
Managing Total Cost of Care
Addressing behavioral health conditions are a significant driver for improved life and health outcomes. More payers than ever are tying their performance-based incentives to integrated care to lower the total cost of care. Our resources collect, collate, and distribute tips and strategies for successfully managing total cost of care as a behavioral health provider. From engaging the un-engageable to collaborating with physical health providers in a clinically integrated delivery system—our resources bring information to on-the-ground care managers and C-Suite strategists to assist you in being a part of successful value-based delivery of care model.
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How To Make $50 Billion MatterÂ
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS The math behind the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is not as generous as the headline suggests. The program will move $50 billion to states over five […]
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LTSS From Compliance To Consumerism
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS Provider organizations delivering long-term services and supports (LTSS) should take notice of a growing consumer expectation: people increasingly want services delivered […]
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Spending More, Achieving LessÂ
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS An opinion reflecting a landmark change in the interpretation of disability rights was released on June 18 by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The new […]
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Moving Ahead With Social Â
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS Addressing health-related social needs reduces the total cost of care. That was the central finding of a recently released evaluation of accountable health communities—Accountable Health […]
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Crafting Crisis
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS A little over 5% of all emergency department visits (5,215 of 100,000 visits) in the U.S. were for mental health issues. […]
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Finding ROI In MOUD
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS The consumer outcome benefits of medication-assisted addiction treatment (MAT) for addictions are well documented, including higher remission, increased odds of survival, […]
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The Ripple Effect
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS There has been a lot of confusion about how last year’s Congressional budget bill, coined the One Big Beautiful Bill Act […]
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Organizations Don’t Fail By Reimbursement Alone
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS What do managed care, whole person care, and value-based contracting have in common? They all work better when clinical leaders, not […]
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It’s The Engagement
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS Not surprisingly, consumers with an addictive disorder who are adherent to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) have lower costs of […]
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The Peer Question
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS One big question for the year ahead is how state Medicaid plans will be affected by state budget problems. The changes […]
