Q: Do you need onsite Clinical and Organizational consultation?

Q: Do you need Clinical and Organizational consultation, but want a more affordable alternative to onsite consultation?

Q: Do you have High Risk or Difficult Cases to manage?

Read on...


Onsite Clinical and Organizational Consultation



Just as an effective and efficient treatment plan for patients and clients starts with a careful assessment and collaboration about treatment goals, Dr. Mee-Lee's onsite consultation follows the same process.

Prior to onsite work, a telephone conference begins the needs assessment process that is supplemented with supporting documents and background material. He reviews these prior to the onsite visit. This makes the "live and in person" consultation more efficient and effective.

Once the consultation issues are clarified together, the action plan and initial time-frames are agreed upon before the work begins. Full day and multi-day visits with your team work towards achieving the goals with accountability and action.

Because consultation issues do not always confine themselves to neat prescheduled visits, Dr. Mee-Lee is available for telephone, e-mail and fax consultation between onsite visits and as ongoing assistance after formal onsite visits are completed.



Affordable alternative: Off-site Consultation



The Need

A few years ago, a MidWest client expressed these concerns and frustrations about the functioning of their system as a whole. Does this resonate with you in any way?

"There are so many fires to put out and daily issues to deal with, it is hard to take any proactive steps to change our system, even when the administrative team is ready to do that. We need an outside person to give us a fresh perspective, keep our foot to the fire and help us to step back from all the daily pressures. However we can't afford to have someone visit us onsite frequently. We also need more ongoing support anyway."



The Response

Like people, systems are organisms with unique strengths and vulnerabilities, with sticky issues around change, financial constraints, personnel challenges, and flagging staff morale.

Such an Organizational/ System-wide consultation may be what your program needs. How does this off-site consultation work?

It is an interactive process between Dr. Mee-Lee and the administrative team. Action plans and ongoing support is conducted over a period of months to allow time for changes to be implemented and evaluated for their effectiveness. This consultation work flows something as in the outline below. There is always flexibility to tailor this to your particular program.

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Examining Your System
Developing an Action Plan for Change
Monitoring its Implementation
Step1:
Aim: To focus the project's mission and goals
How: Via a one hour teleconference

Step2:
Aim: Paperwork analysis
How: Review of all relevant policies and procedures, selected client records, and program's written material

Step3:
Aim: Feedback on mission, goals, paperwork
How: Dr. Mee-Lee's written report on program positives, problems and recommendations which forms the basis for Action Plan development

Step 4:
Aim: To focus the Action Plan; to assign responsibilities and timelines
How: Via a one hour teleconference

Step 5:
Aim: To review and provide feedback on draft policies and other Action Plan issues
How: Via ongoing fax, e-mail or brief telephone consultation

Step 6:
Aim: Monitoring the progress of the Action plan- at 3 months.
How: Via a one hour teleconference

Step 7:
Aim: Monitoring the progress of the Action plan- at 6 months.
How: Via a one hour teleconference

Step 8:
Aim: Monitoring the progress of the Action plan- at 9 months.
How: Via a one hour teleconference



Contact Us about your interest in this system consultation.

Or call: Dr. Mee-Lee at (530)-753-4300



Managing High Risk or Difficult Cases



At relatively short notice, you can achieve some immediate input, case consultation and recommendations through telephone conferencing with the parties involved in a tough case.

These calls will usually involve:
  • the patient/client
  • a family interview
  • the care provider
  • the care manager's input, especially in managed care, second level reviews and disputes.

    Fees:
    A typical consultation involves 2 hours of work. The first hour is on the phone interviewing all the interested parties. Extra phone time and a written report usually takes one more hour.