Tech Innovation Takes Center Stage At The 2025 OPEN MINDS Pitch Day, Sponsored By Vista Care

GETTYSBURG, Pa., May 5, 2025 — After a rigorous evaluation process, OPEN MINDS is proud to announce the eight organizations that have been selected to present at the 2025 OPEN MINDS Pitch Day, sponsored by Vista Care, and taking place June 11^th, in New Orleans. This exciting event will be a cornerstone of the broader three-day 2025 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute, held at the Hilton Riverside New Orleans. These eight organizations demonstrated a strong understanding of the most pressing needs impacting the health and human services marketplace and are offering viable solutions—from Medicaid and behavioral health to care coordination and workforce transformation.

Finalists were selected by a panel of industry experts based on measurable results, market fit, leadership strength, and readiness for growth. The winner will receive an OPEN MINDS prize package valued at $40,000, plus the opportunity to secure crucial capital funding for their innovation, as well as invaluable exposure to leading investors and decision-makers in the field.

Meet The Finalists:

• 5eAnalytics is a data science and analytics company that works with clients across various industries to improve their business through data-driven insights. Its core services include information strategy development, analytical models, and data visualization and reporting by harnessing existing data to improve business outcomes.
  
  
• Emray is a platform-based software solution designed for digital health applications, particularly those involving mental and behavioral health. It allows for rapid deployment of provider-facing portals that are tightly integrated with major EHR systems, offering scalability, security, and ease of management for patient data and insights.
  
• Hearo Technologies develops and provides a remote support system called Hearo, designed to promote independence for individuals with disabilities. This system integrates security, reminders, notifications, and environmental controls into a single hub, allowing people to live without constant in-person supervision. Essentially, Hearo acts as an “invisible ally,” offering 24-hour support and monitoring while minimizing the sense of being watched. 
  
• Mindsigns Health is a company that develops cloud-based AI-powered tools for monitoring and managing neuropsychiatric conditions like epilepsy and schizophrenia. Their platform aims to improve patient outcomes by facilitating treatment monitoring, symptom tracking, and enabling timely interventions. One key tool is NeuroBrowser, an automated EEG interpretation and analysis software.
  
• NonBinary Solutions is a technology and consulting firm that designs Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) for autism service providers. Their goal is to improve the quality and efficacy of decision-making in autism treatment by offering a systematic and standardized approach to treatment planning. They aim to help clinicians make better treatment decisions by integrating clinical data, research literature, and expert knowledge.
  
• NeuroSigma develops and commercializes bioelectronic medical devices, particularly the Monarch eTNS System, which is the first FDA-cleared device for treating pediatric ADHD. The company also focuses on trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) research for various neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. 
  
• Rovicare is a care management software that helps healthcare providers streamline care transitions and improve patient outcomes. It uses AI-powered automation to connect various stakeholders in the care continuum, reduce delays, and optimize the flow of patients across different settings.
  
• Tritone Health is a company focused on creating personalized healthcare solutions for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), particularly those with learning disabilities and autism. They develop and use digital tools like the Medii app to improve health outcomes and facilitate better care coordination between patients, caregivers, and healthcare teams.  

Meet The Judges:

The panel of judges brings unique experience in health care investing and growth, offering a strong collective eye for innovation, scalability, and resilience.

• Grant Chamberlain, Managing Director, Ziegler
  Mr. Chamberlain has dedicated the majority of his career to advising HCIT and tech-enabled outsourced services companies with a particular focus on transactions with telehealth companies such as Vimly, CXC, TM2U, Somnoware, Avera eCare, Philips Lifeline / ConnectAmerica, among others. He previously led the mHealth sector coverage at Raymond James and has completed dozens of transactions in the physician practice management space with a specific concentration in oncology, having closed over 15 deals in that sector in his career.
  
• Tania Malik, Co-Founder, The Office Of The CEO
  As co-founder of The Office of CEO, Tania brings a 25-year success record of C-level leadership, board experience, investor experience, and serial entrepreneurship with multiple successful exits. Over the course of her career, she launched several telemedicine companies starting in 1999. She is the Founder or Co-Founder of Medical Web, Inc, Virtual Medical Group, Inc. 1stonlinepharmacy.com, Vital Health Network. LLC, COPE Today, LLC, Virtual Medical Services and Veteran Benefit Management Services. After two exits, she pivoted to board work, consultancy, and investments. She serves as executive advisor to Excelerate Health Ventures and member of Triangle Angel Partners.
  
• Steven Mason, Managing Partner, Empactful Capital
  Mr. Mason is a veteran at starting and operating technology and services companies in the health care industry. He has been instrumental in Fund I’s investments, including Care Continuity, where he recently served as CEO. Prior to serving as Executive Vice President at Iodine, Mr. Mason was the Chief Executive Officer at ChartWise Medical Systems, Inc., a computer-assisted clinical documentation system company that automated and improved the accuracy of physician documentation for optimal reimbursements. Prior to his success with ChartWise, he led several successful start-up ventures, including OnFocus Healthcare, a leading provider of web-based enterprise performance management software solutions.
  
• John Tote, Chief Development Officer, Vista Care
  Mr. Tote is a strategic business development innovator who can engage and assist a variety of agencies and organizations in providing a vibrant foundation and platform for growth. He has more than 30 years of working in and partnering with groups of all sizes to create unique pathways of excellence designed on each entity’s individual characteristics, needs, and goals. In roles ranging from business and strategic development leadership to CEO, through Mr. Tote’s guidance, organizations have experienced more than $800 million of financial growth.

Attendance to the 2025 OPEN MINDS Pitch Day is included with your registration to the 2025 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute. Join us to discover how your organization can best craft and communicate organizational excellence as a competitive advantage in times of chaos. Attendees will be able to take full advantage of the three-day robust agenda, which includes:

• KEYNOTE: Having An Impact On Health Equity – Challenges, Opportunities & Inspiration, featuring Karen Dale, Market President, District of Columbia at AmeriHealth Caritas.
  
• KEYNOTE | The Future Of Value-Based Care For Consumers With Behavioral Health Disorders: The Centene Total Cost Of Care Model & Its Use By Sunshine Health Plan In Florida, featuring Carole Matyas, Vice President of Operations at Sunshine Health.

• The 2025 OPEN MINDS Autism & I/DD Executive Summit, sponsored by Monarch, which takes a deep dive beyond group home models to explore new whole person care services and original ideas for improving the quality of care for people with cognitive disabilities.
  
• Plus 400+ executives from the health and human services sectors nationwide will gather to learn from expert-led, information-rich sessions evaluating more than 25 case studies.

Onsite registration is limited and closing soon. Click HERE to register now.

For more information on any OPEN MINDS educational programs, upcoming sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education Events team at lmatthews@openminds.com or 717-334-1329.

About OPEN MINDS

OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the high-needs consumer market – mental health, addiction treatment, cognitive disabilities, chronic health conditions, elder services, health-related social needs, and adjacent markets within the health and human service field. OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, pharmaceutical, technology, and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Learn more at openminds.com.

Institute Exhibitors
Alera Health, Cantata, CapGrow, ContinuumCloud, Core Solutions, FEI Systems, Genoa Healthcare, iCentrix, Informd, Kibu, Nestidd, Netsmart, NextGen, Qualifacts, Shiftability, Tarrytown Expocare Pharmacy, Woods System of Care

Institute Partners

• Premier Partners: Alera Health, ContinuumCloud, Core Solutions, Netsmart, Otsuka, Qualifacts
  
• Gold Partners: Children’s Crisis Treatment Center, Easterseals Midwest, Easterseals PORTHealth, LifeSkills,  Project HOME,  Volunteers Of America, WakeMed Behavioral Health Network
  
• Affiliate Education Sponsors: 5e Analytics, Altruix Pharmacy, Brightside Health, Cantata Health Solutions, Carelon Behavioral Health, CCNY Inc., Eleos Health, FEI Systems, Five Points Technology Group, Genoa Healthcare, Goodlife Innovations, Grafton Integrated Health Network, Gaurd1, iCAREManager,  Independent Living Systems, Insperity, Juno, Medicus IT, Mend, Mertz Taggert, NextGen,  Oracle Health, Radicle Health, Relias, ServiceWorks, Shiftability, Sigmund Software,  Streamline Healthcare Solutions,  The BI Collaborative, Thoughtful AI, ThriveWell Tech,  VistaCare, Inc.,   and Zoobooks.