
OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter
Understand new business models and pick up the latest management best practices in our monthly how-to guides on trending issues. Knowing the market–and knowing how to manage your way to success it that market–are two different issues. For thirty years, we have written "how to" guides on management practices–guides with our field-tested models developed by our senior advisors and case studies that illustrate the challenges and tips for success.
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer
I’m always surprised that anyone is surprised that social deprivation causes health problems and increases health care costs. (It is the same reaction I have when someone is surprised that people with a behavioral or cognitive condition need assistance in managing their physical health conditions, but a subject for a different day.)
At this…
By Sharon Hicks, MBA, MSW, Senior Associate
With so much attention on health care inequities and the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on consumer health outcomes and costs, the question for most provider organization executive teams is how to support consumers’ need for social supports—and how to get paid for it. Broadly speaking, social supports are services that help a…
Read MoreBy Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer
The non-medical factors that influence health outcomes have gained increasing attention in the United States during the pandemic. While some other countries have already brought social and medical spending together, in the U.S. issues like affordable housing, food insecurity, living in unsafe conditions, and access to supports are only recently being discussed as important when…
Read MoreBy Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer
Over 580,000 people are homeless in the United States according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (see HUD Releases 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Part 1). This figure was an annual increase of 2.2% from 2019 to 2020, a rate that had increased over the previous four years. Furthermore, the incidence…
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- Connecting Consumers To Services – How To Make Social Media Work: The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, March 2022
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- How To Improve Your Organization’s Financial Strength: The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, January 2022