Featured Faculty Announced For The 2018 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute; Charles Gross, Ph.D., Vice President, Behavioral Health, Anthem, Inc. & Michael Griffin, Chief Executive Officer, Daughters Of Charity To Keynote

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (January 7, 2018) — OPEN MINDS recently announced the initial keynote and guest speaker faculty list for the highly anticipated 2018 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute, taking place on June 4-7, 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel (French Quarter) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Michael Griffin, Chief Executive Officer, Daughters of Charity will help kick-off the institute with an opening keynote presentation, “Sustainability In A Competitive Market: The Daughters of Charity Services Story”. Now part of Ascension Health, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health care system, The Daughters of Charity have provided nationally-renowned health care in New Orleans for 180 years.

Charles Gross, Ph.D., Vice President, Behavioral Health, Anthem, Inc., will present the keynote of the second day of the institute’s main program with a morning presentation titled, “Going Beyond Innovation: Developing Partnerships with Health Plans”. Dr. Gross has over 20 years of clinical and operational managed care experience in the public and private sectors. In his current role at Anthem, Dr. Gross is responsible for the integrated behavioral health services for more than 8.3 million combined Medicaid and Medicare covered lives– as well as over 19.6 million Commercially covered lives. Dr. Gross’ clinical and management experience also includes previous roles with Kaiser Permanente, ValueOptions, United Health and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

The initial list of guest speakers announced for the OPEN MINDS executive institute included executives from influential provider and payer executives across the country, including:

• Danita Johnson Hughes, PhD, President & CEO, Edgewater Health
• Jim Wallis, Corporate Director of Business Development & Public Affairs, Chestnut Health Systems
• Nicholas C. Riehl, JD, MBA, VP of Corporate Development and General Counsel, ncgCARE
• Paul Duck, Vice President, Strategy & Development, Beacon Health Options
• Todd A. Landry, Chief Executive Officer, Lena Pope Home, Inc.

The 2018 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute is the only health and human service event focused on the emerging innovations disrupting the market — and the strategic science behind making them work in today’s value-based environment. The faculty and guest speakers for the event will consist of executives who have demonstrated experience making innovations an asset in developing next generation business models and sustainable strategies. For three days, 400+ executives and 30 innovative exhibitors will gather in New Orleans to discuss the innovations and business models the field needs to succeed in today’s disrupted industry.

In addition to the institute sessions, the strategy-focused week will feature an intensive a one-day summit on the shifting intellectual/developmental disabilities market, The I/DD Executive Leadership Summit, as well as two executive seminars:

• Finding The Path To Online Marketing Success: An OPEN MINDS Executive Seminar On Best Practices In Website & Social Media Marketing, taking place on Monday, June 4
• How To Develop A New Service Line: An OPEN MINDS Seminar On Building A Diversification Strategy & Conducting A Feasibility Analysis, taking place on Friday, June 7

Early registration is recommended, as seating will become limited closer to the event. Online registration is now available online at: https://strategy.openminds.com/register/.

For additional questions and inquiries, please contact Sarah Threnhauser, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS at 717-334-1329 or sthrenhauser@openminds.com.

 

ABOUT OPEN MINDS

OPEN MINDS is an award-winning information source, executive education provider, and business solutions firm specializing in the behavioral health and human service field. For thirty years, we’ve been pioneers for change – helping organizations implement the transformational business practices they need to succeed in an evolving market with new policies and regulations.

OPEN MINDS is powered by a national team of experienced executives and subject matter experts with specific expertise and experience in markets of the health and human service field serving complex consumers. Our mission is to improve the quality of care for individuals with complex support needs by improving the effectiveness of those serving them – provider organizations, payer and insurance organizations, government agencies, pharmaceutical organizations, and technology firms. Learn more at www.openminds.com.