Executive Briefings
A series of insights from OPEN MINDS Founder and CEO, Monica E. Oss, Executive Briefings are crafted for executive leaders navigating the complexities of health and human services. Each briefing connects market intelligence with expert analysis to help guide strategy, respond to disruption, and improve organizational performance.
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Getting Ready For Consumer Contagion
January 27, 2026Health care service “satisfaction scores” will be increasingly shaped by “consumer contagion,” according to a new analysis, The Direct-to-Patient Future of Health Care. What does this mean? Consumers do not benchmark their health care experiences against other experiences in health… -
Finding The Signal In The Noise: The Most Read OPEN MINDS Market Watch Stories Of 2025
January 26, 2026It seems so overwhelming at times. Is there a day when something doesn’t change? Last year, our OPEN MINDS team covered over 1,030 news and market watch stories. Among the many developments, our member executives zeroed in on the endless… -
The Changing Face of Medicaid Managed Care: The Most Downloaded OPEN MINDS RFPs Of 2025
January 23, 2026Despite the current and changing rules for Medicaid policy, financing, and reimbursement (see Building A Vision & Strategy For Navigating Uncertain Times: The Health & Human Service Leader’s Challenge), Medicaid remains a major payer in the U.S. health care system.… -
Whose Evidence For Autism?
January 22, 2026In the recent OPEN MINDS briefing, Whose Evidence?, my colleague, Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., OPEN MINDS vice president of clinical excellence and leadership, discussed the realities of navigating the question of evidence-based practices (EBPs). The bottom line—there is no one-size-fits-all solution… -
Success With Growth: The Most Popular OPEN MINDS Executive Roundtables Of 2025
January 21, 2026In a health and human service market landscape where referrals and reimbursement for almost every service seems to be in question, growth and diversification are the antidote for most executive teams. But growth brings its own challenges. A recent article—How To Navigate… -
Out With Agile
January 20, 2026Agile is out. Projects are in. That was the message of an article, The Project-Driven Organization, that caught my attention. The premise—Agile can no longer keep up with the chaotic market and evolving technology. Many health and human service organizations… -
AI On The Brain: The Most Watched OPEN MINDS Webinars Of 2025
January 19, 2026For the third year in a row, artificial intelligence (AI) swept our list of the most-watched OPEN MINDS webinars. And who can blame them? Every day, we are inundated with how AI is going to either make our lives a utopia or a… -
Building A Growth Engine: The Most Watched 2025Â OPEN MINDSÂ Summit & Seminar Sessions
January 16, 2026Executive attention was trained on growth in 2025—creating growth strategies, developing integrated care models, and building the leadership team to make them a reality. And that is reflected in the OPEN MINDS summit and seminar sessions that executives watched in 2025. But making… -
The Business Of Influence
January 15, 2026The last 48 hours have been a lesson in the dependence of the health and human service field on the government. On Tuesday night, 2,000 organizations received email notices from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that… -
Keeping The Stars: The Most Read 2025 OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter Articles
January 14, 2026It’s no secret that workforce challenges are a top concern for health and human services organizations. And that was evident in what articles executives read in our management newsletter last year—with great interest practical solutions to key management issues—including workforce optimization strategies. One key workforce…
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