Specialized consulting for hospices and palliative care providers
Schramm Consulting is a Washington, DC - based consulting practice dedicated exclusively to providing expert advice on hospice and palliative care. The firm serves both healthcare providers and investors. Primary services for providers include strategic planning, market analysis, facility planning and business line start-up for clients throughout the United States. Schramm Consulting also supports investors in the hospice space with expert operational analysis and support for acquisition due diligence, relying upon its associates’ decades of knowledge of hospice management, reimbursement and regulation.
Sue Lyn Schramm, MA, is the founder and principal at Schramm Consulting. She brings more than 25 years of experience as a hospice and healthcare executive to her engagements, and has advised dozens of clients in locations all over the United States. She is also a frequent public speaker and educator, and has authored multiple books and articles on healthcare topics.
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➤ Address
41308 Lavender Breeze Cir
Aldie, VA 20105
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info@schrammconsulting.com
(703) 533-0416
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Areas of Practice
Hospice Strategic Planning
We can guide your organization through the entire strategic planning process, from the development of mission and vision statements to completing an operational plan. We have extensive experience working to build consensus for the planning process at all levels, from board members to management and staff. Our strategic planning assistance has served many hospices, state associations and community based non-profit organizations over the years.
Palliative Care Startups and Contracting
Wondering where to start with establishing a new palliative care service in your community? Schramm Consulting can help with everything you need, from Medicare enrollment, to budgeting and staffing plans, to market analysis to help you plan your service design.
Hospice Investor Analysis and Support
Because of our deep expertise in hospice reimbursement and regulation, we frequently advise investors, financial analysts and healthcare providers in other parts of the healthcare continuum on prospects for the hospice industry looking forward. Our analysis of the regulatory and reimbursement outlook for hospice along with our knowledge of "red flag" areas for regulators has been pivotal to our clients' acquisition decisions.
Hospice Affiliations and M&A
As consolidation continues to affect hospice and palliative providers, we have advised clients on potential hospice acquisitions and supported the due diligence process in several recent combinations. For nonprofits, Schramm Consulting has supported multiple new affiliations and horizontal integrations. Hospital-to-hospice, hospice-to-hospice and even nursing home-to-hospice are all deals we’ve supported.
Market Analysis & Facility Planning
Our analysis work includes market analysis, feasibility analysis and facility right-sizing and planning. Our work goes beyond number crunching, since analysis is useless unless it communicates clearly and allows for confident decision making. Our analysis has guided clients in confident decision making regarding expensive undertakings such as building, capital campaigns and market expansion.
Certificate of Need Process Support
Our firm has deep expertise in state-level hospice regulations including Certificate of Need and hospice facility regulations. We’ve guided clients through the process of CON approval for new facilities and new markets, and have advised multiple state hospice associations on CON and other regulations affecting hospice and palliative care. We have particular expertise in the CON process for Maryland and Florida.
“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything...if you haven’t been planning you can’t start to work, intelligently at least.”
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