20+ Leading Health & Human Services Organizations To Sponsor Upcoming 2017 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute Focused On Innovative Collaborations & Partnerships

Gettysburg, Pa. (April 16, 2017) — OPEN MINDS has released its initial list of sponsors for the 2017 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute – a two-day executive education event taking place June 6-7, 2017 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. This list of leading contributors and underwriters solidifies OPEN MINDS choice to focus this year’s program around innovative collaborations and productive partnerships with the payers, health systems, and care management organizations that are driving the value-based care market.

Committed sponsors are as follows (in alphabetical order):

• Askesis Development Group
• CapGrow Partners, LLC
• Care Management Technologies (CMT): A Relias Learning Company
• Core Solutions, Inc.
• Credible Behavioral Health Software
• DATIS HR Cloud
• The Echo Group
• Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company
• iCentrix
• InnovaTel Telepsychiatry
• Mediware – Alpha Solutions
• Netsmart
• New Directions
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. sponsors Frameworks in Health and Quality programming
• PharmBlue LLC
• PsychU
• PsyTech Solutions
• SyMed
• Unemployment Services Trust
• Valant Medical Solutions
• Welligent
• XtraGlobex, Inc.

The main program will kick off on June 6, 2017 with Jeff Reid, Executive Vice President of the Digital Center Of Excellence at Humana, as he provides a plenary address on “Humana’s Digital Transformation: Redefining The Consumer Health Care Experience.” Ian A. Shaffer, M.D., MMM, CPE, Vice President & Executive Medical Director of Behavioral Health at Healthfirst will kick-off day two of the event with his keynote address, Keys To Success With Integrated Care Models For Consumers With Complex Behavioral Disorders.” Additional sessions planned throughout the two-day event include:

• Thought Leader Discussion Session With Jeff Reid
• From Strategy To Action: How To Create & Implement A Great Strategy For Success
• Connecting The Dots From Data To Value
• Readmission Prevention Programs: Service Innovation In A Managed Care Environment
• Together Is The Way Forward: Creating Successful Patient-Centered Outcomes Through Creative Payer & Provider Partnerships
• ACOs & Chronic Care Management: Opportunities For Behavioral Health Organizations In Population Health Management
• How Should Provider Organizations & Health Plans Be Using Peer Services?
• Finding New Opportunities With Health Plans: How To Market To Managed Care
• What Do Payers Want? A Town Hall Discussion On The Innovative Proposals Payers Are Looking For From Provider Partners
• The Inside Perspective On Specialty Medical Homes & Health Homes: Learning From The Experience Of Provider Executives
• Treating For Outcomes Or Better Care: Understanding & Using The CCBHC Process To Managing Organizational Quality
• Thought Leader Discussion Session With Dr. Ian A. Shaffer
• The Shift From Residential: The Changing Addiction Treatment Landscape
• Does The Medicaid Health Home Model Work? The Payer Perspective On The Future Of Specialty Care Coordination Programs
• Preparing Specialty Provider Organizations For Value-Based Reimbursement: An Overview Of Competencies Required For Success
• Beyond Interoperability: Leveraging Technology & Networks For Information On Demand
• Best Management Practices In Integrated Behavioral Health/Primary Care Programs
• Strategic Revenue Diversification: The HealthPath Commercial Health Home Case Study
• There Is No “Plan B” Alternative To Value: Creating A Value-Focused Competitive Strategy In A Changing Market

Along with the main event, OPEN MINDS has two new Executive Workshops available before and after its annual OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute. These marketing-focused Workshops are designed to provide executives of health and human services organizations the knowledge, insights, and best practices to build successful marketing and business development plans and develop an essential online marketing strategy. To learn more about these new Executive Workshops, visit https://strategy.openminds.com/pre-institute/.

For the institute’s full agenda, including session descriptions, please visit: https://strategy.openminds.com/agenda/. A full list of speakers and faculty is also available at https://strategy.openminds.com/faculty/.

Interested registrants and sponsors can also view who attends with a full list of organizations that will be attending this event at https://strategy.openminds.com/who-attends/

Early registration is recommended as seating is filling up quickly, and registrations will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. To register online or download a registration form, visit https://strategy.openminds.com/register/.

OPEN MINDS is a national strategic advisory firm specializing in the sectors of the health and human service industry serving individuals with complex support needs: mental health; addiction treatment; children & family services; intellectual & developmental disabilities; chronic disease management; long term care; social services; correctional health care, reentry & diversion; and juvenile justice.

Founded in 1987 and based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the 75+ associates believe by providing the latest market intelligence and management best practices to organizations serving the health and social support needs of the most vulnerable consumers, those organizations will be better able to provide efficient and effective services. Learn more at www.openminds.com.

For additional questions and inquiries, please contact Tim Snyder, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS at 717-334-1329 or openminds@openminds.com.