Intrepid Ascent

Intrepid Ascent helps aging services organizations move through this complexity by aligning policy, people, and platforms in strategic, sustainable ways.  We’ve seen this work strengthen care delivery, improve community collaboration, and enable our partners to capitalize on measurable performance outcomes.

Our work helps providers better coordinate with health plans, government agencies, and community partners to serve older adults with complex medical, social, and housing needs.

Policy: Navigating the Roadmap

We help you understand and respond to evolving requirements for data sharing, privacy, governance, and performance expectations.

  • DxF Readiness & Continuity: We help organizations navigate evolving Data Exchange Framework (DxF) requirements with confidence - supporting compliance and operational continuity while maximizing the value of data exchange to reduce administrative burden, lower costs, and improve coordination, care delivery, and outcomes.
  • Translating Regulation into Action: We turn complex state and federal mandates into clear operational steps that support both compliance and performance improvement.
  • Sustainable Strategic Advising: We combine policy expertise with a co-design approach to ensure changes are practical, adoptable, and built to last.

People: Supporting the Heart of Care

We support the teams and partnerships needed to deliver coordinated, person-centered care in practice.

  • Workflow Design for Staff Resilience: We streamline workflows to reduce administrative burden, improve efficiency, and support better outcomes for both staff and residents.
  • Cross-Sector Collaboration: We help strengthen partnerships across health care, technology, and community-based organizations to improve coordination and shared accountability.
  • Trusted Education & Change Support: We equip leaders with the tools and guidance needed to lead through change with confidence.

Platforms: Building a Strong Foundation for Performance

We help align technology, data systems, and infrastructure to support better care delivery, stronger reporting, and measurable results.

  • Optimizing Your Tech Stack: We assess how your systems and vendor ecosystem support (or limit) care coordination, reporting, and performance improvement.
  • Trusted Data Exchange: We partner with organizations to design and implement trusted data exchange solutions that improve interoperability, strengthen collaboration, and support better decision-making across the care ecosystem.
  • Integrated Infrastructure: We strengthen the technical foundation required for long-term compliance, security, and value-based care readiness.

The Result

A more connected, high-performing ecosystem demonstrating value more clearly, reduce administrative burden, improve coordination, and deliver more equitable, whole-person care.

Let’s Work Together

Ready to strengthen your approach to policy, people, and platforms?

Reach out to us at info@intrepidascent.com

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Contact

Rachel Goldberg
2120 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
rachel@intrepidascent.com

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Data Exchange Support Services

To promote effective, whole person care, California has launched the Data Exchange Framework (DxF), which sets out guidelines to facilitate the secure and appropriate exchange of health and social services information. Intrepid Ascent is serving as a key thought leader for the DxF, providing organizations with webinars, one-on-one strategic coaching sessions, readiness assessments, and other support focused on the DxF and its implications on their work. Beyond data exchange engagements, Intrepid Ascent’s interdisciplinary teams support organizations via a suite of additional services. For more information, please visit our website!

 

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