OPEN MINDS Senior Associate Ken Carr Delivers Keynote Presentation at 2018 Annual CASP Conference
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (January 21, 2018) — OPEN MINDS Senior Associate, Ken Carr, delivered the closing keynote presentation, ”The Changing Health and Human Service Landscape: Preparing For the Future,” at the 2018 CASP (The Council of Autism Service Providers) Annual Conference, on January 9, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Council of Autism Service Providers is an association of agencies that provide care for more than 10,000 children and adults with autism. Senior, executive-level staff gather at the annual conference learn, strategize and strengthen their organizations. CASP holds a members-only conference every year to address needs of senior level management, for agencies that provide evidence-based services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
“I appreciated the opportunity to talk with the autism provider executives about the rapidly changing health care environment, “ said Senior Associate, Ken Carr, OPEN MINDS. “Integration with physical health, expanding managed care, and value-based care approaches will have increasing impact on the autism services community. The presentation and follow-up discussions gave us opportunity to not only explore the changing environment, but also explore leadership and organizational strategies to become stronger, impactful organizations.”
Additional faculty highlighting this annual conference included: James Felton, Principal Consultant, The Table Group; Andy Goodman, nationally recognized author, speaker, and consultant in the field of public interest communications; Suzanne Letso, M.A. BCBA, Chief Executive Officer, Milestones Behavioral Services; Angela Geiger, President and CEO, Autism Speaks; and, Lorri Shealy Unumb, Vice President, State Government Affairs, Autism Speaks.
Mr. Carr’s keynote presentation, ”The Changing Health and Human Service Landscape: Preparing For the Future,” looked at the changing health and human service landscape, planning for the shift to value-based reimbursement, and how leaders of autism-serving organizations can prepare to overcome strategic issues in preparation for the future. For a limited time, OPEN MINDS is allowing interested readers the opportunity to download the presentation free of charge online at: https://www.openminds.com/market-intelligence/resources/changing-health-human-services-landscape-preparing-future.
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