Greetings from Philadelphia and the 2025 OPEN MINDS Technology & Analytics Institute. This week is a deep dive into all things technology with 600+ health and human service executives from across the country. Of particular interest is what technology health and human service organizations are purchasing, implementing, and using, as an important strategic question for the field. According to a recent survey of health systems—Adoption Of Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare: Survey Of Health System Priorities, Successes, and Challenges—AI-enabled imaging and radiology was the most widely deployed clinical use case, with 90% of organizations reporting at least partial deployment. And all hospitals have pilot programs in place to test AI-enabled documentation technology—with 14% having fully deployed programs and 47% with implementation…
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Management Newsletter Issue
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Meeting Chaos With An Affiliation Strategy: The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, October 2025
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Market Intel Report
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Largest Health Plans, By Estimated Enrollment Through December 2024: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report
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Innovative Program Profile
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Deaf Respite By Advocates: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
RFPs
- Texas’ City Of Dallas Seeks Tactical Medicine Training Supplies
- North Carolina’s City Of Raleigh Seeks Transportation Services
- West Virginia Seeks Drug Testing Services – Department Of Human Services
- West Virginia Seeks Physical Exam & Drug & Alcohol Screening Services – Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training
- Colorado Seeks Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Program Services
- New York Seeks Behavioral/Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Consultation Services
- Ohio Seeks Adult Mobile Crisis Services Pilot Evaluator
- California Seeks Medical Access Study Services
- Washington’s King County Seeks JumpStart Paid Work-Based Learning & Wraparound Supportive Services Administrator
- Maryland Seeks Lung, Prostate, Colorectal & Breast Cancers Creative Design Services
Contract Awards
- Nebraska Awards Call Center Support For Unemployment Insurance Services Contract To North End Teleservices, LLC
- New Jersey Awards One-Stop Career Services WIOA Title 1-B Adult, Dislocated Worker & Youth Services Contract To Salem County Vocational Technical Schools
- Alaska Awards Culturally Relevant 988 Messaging Materials Development Services Contract To Future Elder, Inc.
- Maine Awards Family Peer Support Statewide Network Services Contract To Kennebec Mental Health Associates dba Kennebec Behavioral Health
- Maine Awards Two Network Of Behavioral Health Crisis Receiving Centers Contracts
Winning Proposals
- California’s Yuba County Awards Child & Family Team Services Contract To Victor Community Support Services, Inc.
- New Hampshire Cancels 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Services Contract
- Oregon’s Washington County Awards Two Support Group & Counseling Services For Family & Friend Care Partners Contracts
- Nevada Awards Child Parent Psychotherapy Learning Collaborative Trainer Services Contract To Woodliff Counseling & Consulting, LLC
- Texas Awards TX CASA Collaborative Family Services Contract To Texas CASA, Inc.
On-Demand Webinars & Executive Roundtables
- Layers of Denial Prevention: Shift Your Focus from Working Denials to Preventing Them
- From Pressure To Possibility: Reimagining Growth Strategies In Behavioral Health
- AI In Behavioral Health: Ethics, Innovation, & Real-World Applications
- Behavioral Health Drug Trends: 2025 Mid-Year Check In
- AI In Action: Build Trust, Engagement & Impact In Human Services
Institute Presentations
- The Tech-Enabled Provider Organization: The 2025 OPEN MINDS Technology Adoption Survey–Sponsored By Eleos Health
- Lead Like It’s 1863: Timeless Lessons For Navigating Through Uncertainty
- Strategies For Strengthening & Diversifying Revenue Sources: The Monarch Case Study
- Challenges During Times Of Turbulence: The Pickett’s Charge Case Study & Battlefield Tour
- Systems Upgrades: A Functional Checklist For Buying The Right Systems For Your Organization
Market Intelligence Reports
- Largest Health Plans, By Estimated Enrollment Through December 2024: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report
- The 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill (H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act): Implications For The Health & Human Service Field
- Health Plan Enrollment Of Consumers With Serious Mental Illnesses: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report
- The Medicare Accountable Care Organization Update: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report
- Foster Care Enrollment In Medicaid Managed Care, 2018 & 2022: The 2024Â OPEN MINDSÂ Market Intelligence Report
Upcoming Executive Events
Upcoming Institutes
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The 2025 OPEN MINDS Technology & Analytics Institute
October 21 – October 23, 2025 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The 2026 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute
February 10 – February 12, 2026 – Clearwater Beach, Florida
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The 2026 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute
June 09 – June 11, 2026 – New Orleans, Louisiana
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The 2026 OPEN MINDS Service Excellence Institute
August 11 – August 13, 2026 – San Francisco, California
Upcoming Executive Summits
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The 2026 OPEN MINDS Whole Person Care Summit
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The 2026 OPEN MINDS Workforce AI Summit
February 12, 2026 – Clearwater Beach, Florida -
The 2026 OPEN MINDS Autism & I/DD Summit
June 10, 2026 – New Orleans, Louisiana -
The 2026 OPEN MINDS CFO Summit
June 11, 2026 – New Orleans, Louisiana -
The 2026 OPEN MINDS Aging In Place Summit
August 12, 2026 – San Francisco, California
Upcoming Best Practice Seminars
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Building A Data-Driven Organization: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Seminar On Making Metrics-Based Management Work
February 10, 2026 – Clearwater Beach, Florida -
Measuring & Managing Financial Strength: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Seminar On A Framework For Improving Financial Resilience
February 10, 2026 – Clearwater Beach, Florida -
MA&A Strategy For A Shifting Market: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Seminar On Planning & Succeeding in Increasing Scale
June 9, 2026 – Virtual Event -
Best Practice Marketing Planning: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Seminar On Making Your Growth Strategy A Reality
June 9, 2026 – New Orleans, Louisiana -
Optimizing Health Plan Contracting: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On Building Referrals, Revenue & Margins
August 11, 2026 – San Francisco, California -
Portfolio Management To Optimize Organizational Performance: The 2026 OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On How To Optimize, Retire & Build A Service Line Portfolio For the Future
August 11, 2026 – San Francisco, California
Upcoming Webinars
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AI ROI In Documentation: Today’s Measures, Tomorrow’s Impacts
October 29, 2025 – Virtual Event -
An Executive Perspective: How AI Is Shaping The Future Of Integrated Care
November 18, 2025 – Virtual Event
Upcoming Circle Elite Executive Roundtables
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Strategic Content Marketing As An Imperative For Brand & Referral Growth: The I Am Boundless Case Study
October 30, 2025 – Virtual Event -
Building Compassionate, Engaged Teams For A Culture That Matters: The New Hope Treatment Centers Case Study
November 6, 2025 – Virtual Event -
From RCM Leakage To Revenue Growth Engine: The “Multi-Payer Playbook” With Coleman Health Services
November 13, 2025 – Virtual Event -
Building A Crisis Response System In Rural Vermont: The Northeast Kingdom Human Services Case Study
November 20, 2025 – Virtual Event
Organizational Profiles
- Children’s Home Of Jefferson: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
- Bost: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
- Mental Health Resources, Inc.: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
- United Counseling Service of Bennington County: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
- Tarzana Treatment Centers: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile
Innovative Program Profiles
- Deaf Respite By Advocates: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
- Autism Welcoming By Advocates: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
- La Bodega HCV Care & Treatment Program By ECMC: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
- The Living Room By Advocates: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
- Friendship Project By Advocates: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
News Wire
- After The ACA & Before COVID-19, About 75% Of U.S. Children Relied On Medicaid, CHIP, Or Marketplace Plans
- Prosecutors Initiated At Least 412 Pregnancy-Related Cases & 441 Charges In 16 States In The First Two Years After Roe v. Wade Was Overturned
- Percentage Of Children With High Blood Pressure Declined 11% Among Those Who Attended A School With Universal Free Lunch
- Arizona Pauses Newly Updated Needs Assessment For Children With Developmental Disabilities
- About 56.7% Of Medicare Beneficiaries Eligible For The Medicare Savings Programs Enrolled
- In California, Significant Rural/Urban Disparities Existed In Access To Active Buprenorphine Prescribers In 2021
- Fewer Physicians Now Say They Intend To Leave Their Current Health Care Organizations Within The Next Two Years
Market Updates
- Develop Health Raises $14.3 Million To Automate Prior Authorization & Medication Access Using GenAI
- Pear Suite Secures $7.6 Million In Series A Funding To Power Community Health Workers Nationwide
- I Am Boundless Expands Youth Services With Acquisition Of Multi-System Youth Homes
- Nystrom & Associates Brands Unite Under New Name: Sagent Behavioral Health
- Epicured & Fallon Health Announce Partnership To Provide Medically Tailored Meals To Fallon Health PACE Members
Management Newsletter
Industry Resources
- Notice To Rescind Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 1: Launch Ready Conditional Award Funding
- Employment Projections: 2024-2034 Summary
- National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results In 324 Defendants Charged In Connection With Over $14.6 Billion In Alleged Fraud
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces First Deal To Bring Most-Favored-Nation Pricing To American Patients
- RE: Medicaid Managed Care Payments & Emergency Medical Condition Coverage For Aliens Ineligible For Full Medicaid Benefits
- Arizona Long-Term Care System Emergency Rule & Policy For Minor Children: Frequently Asked Questions
- Arizona DES/DDD Division Operations Policy 3001 Family Members As Paid Providers