The people, systems and checks behind a licensed program.
Each program keeps its own license and its own clinical accountability. Encompass supplies everything around it, with every process owned by a licensed role.
Built around licensed care, held to written standards.
Each program keeps its own license and its own clinical accountability. Encompass supplies the people, systems and checks behind it, with every process owned by a licensed role.
Clinical & medical team
Program and clinical directors, therapists, counselors, nurses and medical oversight, recruited, trained and supervised.
Billing & utilization review
Benefits verification, authorizations, concurrent reviews, claims and denial follow-up.
Compliance & quality
Chart quality reviews, policy and procedure manuals, and survey readiness for DHCS and accreditation.
HR & training
Hiring, payroll, onboarding, credential tracking and ongoing staff training, all under one roof.
Daily operations
Meals, shopping, transportation, outings and pharmacy coordination.
EMR & systems
EMR platform, billing software and secure records, set up and maintained.
In-house teams across every part of a program.
Psychiatrist-led medical team
Medical direction by a psychiatrist Medical Director, supported by an Assistant Medical Director (MD), with psychiatric and nursing care as each program's license allows.
- Medical Director (Psychiatrist)
- Assistant Medical Director (MD)
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
- Registered Nurses
- LVNs
- Medical Assistants
Psychologist-led clinical team
Clinical direction by a doctoral-level psychologist who also teaches at the graduate level. Encompass is an approved training site for a graduate psychology program, so clinical standards stay current and the next generation trains with us.
- Clinical Director (Psychologist)
- Clinical Director (LCSW)
- Associate Therapists (ACSW, AMFT)
- Certified Drug & Alcohol Counselors
- Case Management
- Intake Coordination
Survey-ready is the everyday standard.
Levels of care we support
Each program provides only the services its own license and certification allow.
Rules and standards we build around
Policies, documentation and daily checks are written to these standards. Accreditation is held by each program.
The extras that make a program feel complete.
Fresh meals, every day
Chef-prepared lunches and dinners delivered daily, with a rotating menu and dietary accommodations.
Everyone else is a piece. Encompass is the whole platform.
| Build in-house | Management company | Consultants | Staffing agency | Encompass | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full care team ready from the start | Months of hiring | Varies | — | Temporary | ✓ |
| Your team under one roof, on one payroll | You employ them | Often contractors | — | Agency staff | ✓ |
| Psychiatrist-led medical, psychologist-led clinical | If you can hire it | Varies | — | — | ✓ |
| One set of standards across programs | — | Limited | — | — | ✓ |
| Billing, UR and QA working with clinical | Separate teams | Often outsourced | One piece only | — | ✓ |
| Compliance owned, with a track record | On the owner | Diluted | Advice only | On the owner | ✓ |
| Licensing, accreditation & in-network contracting | — | Sometimes | Per project | — | ✓ |
| Kitchen, transport, meds & supplies | Many vendors | Referred out | — | — | ✓ |
| Marketing & brand | Another agency | Sometimes | — | — | ✓ |
| HR, bookkeeping & training | Built yourself | Varies | — | — | ✓ |
| Turnover covered | Your cost | Varies | — | Rotating staff | ✓ |
| Predictable monthly fee | Payroll swings | Varies | Hourly or project | Hourly | ✓ |
| 6 months' notice from us, 30 days from you | — | Often long-term | Varies | Varies | ✓ |
General comparison of common industry models. Individual providers vary.
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