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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Beyond The Breach
February 20, 2026The good news in health care privacy? The number of health care data breaches in 2025 fell 4.3% year-over-year—according new data reported in 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report and Healthcare Data Breach Statistics. The authors made one caveat to the figures: Data… -
Making The Job HappenÂ
February 19, 2026The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January according to new economic data—Employment Situation Summary – 2026 M01 Results. But the report was a bit confusing to me—it reported that 95% of those jobs (or 123,500) were in the health care… -
Merger Is An Answer, Not The Only AnswerÂ
February 18, 2026Last week in Clearwater Beach at the 2026 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute, the question hanging in the air was: “Is $1 billion big enough?” The reason? We opened the institute with a spirited discussion with David C. Guth, Jr., chief executive officer (CEO)… -
Beyond The Office
February 17, 2026Telehealth isn’t going away. But it isn’t taking over, either. The question for health plan and provider organization executives is no longer whether to offer virtual care. The question is what delivery model will define the next decade—and how much… -
The Fix For Rural
February 16, 2026There has been much press about the Rural Health Transformation grants. The numbers are large—the first $10 billion in awards was announced in late December and will be divided between all 50 states (see CMS Announces $50 Billion In Awards… -
Reading The Market
February 12, 2026Greetings from lovely Clearwater Beach and the last day of the 2026 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute. We were wrapping up today’s many discussions of performance management and financial sustainability on the heels of the newly released analysis—Healthcare Sector Bankruptcy Filings Have… -
VBR Sputter or Surge?
February 11, 2026Greetings from Clearwater Beach and the 2026 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute. This week, while I’m here with 650+ executives focused on performance optimization of programs serving high-needs consumers, Aledade announced it had added 700 primary care provider organizations to its networks for its… -
The AI Path
February 10, 2026There is a growing number of studies on the impact of AI-enabled documentation tools on clinician workflow, productivity, and clinical quality. One of the recent pieces of research—Evaluating Ambient Artificial Intelligence Documentation: Effects On Work Efficiency, Documentation Burden, And Patient-Centered Care—offers… -
Got Empathy?
February 9, 2026Does your organization’s brand make the empathy connection? The importance of that connection was underscored in a recent consumer survey—Customers Expect Empathy. Here’s How To Deliver It. The ability of a brand to “demonstrate empathy” in their interactions with consumers… -
Crisis Impact
February 6, 2026It’s been more than five years since the 988 system in the U.S. went live (see 15% Of Mental Health Apps Refer Users To 988 & 24% Offer An Alternative Hotline). There have been local refinements along the way. Cleveland passed Tanisha’s…
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