OPEN MINDS Announces Final Agenda & Final Faculty List For Next Month’s Nearly Sold Out 2018 Performance Management Institute

Gettysburg, Pa. (January 14, 2018) — OPEN MINDS has released its final agenda and faculty list for the 2018 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute – a highly anticipated, nearly sold out, two-day executive education event taking place February 14-16, 2018 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

The main institute will kick off on February 15, 2018 with a keynote address from Gus Giraldo, President, Commercial Markets, Magellan Healthcare, as he provides a plenary address on “Building Commercial Health Plan Partnerships: Magellan’s Model For Mental Health Management.” Day two of the institute will open with featured speaker Carole A. Matyas, M.S.W., Vice President, Behavioral Health Operations, Wellcare Health Plans, Inc., as she presents, “Overcoming The Impediments To Value-Based Reimbursement”. Following Ms. Matyas, featured speaker Misty Tu, M.D., Psychiatrist, Addiction Medicine Services, Allina Health Systems will present, “Building Successful Value-Based Partnerships: How To Align Financial & Clinical Performance Goals”.

Chief Executive Officer of OPEN MINDS, Monica E. Oss will close day two of the event with her plenary address titled “The Transition To Value: Addressing The Challenges of Performance Measurement, Talent, & Capital.” Additional sessions planned throughout the two-day event include:

• A Thoughtleader Discussion Session With Gus Giraldo, President, Commercial Markets, Magellan Healthcare
• How To Develop A Value Based Reimbursement Agreement: The Centerstone/Passport Health Case Study
• Building The Human Talent You Need To Succeed With Value-Based Reimbursement
• An EHR For The Future: A Valant Demo – Sponsored by Valant
• Developing A Value-Based Partnership: The Optum Case Study
• Using KPI To Manage To Improve Performance & Manage To The Market
• Introducing RASP: Relapse Assessment In Schizophrenia Patients – Sponsored by Otsuka Frameworks
• 2018 HR Trends: Managing A Modern Workforce – Sponsored by DATIS HR Cloud
• A CFO Insider’s Look At EHR Return On Investment – Sponsored by Credible Behavioral Health Software
• Non-Profit Organizations & Community Benefit: A Guide To Tax-Exempt Status, Charity Care & Community Benefit
• Best Practices & Lessons Learned: Integrating Pharmacy & Telepsychiatry To Deliver Better Care – Sponsored by Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company
• What Are Payers Looking For In Value-Based Partnerships? A Town Hall Discussion On What Payers Need From Provider Organization Partners
• Building Successful Value-Based Partnerships: How To Align Financial & Clinical Performance Goals
• Building A Sustainable Organization In A Value-Based Market – A Guide To Moving Your Organization From FFS To Capitation
• Metrics-Based Management For Value-Based Reimbursement
• How Do You Impact Post-Acute Care Costs? – Sponsored by Salient Healthcare

Along with the main event, there are two seminars and one executive summit before and after The 2018 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute. These “deep-dive” workshops are designed to provide executives of health and human services organizations the knowledge, insights, and best practices to thrive in the world of valued based reimbursement. To learn more about these Executive Workshops, visit https://performance.openminds.com/pre-institute. For the institute’s full agenda, including session descriptions, please visit: https://performance.openminds.com/agenda.

The final list of guest speakers includes executives from influential provider and payer executives across the country, including:

• Amy Kotch, Senior Business Consultant, Salient Healthcare
• April Lott, LCSW, President & CEO, Directions for Living
• Blake Martin, MHA, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Monarch
• Brian Gann, Enterprise Account Executive, Valant
• Carole A. Matyas, MSW, Vice President, Behavioral Health Operations, Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
• Craigan Gray, Chief Medical Officer, Salient Healthcare
• David C. Guth, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Centerstone
• Deb Adler, Senior Vice President, Network Strategy, Optum Behavioral Health
• Debbie Cagle Wells, Chief Marketing Officer, Centerstone
• Deborah Adler, SVP, Network Services, OptumHealth
• Don Savoie, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
• Erik Marsh, President and CEO, DATIS HR Cloud
• Gus Giraldo, President, Commercial Markets, Magellan Healthcare
• Heidi Waters, Director of Outcomes Management, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies, U.S.
• James Stewart, President & CEO, Grafton Integrated Health Network
• John D. Young, LCSW, Executive Director, Rockbridge Area Community Services
• Joseph Rutherford, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Gracepoint
• Kelley Gannon, LCSW, Chief Operating Officer, Centerstone
• Lisa Kay, Clinical Program Manager, Cigna
• Liz McKune, Vice President, Health Integration, Passport Health Plan
• Maria Russo-Appel, M.D., Eastern Division Medical Director, CleanSlate
• Mark I. Foulke, Chief Operating Officer, Market Manager-Tennessee, Cigna HealthSpring
• Mark Peterson, RPh, Chief Commercial Officer, Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company
• Mary Givens, MRA, Product Manager of Compliance , Qualifacts
• Matthew M. Dorman,Co-Founder & CEO, Credible Behavioral Health Software
• Paul M. Duck, Vice President, Strategy & Development, Beacon Health Options
• Rachel Clemens, MS, Director, Solution Consulting, Qualifacts
• Steven Berman, Value-Based Programming Lead, AmeriHealth Caritas
• Thomas A. Leach, MBA, CFO/CAO, Pathways, Inc.
• Vanessa R. Lane, MBA, Director of Revenue Cycle Management, Grafton Integrated Health Network
• Wayne O. Wells, M.D., Health Resource Integration

The limited remaining registration is expected to sell out by the end of January. Online registration is available online at: https://performance.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.