Ambulatory Care
Ambulatory Care Services
The Abaris Group is very experienced with assisting hospitals on ambulatory-care programs. Our group began in the early 1980s as consultants to the urgent care/ambulatory market and quickly became the leading consultants in the nation on that subject. Today, our consulting services extend to specialty ambulatory care services including occupational health, urgent care, primary care, occupational medicine and emergency medicine.
We are considered experts at the study, design and implementation of ambulatory programs. We have conducted the necessary research, prepared business plans and implemented various ambulatory health programs. The Abaris Group has conducted nearly 85 ambulatory care projects across the country, many of which have involved consideration for or an anchor on the occupational health product line. We are considered experts at site analysis, customer convenience factors and support services needed for contemporary occupational health programs. We have conducted numerous market research campaigns (mail and telephone), focus group sessions and one-on-one interviews of businesses within market places to better understand their needs and the factors that contribute to employer contracting and product decisions.
Realizing that each client has individual and unique needs and that each project is customized, there are five strategies that The Abaris Group typically utilizes in establishing an ambulatory care program.
- Research of current and future market
- Medical Staff Research
- Product Line Review
- Business Plan Development
- Implementation
There are a number of other issues to consider in developing an ambulatory care program, but two critical components are the financial analysis and facility design. The Abaris Group understands and has the necessary experience to address these issues as well.
Featured Projects
With support from CHCF, The Abaris Group conducted the California ED Diversion Project, which analyzed ED and emergency medical services (EMS) diversion in all 31 local EMS regions; inventoried best practices; and had a sample number of EDs and local EMS agencies participate in a collaborative to reduce diversion in their region. The California ED Diversion Project Report and Appendix can be viewed and downloaded from the project's web site.
The Abaris Group worked closely with Marin County to help them assess their healthcare safety net. The study analyzed the healthcare safety net services in Marin, including an assessment and projection of current and future heatlhcare utilization. Click the hot link below to learn more.
