Program Management

Behavioral Health fills community needs; contributes to financial stability

Rural Healthcare Developers has assembled teams of highly-skilled professionals experienced in providing care and treatment for those having difficulty dealing with conditions associated with aging.

Our staff of nurses, therapists, CNAs, LCSWs, LPNs, consulting psychiatrists and medical doctors form a team that performs full physicals as well as mental evaluations of patients when entering our geriatric psychiatric units.

Their diligence in researching patient history and present conditions helps in developing a successful plan of therapy treatment and medication to help patients regain a better quality of life.

RHD has extensive experience in managing this vital component of quality healthcare. Being knowledgable in the complex federal and state reimbursement and compliance guidelines, RHD is able to develop programs that can also contribute substantially to financial stability of the hospital.

RHD is experienced in delivering behavioral health management solutions at various levels.

RHD Management and Consultation

• Developing hospital within a hospital concepts
• Develoing free-standing psychiatric hospitals
• Hospital-based geriatric units
• Hospital-based Outpatient Geri-Psych units
• Free-standing Partial Hospitalization Programs
• Free-standing Intensive Outpatient Programs
• Consultation and management for Partial Hospitalizaton and Intensive Outpatient Programs
• Consultation and management for Inpatient Psychiatric Programs
• Consultation and management for Employee Assistant Programs

RHD Implementation of Behavioral Health Services

• Initial program set-up, including recommendations on staffing, training, referral development
• Policy and procedures updated annually per regulations
• Program forms matching policies and procedures and meeting all requirements
• Financial snapshots to track budget targets and manage the program's utilization of reimbursement
• Mock surveys to establish baselines, pre-survey reviews and on-going compliance
• Post-survey assistance in corrective actions
• Assistance with appeals process
• Recommendation on staffing ratios and utilizatin of ancillaries
• Regular site visits that include chart reviews to ensure compliance
• Recommendation on hiring qualified staff
• Staff competencies and job descriptions