Institute Agenda
Day One:
October 30, 2008
7:00 am - 8:30am:
Registration & Breakfast
Exhibit Hall Opens/Registration
Begins
Morning Wake-Up Breakfast
co-sponsored by Community Care Behavioral Health
Organization and Askesis Development Group
8:30 am ? 8:45 am:
Welcome Address
Welcome to the Institute for
Behavioral Health Informatics
The founder of OPEN
MINDS welcomes you to the 4th Annual Conference on
the Future of Technology in Behavioral Health. Her
introductory remarks will provide a recap of the
technology developments in health and human services
over the past year and set the stage for this intense
two-day program focused on current trends, technologies,
and tools in deploying informatics in the health and
human service environment.
8:45 am ? 9:30 am:
Plenary Keynote Address #1
Beyond Security: What We Can
Expect To See in Patient Privacy Issues & Challenges
From An Obama Or McCain Administration
Deborah Peel, M.D., a
practicing psychiatrist and national expert on medical
privacy and the founder of the Patient Privacy Rights
Foundation, will provide the only pre-election look at
patient privacy issues and challenges that will be
facing either the McCain or Obama administrations. She
will address the implications of the mechanics of their
health care proposals for patient privacy. Dr. Peel is a
dynamic advocate for the importance of developing
policies to address growing privacy concerns for
consumers in the emerging national electronic health
information network. She founded the Patient Privacy
Rights Foundation in 2004 to educate and empower
Americans to preserve and protect their fundamental
human and civil rights to medical privacy. Dr. Peel?s
Patient Privacy Rights Foundation is working to develop
international standards for certification of the privacy
of electronic consumer health information.
9:45 am ? 11:15 am:
Technology Promoting Consumer Recovery & Support for
Individuals With Disabilities
High Leverage From Low Tech:
Health & Human Service Uses of Cell Phones, iPods, PDAs,
and More
Searching for a low-cost
way to enhance patient monitoring? Determining how to
manage your data and monitor progress without breaking
the budget? Low tech solutions may be the answer.
Adopting new technology (on a grand scale) may be
expensive. Sometimes "low tech" can be a low cost and
low maintenance alternative, providing great leverage in
tech investments for a range of populations. Learn how
low tech is having a high impact in the behavioral
health field. New options in the field such as disease
management with cell phones, iPods for continuing
education, listserv-based consumer support groups are
easy to adopt and use. Join our expert panel to find out
how.
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Farley R. Cleghorn, MD, MPH, Vice President &
Director, Constella Futures
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Bobby Jefferson,
Senior HMIS Advisor, Constella Futures
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M. Colleen Elmer, M.S.W., M.B.A., LCSW, Executive Vice
President, OPEN MINDS
Informatics to Improve Service Delivery & Outcomes
Through the Use of Data
Dashboards, Benchmarking &
More: Real-Time Information for Organization Performance
Improvement
Get the most from your
current information system investment. Build peak
performance by selecting and comparing key financial,
clinical, and operational metrics with industry
benchmarks or those of "best in class" provider
organizations. Access real-time data with dashboards and
scorecards to improve organizational performance. Learn
about getting the most out of your system, and make the
best use of current resources. Our expert panel will
share real-life examples of the use of real-time data to
improve organizational performance.
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Maria Cristalli, Chief Strategy and Quality Officer,
Hillside Family of Agencies
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David Doty, Ph.D.,
Director of Compliance & Organizational Improvement,
Friendship House
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Nathan T. Schuch,
Quality Improvement Systems Analyst, Kids Hope United
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Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate,
OPEN MINDS
Technology & the Business of Health & Human Services
Optimizing Your Investment in
Electronic Health Records to Improve Behavioral Health
Care
There is great interest in
electronic health records ? both by payers and by
consumers. However, electronic health records bring with
them implications for the organizations that manage
those records, the sponsors of the records, and for
consumers whose information is in the records. Join our
group of experts to get an idea of the state of
development of electronic health records and the
implications for your organization.
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Patti Cusimano, Project Executive,
Netsmart Technologies
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Rosemary Guirate, Executive Director
of Implementations, NHS Human Services
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Dennis Morrison, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer,
Centerstone Research Institute
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Michael LaRue, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
11:15 am ? 12:30 pm:
Networking Lunch
Technology Demonstrations and
Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Join us for a box lunch or
something cool to drink in the exhibit hall. This is a
great time for viewing technology-in-action and meeting
our exhibitors and sponsors.
12:30 ? 2:00 pm:
Technology Promoting Consumer Recovery &
Support for Individuals With Disabilities
Technology to Support
Integrated Behavioral and Physical Care
Integrated physical and
mental health care is emerging as a needed, promising
and soon to be standard model of service delivery. The
current model of health care in the United States
artificially separates behavioral from physical health
leading to higher health care costs and negative effects
on health care access and outcomes. The building
evidence of the consequences of a fragmented health and
mental health care system, and the benefits which can
accrue from integration has been the focus of many
recent studies by leading industry and academic groups.
Come discover the new models of integration that are
emerging and the key role that technology plays in the
success of truly integrated care.
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Marvin C. Cobern, Vice President,
Strategic Planning & Development, Molina Health Care,
Inc.
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M. Colleen Elmer, M.S.W., M.B.A., LCSW, Executive Vice
President, OPEN MINDS
Informatics to Improve Service Delivery & Outcomes
Through the Use of Data
Using Information Technology to
Meet the Challenges of Implementing Evidence-Based
Practices
There is growing interest
in adoption of evidence-based practices (EBP) in the
behavioral health field. Many payers and many EBPs have
created not only a challenge of clinical philosophy but
also a challenge to the systems. Join our faculty to
learn more about how systems are currently being adopted
for the behavioral health field.
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Ronald Hunsicker, DMin FACATA,
President & CEO, NAATP
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Charles Ray, President, CGR & Associates;
Principal, Criterion Health Inc.
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Bill Wendt, CEO/General Counsel, Signal Behavioral
Health Network
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Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate,
OPEN MINDS
Technology & the Business of Health & Human Services
Improving the Effectiveness of
Case Management With Deployment of Informatics
Many health care
professionals believe that information technologies
deployed in health care systems have the potential to
advance clinical care, drive economic efficiencies, and
provide improved consumer access. Our panelists will
discuss opportunities to use data to improve customer
care and the complexities of increased access to
information.
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R. Scott Graham, MA, MBA,
CBHE, Consultant, Criterion
Health, Inc.
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Garrett E. Moran, Ph.D.,
Associate Area Director,
Westat
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Cathy P. Pumphrey, MA, LPC,
Director of Planning and
Information Management,
Fairfax-Falls Church
Community Services Board,
Fairfax, Virginia
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Michael LaRue, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
2:15 pm ? 3:45 pm:
Technology Promoting Consumer Recovery & Support for
Individuals With Disabilities
Using Technology to Facilitate
Consumer Self-Care & Consumer Choice in the Behavioral
Health Field
Health care is headed
toward consumer-directed and voucher models, where the
patient has the ability to decide what treatment they
receive, how they receive it, and who provides the
treatment. Consumers will now demand services,
regardless of need, and will search the competitive
market until they find a professional who will serve
them. Deciding on a service provider will hinge on
quality and price, forcing providers to focus on
reputation and branding not just service and delivery.
So what does this mean? One of the challenges for
executives is estimating the real speed of change in
their market. While most organizations want to position
themselves on the ?leading edge? of change, that can
rapidly become the ?bleeding edge? if time to change
isn?t taken into account.
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Ann M. Doucette, Ph.D., Director, The
Evaluators? Institute; Research Professor, The George
Washington University, Trachtenberg School of Public
Policy and Public Administration
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David Mangano, Strategic Manager,
Consumer & Family Affairs, Chesterfield Community
Services Board
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Toby Martin, Ph.D., Senior Research
Associate, The George Washington University,
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public
Administration
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M.
Colleen Elmer, M.S.W., M.B.A., LCSW, Executive Vice
President, OPEN MINDS
Informatics to Improve Service Delivery & Outcomes
Through Data Use
Using Information Technology to
Enhance Pay-for-Performance Initiatives
Many new
pay-for-performance programs are being adopted across
the country and around the globe. Measurement in
pay-for-performance is likely to extend beyond quality
indicators and measures of patient satisfaction and
adoption of information technology, to include
efficiency measurement. The wide variations in the cost
of care with no apparent relation to the quality of care
have driven purchasers, health plans, and policy-makers
to look for ways to get more value from the health care
dollar, and to consider how well providers are
controlling costs while still maintaining quality.
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Stephen Christian-Michaels, Chief
Operating Officer, Family Services of Western
Pennsylvania
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William D. Harms, DPhil, MLitt, Mental
Health Consultant: Client Advocacy, Wyoming Department
of Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Division
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Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate,
OPEN MINDS
Technology & the Business of Health & Human Services
A Look at New Assistive
Technologies and How They Are Changing the Field
The number of people
receiving behavioral health and disability treatment and
support is increasing, and so are the assistive
technologies and options available to serve them. New
technological developments in biotechnology, computing,
telecommunications, cognitive retraining and other
fields are ushering in a new era of opportunity and
challenge. We are seeing more self-service by consumers,
technologies that require less time from highly-trained
professionals and more home-based services. What is the
link between these new technologies and the day-to-day
business activities of behavioral health organizations?
Learn about the latest developments and what impacts
these developments are having in the field.
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Eileen Elias, M.Ed., Senior Policy Advisor for
Disability & Mental Health, JBS International, Inc.
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Michael LaRue, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
4:00 pm ? 4:45 pm:
Plenary Keynote Address # 2
Indiana?s Commitment to
Facilitating Consumer-Centric Service Through the Use of
Technology: A Look at the State?s Current & Future
Investments In Consumer-Focused Technology
Peter A. Bisbecos,
Director, Division of Disability & Rehabilitative
Services (DDRS) for the State of Indiana, will provide a
briefing on the state?s initiatives to facilitate
consumer-centric service through the use of technology.
In his current role, Mr. Bisbecos has spearheaded a
number of innovative initiatives including one of the
first initiatives to provide tech-enabled group home
monitoring. Through a series of reform initiatives that
resulted in significant savings to the State. Mr.
Bisbecos has lead initiatives to invest $10 million a
year to assist individuals with assistive technology
devices such as hearing aids and touch-screen
communication displays; to create a partnership with
Purdue University to fund the Indiana Center for
Assistive Technology that will match new advancements in
technology with the needs of individuals with
disabilities; and to design integrated state platforms
for provider billing and consumer health care
information within the Indiana FSSA.
4:45 pm ? 6:15 pm:
Reception
Networking Reception in Exhibit
Hall
Co-sponsored by Qualifacts Systems, Inc. and OPEN
MINDS
Join us for an end-of-day
wrap up to meet the faculty and share ideas about the
future of technology in the field with your colleagues.
Cool refreshments and appetizers will be served in the
exhibit hall.
Day Two:
October 31, 2008
7:30 am ? 8:30 pm:
Breakfast Plenary Keynote Address
Strategic Health Information
Technology Plan and the Effects of the New
Administration on the Work of the U.S. Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
The U.S. Office of the
National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information
Technology provides the leadership to support the
national progression to a health information technology
architecture. Join us as we welcome Robert Kolodner,
M.D., the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, who will provide an update on the ONC-
Coordinated Federal Health Information Technology
Strategic Plan which details the goals, objectives and
strategies that bring together all Federal efforts in
health information technology in a coordinated fashion.
This plan will guide the advancement of health
information technology throughout the Federal government
for the next five years. Learn what implications this
has for the field, and what effects a new administration
will bring to the work of the ONC.
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Robert M.
Kolodner, M.D., National Coordinator, U.S. Office of
the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, Washington, D.C.
8:30 am ? 10:00 am:
Technology Promoting Consumer Recovery & Support for
Individuals With Disabilities
Using Brain Imaging, Brain
Mapping & Cognitive Training Tools to Improve Consumer
Care
New developments in brain
imaging, brain mapping and cognitive retraining are
bringing new found precision in both the diagnosis and
treatment of a number of behavioral health conditions.
Learn about the latest developments in each of these
exciting areas, and what impact these developments will
have on the delivery of behavioral health services.
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Brian Kramer, Ph.D., Scientist,
ETHICON, Inc.
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H. Edmund Pigott, Ph.D., Principal, NeuroAdvantage,
LLC
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Vid Ruksys, Director, PDMS &
Infrastructure Technology, Neuronetics, Inc
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M.
Colleen Elmer, M.S.W., M.B.A., LCSW, Executive Vice
President, OPEN MINDS
Informatics to Improve Service Delivery & Outcomes
Through Data Use
Models for Expanding Behavioral
Health Service Access with eHealth
The world of e-health is
colliding with behavioral health. New technologies such
as one-on-one secure on-line chat, on-line
self-assessment with expert systems, remote monitoring,
and video conferencing are creating alternatives to
traditional therapy. And, consumers seem to like these
alternatives. In this session our panelists will address
the implications of these technologies for the future of
therapy.
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Don Fowls, M.D., Chief Development Officer, Fas Psych
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William D. Harms, DPhil, MLitt, Mental
Health Consultant: Client Advocacy, Wyoming Department
of Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Division
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Jess C. Jamieson, Ph.D., M.S.W., MHA,
LICSW, Senior Consultant, Advances in Technology
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Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, Ed.M., Senior Associate,
OPEN MINDS
Technology & the Business of Health & Human Services
ROI of Technology: Models to
Evaluate Your Investment
So many technologies and
so little money. How do you evaluate the return to your
organization on technology investments? How do you
determine if that investment has been achieved? In this
discussion, our experts will present their experience in
evaluation of the ROI of technology investments they
have implemented in their organizations.
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Gail Lawson, Ph.D.,
Chief Executive Officer, Sound Community Services
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Jodi Mahoney, MBA, Chief
Operating Officer, North Central Behavioral Health
Systems
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Don Miskowiec, MBA,
President, North Central Behavioral Health Systems,
Inc.
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Michael LaRue, Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS
10:00 am ? 10:15 am:
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
Prize Raffle Winners Announced
in the Exhibit Hall
A raffle for fabulous
prizes will be held at 10:00 am. You must be present to
win.
10:20 am ? 11:50 pm:
Closing Plenary Keynote Address
Technology as the Next
Disruptive Innovation in Behavioral Health: How
Consumerism & Technology Will Define Our Future Market
Model in the Decade Ahead
Don?t miss the Institute?s
closing session, as OPEN MINDS chief executive officer,
Monica E. Oss, shares the results of OPEN MINDS new
research on the changing market model for the behavioral
health and social service field in a technology-enriched
environment. This session will provide an overview of
the emerging technologies in our sector and look at how
these disruptive innovations create both changing
consumer service demand and an ?offshored? market effect
in most markets. Her keynote will focus on the changing
the role of the consumer and the strategy issues ahead
for management teams in behavioral health provider
organizations.
12:00 pm:
Adjourn
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