Holistic Care Management News

achi Achieves Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification in Ohio

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Oct 31, 20232 min read

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, achi, a trailblazer in improving communities through holistic, human-centered care, recently achieved its Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certification in Ohio, solidifying its commitment to innovation and excellence.

“Our company combines innovation and compassion to transform healthcare, and our WBE certification has propelled us further on this journey,” said Hayley Studer, achi founder and CEO. “With this certification now in hand, we are poised to explore new opportunities and reach a broader audience.”

Women-Owned Business Enterprise certification is a significant achievement for female entrepreneurs like Studer. It is not just a recognition of hard work and determination but also a valuable tool to access opportunities in government contracting, which can open doors to a wider range of resources, growth, and potential clients. Certification provides credibility and demonstrates that the business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by women. It involves a rigorous set of requirements and approval by the Ohio Department of Development, Minority Business Development Division.

achi has achieved a remarkable milestone by obtaining a WBE certification. This certification paves the way for the company to expand its impact through new opportunities in working with cities, county entities, and school systems, and allows achi to partner with other vendors to continue to connect people to resources in the community that help improve their lives and overall well-being.

About achi

achi(pronounced uh-kai) proactively engages people and resources to advance cost-effective, quality human care for all individuals and communities. Through innovative partnerships, cross-sector collaboration, and creative solutions, we equip organizations across multiple industries to educate the people they serve and connect them with resources to improve their lives from the ground up. By partnering with health systems, educational institutions, and corporations, achi empowers lasting transformation in individual lives— resulting in an overall healthier population and data to transform our healthcare payment models. To learn more about achi and its mission, visit www.achisolutions.com.

achi Establishes Hope Fund to Help Community

hunterreeder

Jul 27, 20232 min read

Since its inception in 2020, achi’s leading mission has been to help the community. In July of 2023, the company accomplished its long-awaited goal of establishing the achi Hope Fund, a donor-advised fund through The Defiance Area Foundation (DAF).

Chris Yoder, Executive Director of the DAF, and Hayley Studer, Founder and CEO of achi

“I have wanted to be able to do this since I started achi over three years ago, so I am thrilled that we finally have the mechanism to make it official,” says Hayley Studer, achi Founder and CEO. “We firmly believe that when residents of a community are healthy and thriving, that community will flourish. This fund allows us to take earnings from the business and use them to reinvest in our communities, helping them grow and prosper.”

The achi Hope Fund helps achi’s partners provide services for individuals to get through some of life’s tough challenges by ensuring that their basic needs are met such as food, clothing, temporary housing, repairs to home or home goods, car repairs, rent/mortgage/security deposits, utilities, childcare, and more.

The achi Hope Fund also helps support the Caching Memories program. Caching Memories virtually connects socially isolated older adults to college students on a weekly basis via phone or computer to build relationships and share stories from their lives. This provides the older adult with an avenue to reminisce, share their stories, and improve their sense of connection to the world around them. At the end of the program, the stories shared are captured in a keepsake book for the older adult to continue to engage and connect with others, including family, friends, and caregivers.

“The ultimate goal is to help the community – a community comprised of patients, students, caregivers, and families,” says Studer. “By taking time to listen to each person’s story and identify the root cause of their basic needs, achi proactively engages people and resources to advance cost-effective, quality human care for all individuals. Thank you to Chris Yoder and the team at the Defiance Area Foundation for making this dream a reality.”

Meeting personal basic needs keeps individuals happy and healthy, and positively impacts the community at large. Please consider donating to this important work by visiting the DAF's website, clicking Donate Now, scrolling to the bottom to the donate button, and putting achi Hope Hub in the note section. You can also make checks payable to The Defiance Area Foundation with a note to the “achi Hope Fund”. Donations are tax-deductible.

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Take Care of Your Fruit Trees

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Apr 3, 20233 min read

A Proactive Approach to Employee Care Through the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)

Imagine yourself on a plot of land surrounded by trees. These trees bear fruit of all different kinds and are your source of life and income. With your livelihood at stake, you take the time to learn how to care for each one—ensuring that you can yield the maximum amount of fruit each tree could potentially offer.

Each tree is different and has unique needs. Some need more watering than others. Some need special debugging. Some need trimming. Some need careful weeding. Some need the special placement to grow.

But they all have roots. Their roots, what you can’t see from the surface, is what grounds them the most. Tree roots anchor the tree in the soil, keeping it straight and stable, and produce what they need for the tree's growth, development, and repair. Simply put, a tree cannot and will not survive without healthy roots.

Employees are no different from fruit trees.

Their roots are their social connection to family and friends, access to food, economic stability, transportation, education, and the environment in which they live. When one root is infected or damaged, it affects the health of the entire plant system.

A recent college graduate is stressed about financial burdens and cannot focus on work.
A parent is on the verge of quitting because of childcare issues.
A director is coping with their aging parents whose health is declining and is frequently tardy or begins calling off.

The root cause isn’t by fault of the organization but is affecting how an employee shows up to work: mentally, physically, and emotionally. This impacts turnover, engagement, production, and even medical expenses.

But these root cause external factors can be alleviated with proper support.

As an employer, you are a caregiver in many ways. Not only do you provide income for your employees, but you are also a source of growth for them. When you implement solutions and programs that tend to the needs of your employees, taking care of their roots, they will grow and produce the most bountiful fruits for your business.

There’s no one-size-fits-all care approach, with trees or people. It requires a non-traditional mentality to build solutions that work for each unique organization and employee population. While it seems like a daunting effort, your human resources and internal teams don’t have to do it alone.

achi works to uncover the barriers that keep a workforce from thriving and to help each company reach its core goals. We firmly believe that when employees are healthy and thriving, so is the organization. That’s why we utilize a proactive, data-driven approach to identify and alleviate those life stressors before they reach crisis level and affect the health of the employee and productivity on the job.

For the employee with financial stressors; connecting them to financial resources or establishing an employee hardship fund
For the employee with childcare concerns; partnering with local daycares or childcare centers
For the employee with aging parents; tapping into local senior community resources to lighten some of the day-to-day errands and tasks

If you’re ready to take employee care to the next level and maximize the fruit produced by your teams, please contact Hayley Studer at Hayley.studer@achisolutions.com. We would love to see how achi can be a health ally for your organization and employees.

About achi

achi(pronounced uh-kai) proactively engages people and resources to advance cost-effective, quality human care for all individuals and communities. Through innovative partnerships, cross-sector collaboration, and creative solutions, we equip organizations across multiple industries to educate the people they serve and connect them with resources to improve their lives from the ground up. By partnering with health systems, educational institutions, and corporations,achiempowers lasting transformation in individual lives— resulting in an overall healthier population and data to transform our healthcare payment models. To learn more about achi and its mission, visit www.achisolutions.com.