The Best Of The 2024 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute In New Orleans
Gettysburg, PA. (June 30, 2024) – On June 18-20th, over 400 health and human services executives gathered in the vibrant city of New Orleans for The 2024 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute.
This renowned executive event is dedicated to translating strategic vision into integrated, market-driven service portfolios that bolster organizational growth in an increasingly competitive market.
Executives from across the country shared proven methods of strategic analysis, innovative ways to transform current service lines, new approaches to maximize health plan partnerships, an understanding of the development of crisis systems and services, and innovative ideas for transitional housing infrastructure, as well as other service lines catered to the unique demands of Medicaid and Medicare populations.
Presentations and audio recordings are now available to institute attendees at https://strategy.openminds.com/agenda/. Presentations will remain live on the website until August 1st. OPEN MINDS Circle Market Intelligence Service Members will be able to access the presentations indefinitely in the OPEN MINDS Circle Archive Library.
The institute kicked off on Tuesday, June 18th with two executive seminars:
- Creating Growth Strategies To Maximize Revenue & Scale: The 2024 OPEN MINDS Best Practice Marketing Seminar
- Building A Stronger Brand & Reputation – Best Practice Brand Management: The 2024 OPEN MINDS Seminar
Plus, the inaugural Alera Health ONECare Symposium & Lunch featured presentations from Monica Oss, CEO of OPEN MINDS, guest speakers from the managed care industry, and multiple ONEcare network best practice presentations.
On Wednesday, June 19th, the institute kicked off with the keynote presentation The Future Of Private Equity In The Behavioral Health, Children’s Services & I/DD Market Space, featuring Eric Strickland Chairman & Founder, 3LS Ventures; Steven Mason Managing Partner, Empactful Capital; and Ben Ross Director, Growth & Partnerships, Seven Hills Capital.
The day two institute agenda also featured OPEN MINDS signature event The 2024 OPEN MINDS Mergers, Acquisitions & Affiliations Summit, a day-long event that brought together a variety of real-world perspectives from industry experts across the country to create a comprehensive look at the key strategies for finding long term success through specialty health care mergers, acquisitions & affiliations.
The summit included expert speakers and presentations from Avondale Partners, CareSource, Easterseals PORT Health, Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, Stone Street Group, and VersiCare Group.
On Thursday, June 20th, the institute began with the keynote panel, Next Generation Whole-Person Care: Behavioral Health As Primary Care, featuring Dawn Zieger, MPH, Vice President, Department Of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, at Geisinger.
The Day three agenda also included The 2024 OPEN MINDS Children’s Services Executive Summit, the only single-day event dedicated to groundbreaking programs and cutting-edge service line opportunities for the under-18 population. The summit featured expert speakers and presentations from Array Behavioral Care, LifeSkills Inc., Mental Health America, and Jewish Family & Children’s Services.
Plus, day three also featured the inaugural OPEN MINDS Investment Pitch Day which showcased seven unique solutions to the high-needs consumer marketplace, and their pitches for funding to accelerate their growth through strategic investments and partnerships. The event was hosted by Jonathan Evans, Operating Partner at Empactful Capital, Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS, and former Chief Executive Officer of Inovalon Telepsychiatry.
Featured innovations included AccessMeCare™ By Heudia Health, Aggression Replacement Training By Education Treatment Alternatives, Arcade Therapeutics, BoundaryCare, CaraSolva, Jordan Alston Recovery Innovation & Technology By Jordan Peer Recovery, and MindStreet.
Other featured sessions throughout the institute included:
- Stay Ahead: 2024 Payer Insights & Trends Uncovered
Featuring Manuel Arisso, President, Direct Care Services, Carelon Behavioral Health - Emerging Markets In Behavioral Health Crisis Response Systems
Featuring Erica Chestnut-Ramirez, MC, LISAC, Regional Vice President, La Frontera EMPACT – Suicide Prevention Center; Shelley Curran, LPC, Director Crisis, Cultural, Prevention & Court Services, Mercy Care; Tad Gary, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Care; Justin Chase, LMSW, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Solari Crisis & Human Services; John Hogeboom, President & Chief Executive Officer, Community Bridges - Creating A Meaningful, Market-Based Strategic Vision For Your Organization
Featuring Johnel Reid, Chief Marketing Officer and Aaron Campbell, Vice President Of Strategy & Communications, Centerstone with Richard Rinaldi, MBA, PMP, Senior Director Of Administration and Leah Yaw, Chief Strategy Officer, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health - Findings Of The 2024 OPEN MINDS National Innovation Survey: How Specialty Providers Are Moving Innovation To Action
Featuring Ryan Mattson, LCPC, MHPP, Director, Social Services, Connections Health Solutions, and Vicki Staples, MEd, CPRP, Director Of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, Valleywise Health
For a complete list of speakers and their bio, please visit: https://strategy.openminds.com/speakers-faculty/. Attendees of the event will have access to sessions on-demand for thirty days. OPEN MINDS Circle Elite members have unlimited access to institute presentations for the duration of their membership.
For more information on any of OPEN MINDS’ educational programs, upcoming sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education Events team at 717-334-1329 or events@openminds.com
Exhibitors at the Institute included: Alera Health, Amory IT, Cantata, CapGrow, Carelon Behavioral Health, ContinuumCloud, Core Solutions, Exym, Genoa Healthcare, Health Information Management Systems, i3, Healthcare, iCentrix, Inovalon, Limbic, Mertz Taggart, Netsmart, NextGen, Qualifacts, Scioto Properties, SimiTree, Streamline Healthcare Solutions, Zmark
Institute Partners:
- Premier Partners: Core Solutions, NephU, PsychU, Netsmart,
- Gold Partners: Alera Health (Formerly Blaze Advisors), Easterseals Midwest, PORT Health, LifeSkills, Netsmart, Otsuka Market Access, Project Home, Volunteers Of America
- Affiliate Education Sponsors: 5e Analytics, Altruix Pharmacy, Augintel, Brightside Health, Cantata Health Solutions, Carelon Behavioral Health, CCNY Inc., Continuum, Cloud, Eleos Health, Exym, Five Points Technology, Genoa Healthcare, Grafton Integrated Health Network, Hartman Executive Advisors, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Axiom HER, i3 Healthcare Solutions, iCareManager, iCentrix Analytics, Inovolan, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., MedSuite, Mend, Mertz Taggart, Navigating Life, NextGen HealthCare, Optum, Owl, Sigmund Software, Simitree, Streamline Healthcare Solutions, The BI Collaborative, Therapy Brands, Vista Research Group, Vista Care, ZMark Health
About OPEN MINDS
OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the markets of the health and human service field that serve consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs. OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, and technology and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness.