
Consulting

Advising Public Sector and Commercial Clients on Optimizing Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
ATW Health Solutions is a social impact and advisory consulting company that earned national recognition for transforming healthcare delivery systems, impacting policy, and improving quality and safety. Focusing on healthcare quality and patient safety, we have partnered with public and private organizations and government agencies to transform systems locally and nationally.
Government Clients
ATW Health Solutions supports public sector clients by utilizing various contract options to address their complex business needs. We utilize specialized knowledge and mission-oriented strategy to assist our clients in the public sector. We provide services and solutions to federal, state, and local government agencies. Our team comprises skilled, established, and qualified professionals dedicated to meeting crucial mission requirements.
UEI: X846UNJCJNZ5
Cage Code: 804G9
DUNS: 080888012
Business Concerns: 8a | Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) | Minority-Owned Small Business | Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)
Prime Government Contracting Vehicles: GAS MAS 47QRAA22D006G | GSA STARS III 47QTCB22D0598 | GSA STARS WEBSITE
Federal Business Contact: Knitasha Washington | kwashington@atwhealth.com | 312-858-6800
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Project Management
Program Design
Program Review & Evaluation
Program Support
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Communications, Messaging, and Stakeholder
Engagement Health Equity
Population Health
Patient & Family Engagement
Performance Improvement & Patient Safety
Measures Development
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Data Analysis, Data Visualization, and Data Reporting Integrated PFE Index Assessment (IPIA)
Patient Satisfaction (CAHPS)
Patient Partner Innovation Community (PPIC) Network
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Workforce Development
Administrative and Clinical Personnel
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Conference Planning
Learning and Content Development
Education and Evaluations
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Basic, Applied, and Market Research
Quantitative Analysis / Qualitative Analysis
Policy Review and Analysis
Environmental Scans
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Planned and Ad-hoc Support
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Planning and Facilitation
Implementation
Commercial Clients
ATW Health Solutions is committed to revolutionizing healthcare delivery systems in the commercial sector. Leveraging our expertise and mission-driven approach, we support clients in transforming healthcare delivery systems by improving quality and patient safety. Our range of services caters to hospital systems, integrated delivery networks, associations, and academia.
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ATW is recognized nationally for building and implementing quality and safety programs and initiatives. Our experts collaborate with multi-stakeholder groups to reduce and eliminate hospital-acquired conditions and improve overall outcomes.
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ATW is a leader in aligning equity/diversity and inclusion strategies with PFE program design and evaluation. Our demonstrated expertise in operationalizing community engagement needs with PFE strategy leads to improved outcomes for all. We have delivered PFE education and training at the national and local levels, including to staff, the organization committee, and other stakeholders.
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Our team is comprised of national experts on the topic of health disparities in communities of all compositions. We are deeply experienced in developing healthcare policy focusing on Minority Health Initiatives and Vulnerable Populations.
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Communication is critical to reducing medical harm, eliminating disparities, and improving patient safety and quality. ATW Health Solutions works at the intersection of patient and community engagement to translate meaningful messaging to communities, patients, people, and caregivers. Our team employs research experts trained in Experience-Based Co-Design and stakeholder engagement. Together, our team has used our Engaged Health Center of Excellence (EHCoE) model to understand and solve complex systems concerns. Our EHCoE model has played a vital role in research, learning, outreach, and education. The Center promotes innovation and establishes a fundamental standard within our organizational structure to advance improvements in your patient engagement and community engagement strategies. We do this primarily via research and education.
Our Center provides critical research infrastructure missing in the field today, fosters team collaboration, and facilitates learning and communication. The system relies heavily upon including patients in all our work, performance measurement, and shared research, including systems for data gathering and analysis, instrumentation, and computing, and developing the targeted audience panels to advance learning.
NAICS Codes
541990: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
541611: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
541511: Custom Computer Programming Services
541690: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
541720: Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Federal, State, and Local Certifications

Over 30 Public Sector and Commercial Projects
ATW Health Solutions has partnered nationally and locally to improve healthcare. Our select body of recent work contributions include:
Large-Scale Quality Improvement Program Design and Implementation
Compass Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC) Support for REAL and SDOH Data Collection (2023–2024)
TMF QIN-QIO Support (2022–2024)
Disparity Impact Strategy Implementation Support (2021–2024)
HIIN Enhancement Transformation Network Reducing Readmissions Collaborative (2018–2019)
HIIN Compass Patient Engagement and Health Equity Program Technical Support (2018–2019)
Patient and Family Engagement Program Development and Implementation
Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) Person and Family Engagement for Quality Measure Development (PFE) (2024–2029)
Measure and Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) Person and Family Engagement (2019–2023)
University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) Value Delivery System (2022–2023)
Supporting Age-Friendly Health Systems: Implementing and Disseminating Person-Driven Outcomes (2021–2022)
Engaging Patients of Color to Advance Health Learning Collaborative (2021–2022)
Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) PFE and Technical Support (2015–2019)
Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance
The Health Center Program's Health Center Community Engagement Structure (HCCES) (2022–2025)
Demystifying Health Care Financing (2024–2026)
Research, Study Design, and Evaluations
AHRQ Diagnostic Safety Coordination Center (2024–2029)
Pilot Implementation and Evaluation of Postpartum Depression Campaign (2024–2027)
Common Formats for Diagnostic Safety Evaluation (2024–2026)
Get CEERIAS about Stroke – Phase III (2024)
Promoting Behavioral Health Among Black Youth Study (2021–2022)
Patient-Centered Measurement Project (2020–2021)
2CEERIAS – Phase II in the COVID-19 Environment (2020–2021)
National Minority Quality Forum COVID-19 Study (2020–2021)
Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) – Patients First Research Project (2017–2019)
Staffing and Workforce Development
Minority Leadership Development Program (2021–2024)
Non-Clinical Case Management Department of Defense (2020–2021)
Data Analytics, Data Reporting, and Information Technology
AHRQ Surveillance (2024–2029)
Our Strategic Approach to Transforming Healthcare
OOur collaborative engagements with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on seminal initiatives like the Partnership for Patients (PfP) and the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) have underscored our dedication to improving healthcare outcomes and leading large-scale improvement efforts. These initiatives have been crucial in refining patient safety, enhancing the quality of care across the board, and strategically integrating patient voices and programs.
Our role as subcontractors with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Action Networks has enabled us to partake in vital quality and safety improvement efforts that have advanced patient engagement and patient activation within the health system’s delivery. This collaboration has facilitated significant progress in identifying and implementing best practices and evidence-based interventions, advancing patient safety and care quality.
Our technical support work assisting multiple Quality Improvement Network-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) underscores our commitment to improving care for all Americans. Our approach to working with QIN-QIOs highlights our belief in equal healthcare access and quality for all Americans, regardless of economic or geographic status.
Previous Clients
ATW Health Solutions has been a trusted industry voice in healthcare transformation for our public sector and commercial clients for over a decade