OPEN MINDS’ Monica E. Oss Delivers Pre-Conference Market Intelligence Briefing Prior To 2017 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (October 1, 2017) — OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer, Monica E. Oss delivered a pre-conference market intelligence briefing, prior to the OPEN MINDS 2017 Executive Leadership Retreat, on Monday, September 25, 2017. Ms. Oss’ market intelligence briefing, “Addressing the Challenges of the Complex Consumer Market: A Market Intelligence Briefing” discussed how complex consumers play a role in their six most prominent markets, and how to strategically shape your organization for optimal competitive advantage, with the following agenda:

• The Complex Consumer Market Map
• The Behavioral Health Market
• The Chronic Care Management Market
• Long-Term Services & Supports Market
• The Children & Youth Market
• The Social Services Market
• The Corrections Health Care Market
• Strategy In A Changing Market

“Complex consumers account for 5% of the U.S. population, but are responsible for half of health care spending,” said OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer, Monica E. Oss. “Value-based reimbursement forges a path for payers to make sure consumers are receiving quality care. With the ACA changing the financial framework for healthcare coverage, this allows for new financing options and new service delivery options.”

Additional faculty highlighting this Executive Leadership Retreat include: Martha Temple, Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health Services, Optum; Ken Carr, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS; A. Robert Dunbar, MPA, M.Ed., Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS; Joseph Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Matthew M. Dorman, Co-Founder & CEO, Credible Behavioral Health Software; Nancy Thaler, Deputy Secretary for the Office of Developmental Programs, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services; Kristi Daugherty, Chief Executive Officer, Emergence Health Network; Richard Louis, III, Advisory Board Member, OPEN MINDS; John F. Talbot, Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer, Jefferson Center For Mental Health, OPEN MINDS;

David Wawrzynek, MS, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Spectrum Human Services; John Sheehan, President and CEO, Harbor Behavioral Health; Sharon Hicks, MBA, MSW, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS; Robert Morton, MPA, CBHE, Vice President, The Meyers Group, Joseph Niedzwiedski, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, North Central Mental Health Services; Allen Brown, MSSW, Chief Executive Officer, Adult & Child Health; Pamela Mattel, Chief Operating Officer, Acacia Network; Victor Topo, President & Chief Executive Officer, Center For Life Management; Vera Sonsone, President & Chief Executive Officer, CPC Behavioral Healthcare; Timothy J. Snyder, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS; Nina Marshall, MSW, Senior Director, Policy and Practice Improvement, National Council For Behavioral Health; Paul Neitman, LMSW, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS; Regina Widdows, President & CEO, SERV Behavioral Health Systems, Inc.; Annie Medina, MBA, ACNP-BC, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS; Chris Norton, MSW, Director of Crisis Intervention and Youth & Family Support Services, Chestnut Health Systems

To see this year’s OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat agenda, visit www.openminds.com/leadership. For more information on OPEN MINDS’ upcoming 2017 Technology and Informatics Institute, visit www.openminds.com/technology.

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About OPEN MINDS

OPEN MINDS is a award-winning information source, executive education provider, and business solutions firm specializing in the behavioral health and human service field. For thirty years, we’ve been pioneers for change – helping organizations implement the transformational business practices they need to succeed in an evolving market with new policies and regulations.

OPEN MINDS is powered by a national team of experienced executives and subject matter experts with specific expertise and experience in markets of the health and human service field serving complex consumers. Our mission is to improve the quality of care for individuals with complex support needs by improving the effectiveness of those serving them – provider organizations, payer and insurance organizations, government agencies, pharmaceutical organizations, and technology firms.