ATJ’s approach to enhancing operational effectiveness touches all aspects of an organization and are arranged into four areas of practice:

1. Organization Transformation – supporting the entire organization

  • Strategic planning
  • Organization redesign and implementation
  • Transition planning and implementation
  • Change management
  • Communication planning and implementation
  • Team building

2. Program and Department Development – focusing on a program or department

  • Cross-program training and process improvements
  • Department assessment and improvement recommendations from human resources to quality assurance
  • Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) program design, startup and implementation, from new client recruitment through the client care cycle.
  • Domestic violence (DV) program startup and implementation

3. Process Improvements – improving specific systems and processes

  • Billing and Documentation: Improving processes and procedures and providing employees with the training needed to ensure consistent use of billing codes, process for completing documentation and safeguards for reducing errors
  • DMH Billing and Documentation Training: A specialized training program to increase efficiencies and accuracy. Download our DMH billing and Documentation Training Overview.
  • Electronic Documentation: Guidance and up-to-date insights on how to leverage technology
  • Structure and Integration: Developing or improving processes and procedures throughout an organization including general policies, performance evaluations and facilitating collaboration across departments to achieve fully integrated services.

4. Employee Development – increasing employee retention, effectiveness and productivity

Learn more by downloading our Operational Effectiveness Overview for community mental health agencies.

Our team of experts will develop a customized, experiential approach that will address your organization’s unique challenges and opportunities. We can make a difference for your organization. Read our Success Stories to learn more.