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Today’s healthcare leaders are tasked with creating life-changing solutions while increasing profit in a competitive landscape, adapting to new patient needs, and navigating regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny – particularly related to equity. Ichor helps healthcare clients every day as they continue to meet the evolving needs of patients, payers, providers, consumers, and the communities around them.

Our healthcare practice is driven by deep data analytics, diverse experience across public and private spaces, and a national presence of engagement specialists. With feet on the ground in more than 70 U.S. cities, we have the pulse of markets and the stakeholders most critical to the industry. Our services are transforming the biopharma, payer, and provider landscape – from diversifying clinical trials at scale to reaching vulnerable Medicaid enrollees and transforming healthcare systems.  

 

Services

Community and Employee Engagement

Build relationships with employees and organizations working to serve women and minority healthcare professionals. Our proven internal engagement methods identify needs and risks among workforces, including those related to safety and retention rates.

Data Analytics

Leverage data analytics and Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities - from hospital acquisitions to locating clinical trial sites - to assess your most critical initiatives, identify/mitigate risks, and accelerate your growth potential.

Health Equity Impact Analysis

Benefit from Ichor’s analysis and GIS capacities to assess your initiatives through the lens of regulators and stakeholders to develop models that improve implementation, community impact, and public health outcomes.

Local Insights

Drive dialogues that deliver client, patient, and stakeholder insights critical to the development of impactful outreach strategies, clinical trial study design, and more. From small groups and one-on-one discussions with key influencers to conversations among organizations and leaders in critical neighborhoods, Ichor will be there to help you lead these dialogues.   

Partnership Development

Foster long-term relationships with community leaders and key stakeholders based on research, insights drawn from dialogues, and our vast network of Community Relations Advisors (CRAs) who are on the ground and in the communities in more than 70 U.S. locales. Ichor develops deeper and more inclusive engagements to drive solutions and collaborate on hyper-local initiatives.

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Take advantage of Ichor’s socio-political assessment of existing assets, key partnerships, and socio-economic data to identify opportunities for deepening engagement, building medical trust, and mitigating unseen risks. 

Stakeholder Mapping

Deploy Ichor’s strategies across diverse geographies, focusing on underserved communities and finding trusted, influential voices to advance solutions. Communities’ unique insights are crucial for every project, whether enrolling consumers in new managed care plans or clinical trials. Ichor helps you access these insights. 

Services

Community and Employee Engagement

Build relationships with employees and organizations working to serve women and minority healthcare professionals. Our proven internal engagement methods identify needs and risks among workforces, including those related to safety and retention rates.

Data Analytics (2)

Leverage data analytics and Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities - from hospital acquisitions to locating clinical trial sites - to assess your most critical initiatives, identify/mitigate risks, and accelerate your growth potential.

Health Equity Impact Analysis

Benefit from Ichor’s analysis and GIS capacities to assess your initiatives through the lens of regulators and stakeholders to develop models that improve implementation, community impact, and public health outcomes.

Local Insights

Drive dialogues that deliver client, patient, and stakeholder insights critical to the development of impactful outreach strategies, clinical trial study design, and more. From small groups and one-on-one discussions with key influencers to conversations among organizations and leaders in critical neighborhoods, Ichor will be there to help you lead these dialogues.   

Partnership Development (1)

Foster long-term relationships with community leaders and key stakeholders based on research, insights drawn from dialogues, and our vast network of Community Relations Advisors (CRAs) who are on the ground and in the communities in more than 70 U.S. locales. Ichor develops deeper and more inclusive engagements to drive solutions and collaborate on hyper-local initiatives.

Risk Assessment and Mitigation-1

Take advantage of Ichor’s socio-political assessment of existing assets, key partnerships, and socio-economic data to identify opportunities for deepening engagement, building medical trust, and mitigating unseen risks. 

Stakeholder Mapping (1)

Deploy Ichor’s strategies across diverse geographies, focusing on underserved communities and finding trusted, influential voices to advance solutions. Communities’ unique insights are crucial for every project, whether enrolling consumers in new managed care plans or clinical trials. Ichor helps you access these insights. 

 

Client Success Stories

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Fortune 10 Healthcare Company: Vaccine Distribution

Ichor developed an equitable, inclusive strategy during the COVID-19 outbreak that led to establishing trust within Black and Latinx communities and the formation of hyperlocal partnerships, which in turn, helped the client expand its market share in these communities.

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State Health Insurance Exchange: Retention Strategy

Ichor addressed barriers to health insurance re-enrollment through a community-tailored communications plan and hyper-local engagement strategy.

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Fortune 10 Healthcare Retailer: Acquisition and Labor Relations

Ichor assisted a major U.S. healthcare retailer in responding to false accusations and misinformation spread by a known activist.

 

Our Experts

Our healthcare consultants come from diverse backgrounds: corporate world, government/regulatory agencies, healthcare non-profits, academia, and the media.

Emily Bromberg

Emily Bromberg

New York

Connie Chang

Connie Chang

New York

Amana Folami Reese

Aman Folami Reese

Chicago

Maggie Gallagher

Maggie Gallagher

Washington, D.C.

Yaritza Holguin

Yaritza Holguin

New York

Ben Nathanson

Ben Nathanson

New York

Roy Reese

Dr. Roy Reese

Atlanta

Reach out to see how Ichor can assist your healthcare practice 

 

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