Altamed Health Services Corp

SEE SCHEDULE O : TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND OUTCOMES BY PROVIDING SUPERIOR QUALITY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED WORLD-CLASS DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR LATINO, MULTI-ETHNIC AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.VISION: TO BE THE LEADING COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDER OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES.

CLINICS - ALTAMED OPERATES A TOTAL OF 30 PRIMARY CARE AND DENTAL CLINICS IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY, 1 MOBILE UNITS OFFER MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. IN 2021, THE 7 CLINICS IN ORANGE COUNTY AND 23 CLINICS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAW OVER 238,000 PATIENTS. IN 2021 THE DENTAL CLINICS, MOBILE UNIT, AND 6 PORTABLE ORAL HEALTH UNITS PROVIDED DENTAL CARE TO OVER 44,400 CHILDREN AND ADULTS. ALTAMED PROVIDES INTEGRATED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE PERINATAL SERVICES, PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT CARE, FAMILY HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND GERIATRIC CARE. THROUGH ITS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ALTAMED PROVIDES PROGRAMMING FOR PATIENTS WITH OBESITY AND OTHER CHRONIC CARE CONDITIONS. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE LAB TESTING, RADIOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSLATION, AND OTHER ENABLING SERVICES.IN THE YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC, ALTAMED HAD TO PIVOT HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TO INCLUDE A VIRTUAL FORMAT, INTRODUCE COVID SCREENINGS, ADMINISTER COVID VACCINATIONS, AND CHANGE MANY CLINIC PROCESS FLOWS TO MAINTAIN SAFETY FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CITIES, GOVERNMENT, AND MEDIA INSURED WE KEPT THE COMMUNITY EDUCATED ABOUT MAINTAINING THEIR HEALTH AND PROTECTION THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.THE MANAGED CARE TEAM IS COMPOSED OF OVER 360 STAFF MEMBERS DEDICATED TO MANAGING DELEGATED RISK FROM HEALTH PLANS. THIS TEAM CURRENTLY SERVICES OVER 328,000 UNIQUE CAPITATED LIVES IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES CALIFORNIA. THE MAJOR TEAMS INVOLVED WITH THESE OPERATIONS COVER: UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION, ELIGIBILITY, ACCOUNTING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, CONTRACTING, PROVIDER SERVICES, CREDENTIALING, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND CONFIGURATION. FUNCTIONING AS A COHESIVE TEAM, THESE DEPARTMENTS GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY AND LOW COST CARE TO MEMBERS ENROLLED WITH ALTAMED.

LONG TERM CARE - EACH YEAR 3,000 FRAIL AND ELDERLY SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS ARE SUPPORTED BY AN ARRAY OF SERVICES THROUGH ALTAMED'S 11 PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE) SITES. SERVICES INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE/GERIATRIC MEDICINE, NURSING CARE, REHABILITATION THERAPY, FAMILY SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS, COUNSELING, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION EDUCATION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND "DOOR THROUGH DOOR" TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BOTH TO PARTICIPANTS' HOMES AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. ALTAMED ALSO PROVIDES SPECIALIZED IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ENHANCE THE LIVES OF NEARLY 4,500 SENIORS LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHO ARE AT-RISK OF INSTITUTIONALIZED CARE.

HIV SERVICES - WITH TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AS A RYAN WHITE PART C PROVIDER, ALTAMED SERVES 2,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH HIV MEDICAL CARE SERVICES, AND 3,000 CLIENTS THROUGH HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS. ALTAMED OPERATES ONE (1) HIV MEDICAL OUTPATIENT CLINICS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. ALTAMED'S HIV SERVICES DIVISION INCLUDES TRADITIONAL AND BIOMEDICAL HIV PREVENTION, MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION COUNSELING, ORAL HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN A ONE-STOP MODEL TO LATINX AND OTHER UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

YOUTH SERVICES - ALTAMED PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF YOUTH SERVICES TO OVER 1,200 AT-RISK TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN MEDICALLY-UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES EACH YEAR. SERVICES INCLUDE: PREGNANCY AND STD PREVENTION PROGRAMS, FAMILY PLANNING, HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION WORKSHOPS, LINKAGES TO CLINICAL SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PREGNANT/PARENTING TEENS, PARENTING EDUCATION, SUPPORT FOR PARENTING TEENS TO HELP THEM STAY IN SCHOOL AND LIFE-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. ALTAMED ALSO PROVIDES INTENSIVE TUTORING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, MENTORSHIP, GUIDANCE INTO COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH CAREER PIPELINES IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.THE ALTAMED INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY (AIHE). THROUGH INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTE IS TO ADDRESS A WIDE ARRAY OF HEALTH INEQUITIES THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, INCLUDING ADDRESSING THE MULTIPLE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH WHICH LEAD TO DISPARITIES IN CLINICAL OUTCOMES. ALTAMED'S PATIENT POPULATION IS OVERWHELMINGLY FROM RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY THAT SUFFER DISPROPORTIONATELY FROM HEALTH DISPARITIES. THROUGH TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, GRANTS, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, THE INSTITUTE IS DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. THE INSTITUTE REPRESENTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITICAL RESOURCES TO ADVISE ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES ON SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESSING KEY ISSUES IN HEALTH EQUITY BY DEVELOPING AND ADVANCING CONSENSUS STRATEGIES THAT ARE EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY.ALTAMED OFFERS 9 SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES TO REMOVE THE BARRIERS TO CARE MANY WERE EXPERIENCING WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THESE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES. EXPANSION OF THE WORKFORCE PIPELINES CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MA, LVN, AND NURSE CAREER PATHWAYS. ALTAMED HAS GROWN THE NEWLY FORMED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON HOW TO ADVOCATE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL FOR INCREASED AND PARTICULAR HEALTH ACCESS AND REFORMS, AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED WITH LOCAL ISSUES AND VOTE.