VALUED Services - Call (479) 926-1807 or email jfderr@mac.com
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The current focus of JD & Associates Enterprises is to use John Derr's over fifty years of broad healthcare experience plus the business associates members of the NinthWave Concept Business Associates in the implementation and harmonization of clinical medicine and health information technology to improve clinical outcomes, quality care, and quality of life of the elderly and disabled throughout the Spectrum of Care. The focus is on both the Federal and Commercial sectors of care and the value proposition of the long term and post acute care (LTPAC) healthcare sector.
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The business model is the Ninthwave Concept. That is, to recognize the clinical and business healthcare trends as well as direction of the Legislative and Regulatory agencies are pushing healthcare. Then to project the end objective and recognize the future wave (the Ninthwave) or vision. Logic plays an important roll but it is not just placing a finger in the air to check the wind. It takes knowledge, experience, data, and analytics. (See About Section of this Website)

Since 2000 this experience has been applied to the care of the elderly and the Longitudinal Transitions of Post Acute Care Segment of healthcare by:

• Assisting Startup Companies to enter the US or International Healthcare Market;
• Established Corporations Evaluating a New Direction;
• Providers Evaluating Their Roles In Today's and Tomorrow's Healthcare Care and Payment Models;
• Assisting a Corporation and/or Provider of Care on their Value Proposition;
• Being an Advocate at the National Level for: Elderly Chronic Care; Long Term and Post Acute Care (LTPAC); and
• As a speaker at Association, Corporate, and User Meetings

The following are the three major valued services and product areas that can be discussed with Derr. Backup is include in this website page on Products and Sevices. 

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STRATEGIC CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY
ADVISOR

Derr is involved in the changes to the US Healthcare Care and Payment Models. Those involved know they are changing almost as often as clinical technology. Partnerships are being formed daily to provide person centric electronic longitudinal care. This requires Providers and Clinical Technology Vendors to understand where they fit into the Spectrum of Care. They have to have a plan and the plan has to have a vision based on what the future will look. The Strategic Clinical Technology Advisor has to have experience and involvement in the policy and regulatory environment. Derr can provide the advice, plan, and fill a position, or be a Board member to assist in the future  plan.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
​ADVISOR

Derr is involved and has been involved in the Medicare and Medicaid regulatory process for many years especially for long term post acute care Providers and Vendors. This began when he was Executive VP of American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and as one of the founders of the LTPAC Health IT Collaborative in 2005. His almost 15 years of working with CMS and ONC has enabled Derr to form a respected network with the influencers and decision makers of healthcare policy and regulations. This knowledge and network will provide Corporations and Providers with both internal and external guidance.

VALUE PROPOSITION
SPEAKER

The value proposition of the third healthcare segment of what is labeled LTPAC is under estimated by the other two segments, acute (hospitals) and ambulatory (physician office) care as well as the government. This was proven by excluding LTPAC in the 2009 ARRA Legislation HITECH Act Health Information Technology   "Meaningful Use" incentive program. In 2015 Derr at the request on ONC Dr. Karen DeSalvoDerr orchestrated a Brief on the Value Proposition of LTPAC. In this Brief 5 Valued Quality Coordination of Care (VQCC) Differentials were presented. Derr has and will give presentations to groups on these VQCCs to provide guidance for providers to prove their unique value in Spectrum of Care partnerships with hospitals, physicians, healthcare organizations like ACOs, and Managed Care Companies.