Stronger Together: How Behavioral Health Providers Are Rethinking The Competition To Form Provider-Led, Integrated Clinical Delivery Systems Of Care

May 17, 2023

Join COPA Health CEO Dr. Shar Najafi-Piper and Alera Health CEO Mike Rhoades on May 17th from noon – 1 p.m. EST for a virtual discussion about how providers are rethinking their collaborations across clinically integrated systems of care for competitive gain.

Mike Rhoades will be interviewing Dr. Shar Najafi-Piper about COPA Health’s involvement in growing a clinically integrated network and her team’s experience working with other behavioral health and primary care providers to support patients in getting the right care, in the right place, at the right time and how this effort has provided a competitive edge for COPA.

This session will focus on:

  • Who are the key partners in a clinically integrated network
  • How to establish trust and build collaborations with non behavioral health providers
  • The importance of behavioral health providers leading the effort to promote clinical integration and collaboration
  • The competitive benefits of being stronger together

Featured Speakers

  • Mike Rhoades / CEO / Alera Health
    Mike is a leader in strategic planning and execution of high performance, clinically integrated health networks. He has served in a variety of executive and advisory roles, including 10 years as COO of a $300M, multi-state BHSU and Primary Care IDN, CEO of an ambulatory integrated care network, and senior executive for a 2M life ACO where he designed and commercialized cross-platform care management, analytics, and health information exchange tools for 23K physicians and 120 hospitals. He had led 15+ M&A transactions, organized clinically integrated networks, and assisted organizations with turnaround planning and performance improvement. Mike regularly applies his experience in public policy development, rate setting, and investigative support in matters relative to OIG, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and blends operational, technology, and finance experience to create practical, affordable, and high-value solutions. Mike has his BA from Augustana University and MBA from University of NC –Wilmington.
  • Shar Najafi-Piper, PhD / CEO / Copa Health
    Dr. Najafi-Piper was appointed as CEO of Copa Health in 2019. She is a licensed psychologist with over 24 years of experience in behavioral health. As a clinical executive over the past 15 years, she has demonstrated notable skill on the business side of the health and human services industry as a strategic and innovative visionary.
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About Alera Health
Alera Health assembles and manages Integrated Systems of Care (ISCs) for patients with primary and secondary behavioral health issues. With over 3M lives across 15 “ONEcare©” networks nationwide, Alera Health supports behavioral health, primary care, and social care providers manage a seamless and accountable continuum of care, enabling patients to share their story just once. Leveraging our proprietary Care Optimization System©, ONEcare providers receive “care alerts” that improve disease detection, anticipate crisis, and enhance patient engagement. ONEcare networks have improved timely access by 10X and reduced unnecessary inpatient utilization by up to 50%, earning millions in incentives for ONEcare participants.

Registration for this informative and engaging webinar has been provided at no charge courtesy of Alera Health.

Unable to attend? Still register! At the conclusion of the event, all registrants will receive a recorded copy of the executive web briefing and presentation slides.