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Medicaid Beneficiaries With Mental Illness Treated Through An Outpatient Telepsychiatry Clinic Had 38% Lower Inpatient Hospitalization Rates
By OPEN MINDS Circle Medicaid consumers using an outpatient psychiatry clinic’s services had a 38.0% lower rate of hospitalizations (274.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 consumers) than those not using such services […]
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The Clinically Integrated Network — Optimizing Value For Payors & Providers: A Discussion With Mike Rhoades
Mike Rhoades, Chief Executive Officer, Alera Health & Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS discuss financial sustainability, integration, and the evolving role of Clinically Integrated Networks in value based care. […]
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The Whole Person Challenge & Opportunity
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS Consumers with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) remain a priority population for policymakers, payers, and health plan executives. This group of consumers has a life […]
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Making Whole Person Work
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS Six strategies can lead to success with whole person care, according to a recent study, Strategies For Implementing Integrated Behavioral Health Into […]
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The SUD Redesign
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS Nearly 10% of Americans with a substance use disorder (SUD) are hospitalized each year. This compares with the 8.4% rate of […]
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New Jersey Proposes A Single License for Outpatient Integrated Primary Care & Behavioral Health Treatment
By OPEN MINDS Circle The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) plans to create a single, integrated license for outpatient health care facilities that will allow the license holders to […]
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High Risk, High Reward
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS More than one in three non-elderly adults enrolled in Medicaid have a mental illness (35%), including 10% with a serious mental […]
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DHCS California Technical Specifications For Quality Measures
By OPEN MINDS Circle On April 2, 2025, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) published these technical specifications for quality measures. These specifications provide Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans […]
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The Primary Care Question
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS Whole person care and value-based reimbursement are moving forward in fits and starts. A new and interesting model was just announced by […]
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On-Demand Webinar – Navigating VBC Negotiations: Turning Complexity into Opportunity
Recent reports forecast that the number of patients treated under Value-Based Contracts (VBC) will double in the next five years. It’s clear: VBC is no longer just a trend—it’s essential […]