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For Integration Success, Digital Anyone?
Executive Briefing | May 15, 2026Whole person care is certainly the goal of most payer and health plan executives—and preferred by consumers (see When You’ve Seen One). For provider organization executives, the strategic question is how to create (or plug into) integrated delivery systems. Traditional integration… -
LifeSkills, Inc. Rebrands As CAYA Collaborative Care Following Pennyroyal Center Merger
Market Watch | May 12, 2026LifeSkills, Inc. announced it is changing its name to CAYA Collaborative Care, Inc. following its merger with Pennyroyal Center. The combined organization provides behavioral health, physical health, and intellectual/developmental disability services across south central and western Kentucky. According to the… -
The Integrated Care Recipe
Executive Briefing | May 7, 2026One of the most common models for integrating primary and behavioral health services is the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). And the use of the model is growing. Between 2018 and 2024, the number of commercially insured consumers involved in the… -
Bamboo Health To Host Executive Webinar On How One State Achieved 98% Faster Referral Response With Integrated Data & Coordination Tools
Press Release | May 2, 2026BOSTON, MA. (May 2, 2026) — Bamboo Health, a leader in coordinated care across health systems, will present How One State Achieved 98% Faster Referral Response With Integrated Data & Coordination Tools, a free webinar hosted by OPEN MINDS on May 12, 2026, at 2:00… -
RECADEMY Webinar Examines Integrated Models For Psychiatric & Substance Use Disorder Care
Press Release | April 30, 2026Gettysburg, PA. (April 30, 2026)—As opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment becomes more complex, health systems and provider organizations are confronting a persistant challenge: substance use disorders (SUD) and psychiatric conditions rarely occur in isolation, yet are often treated separately. Despite… -
Reinventing Mobile Crisis
Executive Briefing | April 29, 2026The use of mobile crisis teams (MCTs) is accelerating across the country. Between 2022 and 2023, there was a 19% increase in the number of MCT—from about 1,330 to 1,585. The MCT served more than 61,000 consumers in 2023, a… -
A Home For The Whole PersonÂ
Executive Briefing | April 23, 2026NCQA recently announced they will be expanding their work with federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and FQHC look-alikes this year. There are already 3,200 health centers that have earned the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition from NCQA. But going forward, NCQA… -
San Diego County California Awards $27 Million In Family Home Visiting Contracts
Weekly News Wire | April 22, 2026In March 2026, the San Diego County, California, Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) awarded four organizations contracts valued at a combined $27 million to provide family home visiting support services (FHVSS). The county anticipates that approximately 623 families will… -
Alameda County, California Superior Court Seeks A Continuum Of Drug Court Services Through Rolling Procurement
Weekly News Wire | April 22, 2026The Superior Court of California in Alameda County is seeking contractors to provide a continuum of services for participants in the Alameda County Drug Court program. Through a rolling procurement process that began in the fall of 2025, the court… -
The Evolution Of Crisis Response Systems: An OPEN MINDS Roundtable On Harris County’s Collaborative CORE Model
On-Demand Executive Roundtable | April 10, 2026This OPEN MINDS Executive Roundtable was delivered on April 9, 2026, by Ann MacLeod, Crisis Division Director at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, and Lieutenant Jose “Rico” Gomez of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). They presented the Clinician and… -
HEADS UP VET, A Veteran Coalition, Launches Frontline Response Platform To Address & Reduce Suicide Risk Among Veterans
Market Watch | April 7, 2026Leaders across military, health care, technology, and non-profit sectors announced the launch of HEADS UP VET, a national coalition led by Veterans Collaborative, a first-of-its-kind public-private-community partnership aimed at addressing the impact of undiagnosed head injuries and reducing suicide risk… -
Creating A Growth Partnership
Executive Briefing | March 30, 2026Scenario-based planning has moved to the finance department. Finance teams that use structured scenario planning outperform their finance peers in several ways, according to the recent 2026 Association For Financial Professionals FP&A Benchmarking Survey Report. Finance teams that use structured… -
OPEN MINDSÂ Hosts Executive Roundtable On Innovative Crisis Response Model
Press Release | March 28, 2026Gettysburg, PA (March 28, 2025)—OPEN MINDS will host an executive roundtable, The Evolution Of Crisis Response Systems: An OPEN MINDS Roundtable On Harris County’s Collaborative CORE Model, on April 9, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The session will feature Ann MacLeod,… -
RECADEMY Webinar Examines How Fentanyl Is Reshaping Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Press Release | March 20, 2026Gettysburg, PA. (March 20, 2026) — RECADEMY, an OPEN MINDS online learning collaborative, has announced a new webinar in its 2026 education series focused on advancing evidence-based opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment across health systems, behavioral health organizations, and payer… -
Nebraska Adopts New Disability Assessment Tool; Some Beneficiaries See Reduced Services
Weekly News Wire | March 18, 2026After the Nebraska Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) adopted the interRAI disability assessments for its developmental disability waivers, about 7% of waiver beneficiaries, representing about 200 people, were assessed as not meeting the level of care needed for their previous… -
San Francisco Specialized Foster Care Pilot For Youth Survivors Of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Resulted In Better Outcomes
Weekly News Wire | March 17, 2026A foster care model piloted in San Francisco for youth experiencing or at risk of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) resulted in better outcomes. The model allowed youth to choose alternative caregivers who were supported by training, a monthly stipend, and… -
Make It At School
Executive Briefing | March 16, 2026About 3,900 school-based health centers (SBHCs) operate across the United States, providing primary care and behavioral health services directly in schools (see School-Based Health Centers | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps). Despite their visibility in health policy discussions, these programs… -
The Chemistry Of High-Performing Executive Teams
Management Newsletter Article | March 13, 2026Over my career, many chief executive officers (CEOs) have had a common misconception: if they simply assemble a group of highly talented executives, that team will naturally produce great strategic results. But even with lots of individual talent and experience,… -
Ochsner Connected Health & Crux Partner To Offer Affordable Obesity Care Nationwide
Market Watch | March 13, 2026Ochsner Connected Health announced a new partnership with Crux to be the first cardiometabolic disease care provider organization on the newly launched Crux employee benefits platform. This partnership creates a powerful solution for employers that ensures member outcomes, contains costs,… -
The Next Thing
Executive Briefing | March 12, 2026In the U.S., there is lots of investment in health care innovation—in new pharmaceuticals, new technologies, new service delivery models, and more. The innovation is fueled by significant investments by government, by publicly traded companies, and by venture capital/private equity firms… -
Grow Therapy Raises $150 Million In Series D Investment
Market Watch | March 10, 2026Grow Therapy (Grow), a mental health platform that supports provider organizations in delivering in-person and online therapy and psychiatric care, announced it has raised $150 million in Series D financing. The round was led by existing backers TCV and Growth… -
Hamilton County, Tennessee Jail & Detention Center Launches Medication-Assisted Treatment Program
Market Watch | March 10, 2026Hamilton County, Tennessee Sheriff Austin Garrett announced a new Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program at the Hamilton County Jail & Detention Center. The program will be administered in coordination with Quality Correctional Health Care and the McNabb Center, ensuring comprehensive medical… -
Older Adults Outpatient Program By Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
Innovative Program Profile | March 10, 2026Founded in 1955, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County (CCSCC) serves as the social service and social justice arm of the Catholic Diocese of San JosĂ©. The organization works to alleviate chronic poverty through programs focused on health, education, housing,… -
RECADEMY Webinar Highlights System Transformation & ROI Strategies In Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) TreatmentÂ
Press Release | March 7, 2026– March 7, 2026 – As health systems, provider organizations, and payers confront increasing clinical complexity, workforce constraints, and financial pressure, executive teams are reassessing how opioid use disorder treatment models deliver measurable outcomes across the continuum of care. While the clinical… -
NASHP Launches Medicaid Policy & Strategy Hub For States
Market Watch | March 5, 2026In partnership with Arnold Ventures, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) announced a new Medicaid Policy and Strategy Hub for states that will launch in January 2026. The Medicaid Hub will focus on key policy decisions, cross-sector programming,…