregon, Health Management Associates, The Lewin Group, Lynnea Lindsey-Pengelly, MTM Services, Myers and Stauffer, Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, Point B, Transformational Community Alignment
Other topics upon request
If you have questions about applying to become a consultant or have other questions, please contact Sarah Wetherson at sarah.e.wetherson@dhsoha.state.or.us or 503-793-1920.