History
The following is a list of the client States we have served.
Maryland Department of Information Technology
11/2023 to Present
Serving as a Senior Consultant and Medicaid Subject Matter Expert. Providing Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) services as part of a Public Knowledge team under contract with the Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT). The IV&V team provides DoIT and other stakeholders with biweekly project activity reports and monthly assessment reports to help manage the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Medicaid modernization efforts.
Tennessee Department of Health – Division of TennCare
05/2023 to 08/2023
Served as a Senior Consultant and Medicaid Subject Matter Expert under a contract with Maximus Inc. and Swipe-Jobs Corporation. Served the Maximus DDI team to Design Develop and Implement a Provider Management Module, and to integrate the module into the TennCare MES. Provided deliverable content and worked to improve the deliverable management and Operational Readiness Review (ORR) processes Maximus uses to serve their PDMS client States.
State of Illinois DOIT, Integrated Eligibility System Technical Refresh Project.
04/2021 to 10/2022
Served as a Senior Consultant and Medicaid Subject Matter Expert under the Diversified Services Network contract with NTTDATA, serving the State of Illinois. Provided subject matter expertise and facilitated meetings with State and vendor stakeholders to perform Technical Refresh activities on the Illinois Integrated Eligibility System (IES). Served as a member of the NTTDATA Project Management Office (PMO) to deliver meeting records, status reports, and to document project risks, issues, mitigation plans, and corrective action plans.
NTTDATA State Healthcare Practice
10/2021 to Present
Serve as Organizational Change Management Lead and Managing Consultant with NTTDATA. Providing change management and Medicaid Subject Matter Expertise in service of multiple NTTDATA healthcare practice customer States.
State of New York DOH
04/2019 to 09/2021
Serving as a sub-contractor and senior consultant to NYSTEC and HIClarity Consulting Inc. Assisting DOH to analyze As-is and To-be business processes needed to continuously improve existing systems and to orient state staff to available industry standards
Puerto Rico:
From 05/2018 to 09/2019
Puerto Rico Department of Health, Puerto Rico Medicaid Program
Provided Medicaid subject matter expertise in support of the Puerto Rico Medicaid Management Information System (PRMMIS) operations, certification, and ongoing Design Development and Implementation. Also providing subject matter expertise in support of planning efforts related to the Puerto Rico Eligibility and Enrollment system implementation.
State of New York:
From 09/2014 to 09/2018
NYS DOH MMIS-MDW Quality Assurance
Sub-contracting with Cognosante to provide QA, project management and technical assistance services as part of the MMIS-MDW QA team.
From 07/2014 to 10/2014
Department of Health
Health Benefit Exchange – Requirements definition and technical assistance services to support the New York State of Health (NYSOH) Health Insurance Exchange; Provider Network Data System (PNDS).
From 07/2012 to 06/2014
Department of Health Office of Health Insurance Programs
Medicaid Management Information System quality assurance and technical assistance.
State of Massachusetts:
From 07/2014 to 12/2014
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
MassHealth Eligibility Platform (MEP) – Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of project plans and related deliverables, and technical assistance to support the Health Insurance Exchange (HIX).
State of Maine:
From 04/2008 to 06/2012
Department of Health and Human Services
Medicaid Management Information System Implementation quality assurance and Independent Validation and Verification.
State of Massachusetts:
From 03/2011 to 04/2011
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan (SMHP).
State of Vermont:
From 09/2010 to 02/2011
Agency of Human Services
Medicaid Enterprise Solution (MES) – Implementation Advanced Planning Document (IAPD).
State of Oregon:
From 07/2005 to 03/2008
Department of Human Services
Medicaid Management Information System Implementation.
State of Georgia:
From 04/2005 to 06/2005
Department of Community Health
Managed Care Procurement evaluation.
State of Hawaii:
From 09/2004 to 04/2005
Department of Human Services
HIPAA Security Compliance Project.
State of Washington:
From 12/2003 to 05/2004
Department of Social and Health Services
Medical Assistance Administration MMIS Re-Procurement Project.
Trinamics:
From 12/2008 to 03/2009
Medicaid Learning Center
Prior History
Prior to starting EKOLU & Associates our principal consultants spent many years in Health and Human service positions in New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The following is their history prior to starting EKOLU.
State of New York:
From 11/1999 to 10/2003
Department of Health
Medicaid Management Information System Implementation.
State of New York:
From 01/2002 to 04/2002
Department of Mental Health
Single Point Of Access Information System Implementation.
State of New York Schenectady County:
From 11/2000 to 07/2003
Schenectady Community Action Program
Career Readiness Program case management, program management, and budget, Freelance American Sign Language Interpretation.
State of Massachusetts:
From 04/2002 to 01/2003
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Medicaid Management Information System Procurement.
State of New Hampshire:
From 08/1994 to 07/1997
Department of Health and Human Services
Medicaid Management Information System Operations and Fiscal Agent Contract Management.
State of New Hampshire:
From 07/1997 to 10/1998
Department of Health and Human Services
Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse Services, Housing & Homeless, Managed Care, Elderly & Adults Services, and Hospital Information Systems.
State of New Hampshire:
From 10/1998 to 11/1999
Department of Health and Human Services
State Automated Child Welfare Information System Maintenance.
State of New Hampshire:
From 06/1999 to 12/1999
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Mental Health – New Hampshire Hospital, Freelance American Sign Language Interpretation.
State of New Hampshire:
From 03/2000 to 06/2000
Nashua Mental Health Center
Community Council, Deaf Services of Nashua, American Sign Language Interpretation.