Solutions
The operating support independent practices cannot always build alone.
Atlas combines six connected service areas within one membership relationship. Exact services, eligibility, responsibilities, and economics are reviewed with each prospective member during due diligence.
01
Payer contracts
- The challenge
- A single independent practice may have limited leverage and must manage payer relationships on its own.
- Atlas's role
- Eligible member physicians may participate in Atlas payer arrangements after completing the required enrollment and credentialing.
- What changes
- Contracting and related administration are handled through the Atlas structure rather than separately by every care center.
02
Revenue-cycle management
- The challenge
- Billing, claims follow-up, collections, and reporting consume significant practice resources.
- Atlas's role
- Atlas centralizes approved revenue-cycle functions and provides member reporting.
- What changes
- Practices transition defined billing and collection workflows into the Atlas operating model during implementation.
03
EHR and technology
- The challenge
- Maintaining technology, integrations, patient communications, security, and staff training is difficult at an individual-practice scale.
- Atlas's role
- Atlas provides a shared EHR and approved connected tools, together with transition guidance and training.
- What changes
- Each practice completes a planned migration based on its current systems, data, workflows, and staff needs.
04
Purchasing and administration
- The challenge
- Independent practices negotiate many supplies and services individually and coordinate multiple vendors.
- Atlas's role
- Atlas organizes approved group purchasing and administrative services for member care centers.
- What changes
- Available vendors and workflows are reviewed during due diligence and implementation.
05
Ancillary and value-based opportunities
- The challenge
- New services and payment arrangements require scale, infrastructure, clinical integration, and careful legal structuring.
- Atlas's role
- Qualified members may participate in approved programs under Atlas's agreements and compliance framework.
- What changes
- Eligibility, operational responsibilities, methodology, timing, and risks are reviewed before participation.
06
Credentialing and onboarding
- The challenge
- Joining a group affects payer enrollment, technology, billing, staff workflows, and multiple operational dependencies.
- Atlas's role
- Atlas coordinates a structured onboarding plan with the practice.
- What changes
- The practice and Atlas assign responsibilities, dependencies, and target dates before implementation begins.
See how the services apply to your practice.
The value and implementation requirements depend on a practice's specialty, payers, operations, technology, and goals. Atlas evaluates those details with prospective members during due diligence.