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That’s A Wrap – The Best Of The 2023 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute

Gettysburg, PA. (August 27, 2023) – August 15-17, 350 health and human services executives gathered at the Hilton Long Beach, California for The 2023 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute.

Renowned for its commitment to driving organizational excellence and world-class performance for organizations serving consumers with the most complex needs. This annual assembly goes past theory and policy – and provides a deep dive into the field-tested management best practices needed for sustainability and success.

This year’s institute will explore new clinical services and service delivery systems, clinical protocols and management, service process management, and evidence-based practices. Thought leaders and industry experts nationwide will share their insight and experience in over 20 executive sessions – including Didactic Educational Sessions and Executive Roundtables. Also featured with the institute are two all-day Executive Summits and two Best Practice Seminars.

The institute kicked off on Tuesday, August 15 with two executive seminars:

On the morning of Wednesday, August 16, keynote presenter Briana Duffy, MBA, LSW, Market President, at Carelon Behavioral Health, shared an inside look at integrated care initiatives at Carelon, as well as her perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for bringing a ‘whole person care’ experience to consumers.

Then on Thursday, August 17, keynote presenter, Deepa Sheth, MBA, Chief Corporate Development Officer, at SCAN Group, and Monica Oss, Chief Executive Officer at OPEN MINDS explored innovative approaches to how health systems can provide complex care for people with high needs.

The institute also included in-depth summits:

Featured institute presenters included:

  • Steven Bulger, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Integrated Community Alternatives Network
  • Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., MBA, Regional Director Of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
  • Fernando Cruz, LCSW, Institutional Mental Health Pre-Release Coordinator, California Department Of Corrections & Rehabilitation
  • Chrystal L. Davis, Chief Clinical Officer, Emergence Health Network
  • Scott Doolan, RN BSN, MBA, Assistant Vice President Of Health Care Management, Partners Health Plan
  • Frank Gutierrez, Vice President Of Information Technology, Spectrum Healthcare
  • Colin LeClair, Chief Executive Officer, Connections Health Solutions
  • Paula Pompa-Craven, Psy-D, Chief Clinical Officer, Easterseals Southern California
  • Robert Poznanovich, Chief Growth Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  • Michael Vallejo, MS, Chief Information Officer, Community Based Care

For a complete list of speakers and their bio, please visit management.openminds.com/faculty/. Attendees of the event will have access to sessions on-demand for thirty days. OPEN MINDS Circle Elite members have unlimited access to institute presentations for the duration of their membership.

For more information on any of OPEN MINDS’ educational programs, upcoming sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education Events team at 717-334-1329 or events@openminds.com

Exhibitors at the Institute include: Cantata Health, CapGrow, ContinuumCloud, Core Solutions, eVero Corporation, Exym, Genoa Healthcare, Health Information Management Systems, Netsmart, NextGen Healthcare, Otsuka Market Access, Qualifacts, Streamline Healthcare Solutions

Institute Partners:

  • Premier Partners:  NephU, Netsmart, NextGen Healthcare, PsychU, Qualifacts
  • Gold Partners: Alera Health (Formerly Blaze Advisors), ContinuumCloud, Core Solutions, Inc., Easterseals Midwest, Easterseals UCP – North Carolina & Virginia, LifeSkills, Project HOME, Otsuka Market Access, Streamline Healthcare Solutions, Volunteers Of America Ed
  • Affiliate Education Sponsors: 5e Analytics, Altruix Pharmacy, Augintel, Awake Labs, Brightside Health, Cantata Health Solutions, Carelon Behavioral Health, CCNY Inc., Concord Technologies, Eleos Health, Evernorth, eVero Corporation, Exym, Genoa Healthcare, Health Information Management Systems (HiMS), Humana Healthy Horizons, Inovalon, Integrative, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Kiriworks, Lucet, Millin Associates, Owl, Sigmund Software, The BI Collaborative, Therapy Brands, Waypoint Interactive, ZMark Health

About OPEN MINDS

OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the markets of the health and human service field that serve consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs. OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, and technology and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness.