We provide clients with the information needed to increase the impact of their organizations and programs in the long-term, assessing and prioritizing community needs and evaluating the programmatic, operational and financial requirements for their organizational strategy or an envisioned program. At the core of this work is our expertise in facilitating internal and external data analysis including development and implementation of surveys, focus groups, and other data gathering activities, and data analysis and reporting. We bring to the table our knowledge of the evolving health care landscape, which is informed by closely monitoring changes in policy, regulatory, and funding environments.

We secure grant and contract funding, developing succinct funding proposals that clearly articulate the need for a proposed project and detail a clear approach to achieving the stated goals. Ideally our fundraising supports our clients to pilot new models of care, which then can be supported through publicly available funds, such as Medicaid. Our success in fundraising is in part supported by our vision and understanding for how services fit into the larger health system and can be scaled and sustained through Medicaid or other publicly available sources at the local, state and federal level. We have significant expertise and success in securing funding from the following sources:

• Federal Agencies: Dept. of Health and Human Services, Dept. of Housing & Urban Development, US Department of Justice, and Department of Veterans Affairs
• NY State Agencies: Department of Health, Office of Mental Health, Office of Addiction Services and Support, Office of Children and Family Services, Homes and Community Renewal, Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance, and Division of Veterans' Affairs
• NYC Agencies: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Homeless Services, Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development, and Human Resources Administration

Medicaid is a long-term funding solution that can ensure scalability and sustainability for primary care, mental health and substance use treatment providers. And through delivery system reform efforts, there are unprecedented opportunities to also leverage Medicaid to fund social care need services. We manage the complex licensure process required to participate in the Medicaid program by preparing regulatory applications and managing all other activities related to opening a new licensed program. We have submitted over 60 Department of Health (DOH), Office of Mental Health (OMH), and/or Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Certificate of Need (CON) applications to obtain licensure. We obtain enhanced payment rates, wrap-around payments for managed care shortfalls, and subsidies, available through the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) programs. And we work to leverage Medicaid to pay for social care needs by developing innovative strategies to secure funding through value-based payment arrangements and working with Independent Practice Associations, Accountable Care Organizations and Social Care Networks.

Training & Technical Assistance:

• Grant writing training from DOHMH
• Developed a state-wide training curriculum to prepare community-based organizations to administer the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) and also use the engagement to build relationships with the client following completion of the PAM in order to support linkages to community health care resources including primary and preventive services, and patient education and coaching.
• Developed a “Learning Lab” series that provided knowledge and skills to assess the feasibility of developing internal capacity for third-party billing for HIV prevention services. Facilitated through multiple contracts with the NY Community Trust, Altman Foundation, and The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)

Resource Development:

Developed the “Care Coordination Health Education Guide” for Ryan White Part A contractors funded to implement care coordination services for people with HIV and the “Patient Navigation for Ryan White Part A Services in New York City” manual to support patient navigators in their work, with a particular emphasis on mental health.

Management of large-scale public health initiatives:

Provide project management support, through a contract from the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), for the successful implementation of the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreement program for Enhancing Detection for COVID-19. Bannon Consulting facilitates the ongoing project management and coordination support to ensure successful implementation of the over $1 billion ELC cooperative agreement program for the following COVID-19 projects: Enhancing Detection, Enhancing Detection Expansion, Special Projects, and School Reopening. The contract was expanded to include support with the successful implementation of the CDC Funding for COVID-19 Vaccination Activities program.

Grants management:

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Construction project management:

We assist clients with planning, financing and development of health centers, housing facilities, and other community spaces. Services include initial conceptualization and preparing conservative financial projections, securing funding (through private financing, tax credits, government grants, and foundation funding), assembling a competent capital development team to carry out the project, and serving as the owner’s representative.

We work with clients to design and implement comprehensive evaluation plans that incorporate logic model development, identification of process and outcome indicators, and statistical data analysis plans. We also support qualitative studies to inform future program development. Our team develops evaluation instruments, conducts data analysis, and produces evaluation reports at defined intervals. Some examples of our work include:

• An evaluation of the impact of rapid housing placement of homeless individuals on their health and well-being.
• An evaluation of the effectiveness of linking street homeless individuals to community-based healthcare services and the impact on their overall vulnerability.
• Two qualitative studies to better understand the experience of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals who engage in sex work and to assess service needs and gaps.
• Two evaluations that assess the effectiveness of a workforce development program for individuals involved in the criminal-legal system.

We have experience promoting and facilitating partnerships and coalitions to support best practice and knowledge sharing, helping stakeholders to identify innovative solutions to emerging challenges. Our team supports network development; meeting planning, execution, and follow-up activities; and provides technical support in the form of policy analysis, data presentations, and report development and distribution, among other activities. We have led coalitions that include a range of stakeholders, including payers, hospitals, community-based medical and behavioral health providers and social service organizations, and state and local government agencies. Bannon Consulting is currently supporting:

• HIV Medicaid Coalition: A statewide coalition of HIV providers that focuses on how to maximize the use of Medicaid to achieve NYS HIV goals. Bannon Consulting, in collaboration with Amida Care, assumed the convening role in October 2020, where it plans and facilitates bi-monthly meetings to share policy updates and generate idea and resource sharing; and provides technical assistance upon request. A major focus over the next few years will be leveraging its members’ decades of experience addressing social care needs as the State implements the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) waiver – an investment of $7.5 billion to address social drivers of health (i.e., housing, food insecurity, etc) through Social Care Networks that facilitate coordination of community-based services and paying for these services using Medicaid dollars.
• EngageWell Independent Practice Association (IPA): The IPA is comprised of community-based organizations who first joined together roughly 10 years ago to advocate for harm reduction services and programs and has since expanded to include 20 providers with shared experience fighting the HIV epidemic, saving lives of substance users, and establishing and implementing NYS Health Home care management programs. Today, the IPA implements an innovative clinical care model, “Care Your Way”, that includes a suite of interventions, augmented by digital health technologies, providing low-income clients new ways to access care; and is working to expand its capacity to participate in value-based contracting. Bannon Consulting facilitated initial establishment of the IPA in 2017 and continues to provide technical assistance support.