Hossam Mahmoud, M.D., MPH, Beacon; Doug Nemecek, M.D., Evernorth; & Tonya Copeland, United Healthcare Announced As Keynotes For The 2022 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute–June 14-16 In New Orleans, LA
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (January 16, 2022) – OPEN MINDS has announced Hossam Mahmoud, M.D., Regional Chief Medical Officer, Beacon Health and Doug Nemecek, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Behavioral Health, Evernorth have been invited to keynote The 2022 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute. The institute will take place in vibrant New Orleans, LA from June 14-16, 2022 and is the one executive event focused on growth ̶ developing growth strategies and nurturing the innovations that fuel growth of health and human services. The institute brings together the thought leaders from organizations serving consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs to share their approaches to building service lines and service systems.
Join us as we open the institute on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 with two all day executive summits and two half day best practice seminars. Tonya Copeland, Vice-President, Strategic Solutions, United Healthcare Community & State will keynote The 2022 OPEN MINDS I/DD Summit. Hear from a plenary panel of experts as they open The 2022 OPEN MINDS Mergers, Acquisitions & Affiliations Summit. Also taking place on Tuesday June 14 are the two OPEN MINDS Best Practice Seminars:
- Making The Right Technology Investments For Your Organization: An OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On Technology Strategy, Budgeting & Planning
- How To Optimize Technology: An OPEN MINDS Seminar On Getting The Most Value From Your Technology Investments
On Wednesday June 15 we start the day with OPEN MINDS’ CEO, Monica E. Oss as she shares the results of this year’s Strategy & Innovation Executive Survey and will discuss the implications for health and human service organizations. Following Ms. Oss, Dr. Hossam Mahmoud, Regional Chief Medical Officer, Beacon Health will present his keynote address, “From Obscurity Into The Spotlight–Telehealth’s Evolutionary Path In Behavioral Health And How Beacon Continues To Light The Way.” Dr. Mahmoud is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist. He earned his Medical Degree and Masters of Public Health at the American University of Beirut. Dr. Mahmoud worked as a Medical Officer at the World Health Organization before completing his residency training at Northwestern University in Chicago. He has practiced psychiatry in both the United States and rural Canada. He is passionate about providing services to underserved populations. He has held academic appointments at Tufts University School of Medicine in Massachusetts and Rush University in Illinois.
On Thursday June 16, keynote speaker Dr. Doug Nemecek, Chief Medical Officer, Behavioral Health, Evernorth (invited) will delve into key challenges facing health plans in the year ahead and the innovative Cigna and Evernorth programs for managing care for consumers with complex conditions. Dr. Nemecek also leads Cigna’s national Coverage Policy team, responsible for developing policies and tools that are used to interpret standard medical, behavioral, and pharmacy benefit plan provisions. Additionally, he helps to coordinate Cigna’s national medical cost trend analysis and initiatives to address major medical cost drivers for our clients. Dr. Nemecek received his M.D. and completed his psychiatric residency at Washington University in St. Louis. He is recognized as a Distinguished Fellow with the American Psychiatric Association, is board certified by the America Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians and holds an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis.
This institute offers emerging innovations that are key to success in the “next normal” and allows executives to gain practical knowledge on how to design a transformation strategy and make it a reality. This institute features informative case studies, best-practice frameworks, and expert panels, where executives can learn from organizations bringing real-world examples and tools to share. Some of the highlights of the week’s session include:
- Primary Care For Specialty Provider Organizations ̶ Evaluating The Options
- Emerging Hybrid Models For Addiction Treatment
- Integrating Consumer Apps Into Your Service Delivery System: A Best Practice Approach
- Next Generation Care Coordination For Complex Consumers: Innovative Health Plan Programs
OPEN MINDS premier partners include Qualifacts + Credible, PsychU, NephU, NextGen Healthcare, Remarkable Health, Bells, and Netsmart.
OPEN MINDS partners include Otsuka Market Access, Genoa Healthcare, Streamline Healthcare Solutions, ContinuumCloud, Health Information Management Systems, Relias, and TenEleven Group.
OPEN MINDS Affiliate Sponsors include Cantata Health Solutions, DrFirst, Eccovia, Ensoftek, Field Worker AI, GenoMind, Humana Health Horizons, i2i Population Health, iCANotes, Iris Telehealth, Liberty Healthcare Corporation, Millin Associates, Owl, Sigmund Software, The Echo Group, SilverCloud, and Tridiuum.
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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.