The global human services industry faces a number of challenges that are forcing agencies to reinvent how they work to be successful. The uncertain and shifting global economy has had—and will continue to have—a sustained impact on agencies and those they serve. This “new normal” of higher unemployment rates, less job opportunities and lower and stagnating salaries has created a surge in demand for all kinds of social benefits.
This widespread rise in human services demand comes at an inopportune time as many agencies are already affected by budget and resource cuts, fragmented technology systems and disconnected service delivery. In the United States, agencies are tasked with meeting particular healthcare reform mandates that will also drive new demand. Simply put, agencies must find ways to serve more with less for the foreseeable future.
While this confluence of tough challenges might be overwhelming, there are exciting opportunities for agencies to step up to the challenges by transforming how they work—both in terms of small tweaks to daily processes to larger organizational and system changes. As agencies look for the best ways to improve capacity while driving cost savings, they are exploring tough questions:
- Processes. What kind of business process improvements can agencies make to streamline workflow and increase both agency and caseworker capacity?
- Resources. Are agencies doing all they can to help caseworkers work more effectively and focus on higher value activities?
- Outcomes. How can performance management systems help drive new insights for continuous improvement and cost savings?
Accenture works with human services clients to answer questions like these—helping them empower services and improve lives.
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