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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.
Our mission is to provide the 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.

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For all we hear about artificial intelligence (AI) taking over the workforce, a new survey of employed Americans found that use of AI is highly uneven – and opinions of AI are highly charged – see American Workers Assess AI Impact. While three in 10 respondents used AI at least weekly at work, adoption was more concentrated among higher-income, college-educated, and white-collar workers, who were far more likely than blue-collar workers to use AI at work at least monthly (54% vs. 21%).
Workers’ views about AI affecting their jobs also differed by education level. Nearly half of those .…
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Medicaid Utilization & Spending For Autism Spectrum Disorder: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence ReportMarket Intel Reports
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Half Of Adults With A Mental Illness Receive Treatment
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Global Health Workforce Grew 198.5% Since 1990, But Remains 34.4 Million Workers Short Of UHC Benchmark
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