As Performance Requirements & Challenges Continue Mounting, Health & Human Service Organizations Nationwide Plan To Convene & Discuss Strategy At Upcoming OPEN MINDS 2022 Performance Management Institute

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (January 23, 2022) – OPEN MINDS is currently accepting registrations to The 2022 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute, which will run in-person from February 15-17, 2022 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, FL. The institute features dynamic educational sessions, inspiring keynote addresses, plenty of networking opportunities, and is the only executive event focused on performance measurement and management for the “next normal” in the health and human services field serving consumers with complex needs.

“Performance metrics matter now, more than ever,” says Monica E. Oss Chief Executive Officer at OPEN MINDS. “There is a financial cliff coming, and in order to be poised for what comes next, your organization needs to know what payers want, what leading organizations are doing, and what the experts recommend.”

Tuesday, February 15 Institute Highlights

Kicking the off the institute is Dr. Indira Paharia, Chief Operating Officer, Behavioral Health, Centene Corporation, with her keynote address: “Improving Access & Collaboration For Complex Consumer Needs: Centene’s Approach To Integrated Care.” Dr. Indira Paharia and Monica Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS, will engage in further questions and a deeper conversation in the thought leader forum following the keynote session.

Additionally, OPEN MINDS’ senior associates will present the case study, “How To Change The Medicaid Rules In Your State,” which will cover how Medicaid leaders are addressing shrinking budgets, reimbursement models, workforce crises, technology shortcomings, regulatory uncertainty, and how you can take lessons from these leaders, back to your organization.

In the afternoon you can hear about the growing list of provider groups that are focused on the social determinants of health (SDoH) with: “Generating New Revenue With Social Support Programs: Design, ROI Estimates, & Contracting.”

“Realigning Your Portfolio – What Services Survive?” is a best-practice session where presenters will discuss everything you need to know about developing a comprehensive strategy for streamlining your organization for profitability and sustainability.

Hear about incentive-based team compensation programs in the best practice topic: “A Look At Incentive Compensation Programs For Teams – What Are They & What Effect Do They Have?”

Don’t miss the chance to hear from organizations across the nation that are getting creative and tackling the issue of readmissions: “Cutting Readmissions: A Case Study In How Organizations Are Tackling This Problem With Complex Consumers.”

In the Executive Roundtable, “Rising Wage Rates: How Do You Manage Your Margins & Unit Costs,” presenters will go over why understanding how to offset costs and operate with quality outcomes, all the while managing rising wage rates, is imperative to your organizational sustainability and performance optimization.

Wednesday, February 16 Institute Highlights

Eric Bailly, LPC, LADC, Business Solutions Director, Behavioral Health Clinical Strategy, Anthem, Inc. will kick off day two of the institute with his keynote presentation: “You Can’t Have One Without The Other: Making Health Plan Data Analytics Work For Provider Organizations.” Mr. Bailly will delve into the ever-evolving relationship between payers and providers, and some of the innovative programs Anthem is working on to combat issues in the substance use disorder landscape. A thought leader forum directly follows his keynote.

Learn more about the ever-changing landscape of value-based contracts “Taking Value-Based Contracts To Scale – Is It Working?

For those provider organizations that are considering expanding their portfolio offerings into home-based service delivery hear how one organization is getting it right in the case-study session: How To Get Started (Or Expand) Delivering Home-Based Service Delivery.”

Hear how organizations are utilizing innovative carve-outs to control costs in narrow networks and build their partnerships, with guest speaker, Heather TerHark-Monreal, VP, Ancillary Services, Vivage Senior Living, in the case study: “Creativity In Contracts, Carve-outs, & Capitation.”

Learn how organizations on the frontlines can succeed utilizing the expertise of OPEN MINDS senior associates framework with insights, strategy, and best practices for putting these ideas into motion with “Framework For Building A Workforce Strategy – Succeeding Amid A Workforce Shortage.”

Join guest speakers Amy Edgar, Founder, Children’s Integrated Center For Success, and Elizabeth Saylor, CFO, Intermountain Deaconess Children’s Services, along with James Stewart, President & CEO, Grafton Integrated Health Network & Advisory Board Member, in the panel discussion “Creating An Elastic Organization For Children’s Services.”

Join Vice President at OPEN MINDS, Richard Louis, III as he covers the broad reforms to California’s Medicaid delivery system, programs, and payment methodologies in: “Preparing For CalAIM: Performance Measurement & Performance Management Under CalAIM.”

We finish the day with the engaging and popular closing address from OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer, Monica E. Oss in her keynote, “With Performance Management, Timing Is Everything.”

Thursday, February 17 Institute Highlights

Join us through Thursday for The 2022 OPEN MINDS Health Plan Partnership Summit, which will feature several innovative case studies and speakers throughout the day. This all day summit begins with “Finding Your Seat At The Table: How United Healthcare Is Defining The Performance Measures For A Successful Payer/Provider Partnership,” a keynote presentation by Joyce Wales, Northeast Regional Behavioral Executive Director, United Healthcare Community Plan.

Following the keynote address will be the timely topics featuring in-depth case studies between payers and provider organizations:

• Out Of The Shadows: How Substance Use Disorder Has Helped Pave The Way For Partnership Opportunities
• Social Determinants Of Health (SDoH) Is A Win-Win For Payers & Providers
• Looking For Quality Outcomes? It Starts With Innovative Value-Based Contracting

Don’t miss our brand new all-day executive summit on Thursday, which kicks off our year long CFO Consortium, “The 2022 OPEN MINDS CFO Summit.”

Summit sessions include several innovative case studies, as we hear from experts in the field:

• The Post-Pandemic CFO – Navigating The Pandemic & Reorganizing For The Next Normal
• Planning For Growth – Financial Management Of New Revenue, New Contracts, & New Service Lines
• Assuring Access To Capital – How To Finance Growth
• Big Enough To Compete? How CFOs Answer That Strategic Question

Along with the summits, OPEN MINDS will host the only marketing seminar of its kind that is designed specifically for specialty provider organizations in the health and human services field, in: “Maximizing Revenue, Aligning Internal Growth Strategy & Succeeding In Value-Based Care: An OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar on Marketing Strategy.”

For executives who can’t make the institute in person, keynotes, seminars, and select sessions will be available to live stream during the event. Additionally, all sessions will be recorded and available as podcasts with presentation materials available post-event. Note that executives that want to take part in the livestream sessions or listen to the podcasts must register for the institute.

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.

To view the full agenda, all faculty, and for more information about the institute, visit: https://performance.openminds.com/agenda/.

Registration for this exclusive institute is now available at: https://openminds.com/register-now-pmi2/. All registration fees are included for all Elite-level subscribers to OPEN MINDS Circle. For more information on the program, sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education & Events team, at 877-350-6463 or events@openminds.com.

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.