[NYAPRS Enews] Register Online for April NYAPRS Seminar: Integration Strategies for Behavioral Health

[Harvey Rosenthal]

NYAPRS Note: Please mark your calendars for this very timely, information and input packed opportunity to help your hear and shape rapidly emerging changes that will dramatically change the face of behavioral healthcare service delivery in New York State. The registration link is now available at http://www.nyaprs.org/conferences/executive-seminar/registration/. 

 

The NYAPRS Collective Presents

NYAPRS 7th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation

 

Integration Strategies for Behavioral Health:

Managing Care, Outcomes and Costs While Preserving our Recovery Vision

 

April 27 -28, 2011

Crowne Plaza  Lodge & State Streets  Albany, NY 

 

"We are on the cusp of the most significant wave of public behavioral health change in the last 25 years."

"There may no longer be a need for a public system to handle mental health in the long run."

"Fee for Service is headed towards extinction." 

"States will likely move their Medicaid health care into managed care and may carve-in their mental health and substance use treatment services.

 

In an unprecedented time of challenge, change and opportunity, national and state experts will join with state leaders and New York's recovery community to take a penetrating look at what lies ahead...and what we can best do to successfully navigate through uncertain waters.

 

-------------------------------Featured Speakers ------------------------------------

 

Bill Hudock, Special Expert - Financing Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Washington, DC

Dale A. Jarvis CPA, Dale Jarvis and Associates, LLC, Seattle, WA

James Knickman, President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation, New York, NY

Michael Hogan, PhD, Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Arlene González-Sánchez, MS, LMSW, Commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, Albany, NY

Greg Allen, Director, Division of Financial Planning & Policy, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

Jason Helgerson, Medicaid Director, Office of Health Insurance Programs, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

James Schuster, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, Pittsburgh, PA

Judith Cook, PhD, Professor and Director, Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Larry Fricks, Director, Appalachian Consulting Group, Cleveland, GA

Robert Whitaker, Journalist, Author 'Mad in America' and 'Anatomy of an Epidemic', Cambridge, MA

Richard Dougherty, PhD, President, DMA Consulting, Lexington, MA

 

8:30 am    Opening Remarks:  Harvey Rosenthal, Chacku Mathai, Edye Schwartz, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

 

9:00 am-10:30am  Finding the Opportunities in National and New York State Health Care Reforms

Dale A. Jarvis CPA, MCPP Healthcare Consulting, Inc., Seattle, WA

Bill Hudock, Special Expert - Financing Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Washington, DC

James Knickman, President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation, New York, NY

 

Break 10:30am - 10:45am

 

10:45AM-12:15PM  The Impact of Health Care and Budget Reforms: The State View           

Michael Hogan, PhD, Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Arlene González-Sánchez, MS, LMSW, Commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, Albany, NY

Greg Allen, Director, Division of Financial Planning and Policy, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

Jason Helgerson, Medicaid Director, Office of Health Insurance Programs, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

 

12:15pm - 1:15pm Lunch 

 

Workshops: Round I           1:30pm - 3:00pm

 

a.   Turning Health Homes into Recovery Homes 

Greg Allen, Director, Division of Financial Planning and Policy, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY   

Robert Myers, PhD, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Director of Adult Services, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

James Schuster, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, Pittsburgh, PA

Robert C. Long, MPA Co-Chair, New York Care Coordination Project

Richard Dougherty, PhD, President, DMA Consulting, Lexington, MA 

Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

The recently enacted Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows states to elect an option to provide health homes for enrollees with chronic health conditions. The health home provision authorized by the ACA provides an opportunity to build person-centered health homes specifically for people with psychiatric and related disabilities, to achieve improved outcomes and reduced costs. This workshop will provide an overview of the federal standards and requirements for health home services as well as offer recommendations on how to ensure a whole person, recovery centered approach to delivering health home services to people with ongoing health and behavioral health needs.  

 

b.   Advances in Self-Directed Care 

Judith Cook, PhD, Professor and Director, Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Erme C. Maula, RN, MSN, CRRN, CPS, MHA of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Grant Mitchell, MD, Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health, White Plains, NY

Self-Directed Care is an innovative approach that supports people using a portion of funds normally given to providers to purchase services and items they identify as critical to achieve their recovery and wellness goals. Most recently, state managed care pilots and federal Medicaid reforms are increasing the opportunities to launch self directed care initiatives. The presenters will provide specific examples of how such programs work, based on their experience of operating some of the most creative and promising self-directed care programs in the country. 

 

c.   Keeping the Promise of Cultural Competence 

Elatisha Kirnon, Office of Mental Health Bureau of Cultural Competence, Albany, NY

Lenora Reid-Rose, Cultural Competence Center for Excellence, Rochester, NY 

Emy Murphy, Chief Diversity Officer, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Carole Siegel, Director, Nathan Kline Institute Center of Excellence in Culturally Competent Mental Health, Orangeburg, NY

Leopoldo Cabassa, PhD, Assistant Director, New York State Psychiatric Institute Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, New York, NY 

This workshop offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from the leaders of New York State Office of Mental Health's Bureau of Cultural Competence and the NEW YORK STATE Centers of Excellence for Cultural Competence. Presenters will review their respective work plans and initiatives for cultural competence. Workshop participants will also receive guidance on how to assess your organization's progress in implementing cultural competence standards.   

 

Break 3:00pm - 3:15pm

 

Workshops:  Round II        3:15pm - 5:00pm

 

a.   OMH Initiatives in an Integrated and Managed Care Environment 

Robert Myers, PhD, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Director of Adult Services, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Doug Ruderman, Gary Weiskopf, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Edye Schwartz, DSW, Director of System Transformation Initiatives, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

The NEW YORK STATE Office of Mental Health has recently launched several major statewide service reforms, most notably the advent of Clinic Restructuring, the acceleration of PROS and the consideration of additional changes to the broader 'ambulatory care system.' The presenters will provide an update on how these initiatives are faring and how they can best address consumer needs in the era of integrated, reformed and managed healthcare. 

 

b.   Raising the Bar for Re-Entry 

Wendy Vogel, Lori Schatzel, MSW, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Dan Abreu, MS, CRC, Associate Director, National GAINS Center, Delmar, NY

David Fuller, NYAPRS Forensic Peer Services Coordinator, Brooklyn, NY

Dwayne Mayes, Howie the Harp Peer Center, New York, NY

The presenters will describe national and state efforts that best support the successful reintegration of individuals with psychiatric disabilities from prison to the community, with a particular focus on several promising new state initiatives that feature a strong focus on the use of peer specialists and supports. 

 

c.   Innovations That Promote Community Integration 

Judith Cook, PhD, Professor and Director, Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OT, CPRP, Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey, Freehold, NJ

Joseph Woodward, Executive Director, Housing Options Made Easy, Gowanda, NY

Oscar Jimenez, MPH, Director of Community and Economic Development, NYAPRS, Albany, NY 

People with psychiatric disabilities in New York State and across the country continue to experience a life of segregation and exclusion, despite wide recognition of the right to a life of inclusion and full participation in community. This workshop will review the latest advances and resources for promoting overall community integration. Presenters will offer their practical experience and research in supporting people with psychiatric disabilities to live, learn, work and meaningfully participate in their community of choice. 

 

 

NYAPRS 7th Annual Executive Seminar on System Transformation

Integration Strategies for Behavioral Health:

Managing Care, Outcomes and Costs While Preserving our Recovery Vision

April 28, 2011

 

8:15 am    Opening Remarks Harvey Rosenthal, Chacku Mathai, Edye Schwartz, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

   

8:30 am - 10:00 am   Managed Care Strategies to Advance Recovery

Vallencia Lloyd, MPA, Director, Division of Managed Care, Office of Health Insurance Programs, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

Bruce Feig, Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

James Gavin, President, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, Pittsburgh, PA

Anne McCabe, SVP, Public Sector Solutions, Magellan Health Services, Avon, CT

Sandra Forquer, Senior Vice President, State Government Programs, OptumHealth Public Sector, Santa Fe, NM

Richard Sheola, President, Public Sector Division, ValueOptions, Phoenix, AZ

Tim Murphy, MPP, Beacon Health Strategies, LLC /NY Care Coordination, Boston, MA

 

Break 10:00am - 10:15am

 

Workshops:  Round III      10:15 am - 11:30 am

 

a.   Whole Health Peer Service Innovations

Larry Fricks, Director, Appalachian Consulting Group, Cleveland, GA

Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OT, CPRP, Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey, Freehold, NJ 

Tanya Stevens, Director of Peer Services Division, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Steve Miccio, Executive Director, PEOPLe, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY

Peer service innovations are emerging as a major force in helping the nation's health and mental health care systems best engage and support people with increasingly complex conditions. This workshop allows some of the nation's leading innovators to describe pioneering new models of peer wellness, bridging and crisis support and the impressive success they are having in helping to make recovery a reality in state and local systems across the country. 

 

b.   Delivering Recovery-Focused Treatment Services in a Managed Care Environment

Edward L. Knight, PhD, Vice President of Recovery Rehabilitation and Mutual Support, ValueOptions/Colorado Health Network, Colorado Springs, CO

Susan Bergeson, VP Consumer Affairs Public Sector, OptumHealth, Geneva, IL

Adele Gregory Gorges, Executive Director, NY Care Coordination Program, Rochester, NY

Discussant: Robert Myers, PhD, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Director of Adult Services, NEW YORK STATE Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Moderator: Edye Schwartz, DSW, Director of System Transformation Initiatives, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

This very timely workshop will provide detailed examples of how managed care designs can promote innovative new service strategies to promote wellness and recovery and decrease cycles of relapse and readmission. Presenters will offer perspectives about what business, management and service delivery may need to look like in order to succeed in the context of new care coordination and managed care systems. 

    

c.   Electronic Records and Other Advances in Health Information Technology

Paul Wilder, Director, Healthcare IT Adoption and Program Director, Regional Extension Center, New York eHealth Collaborative, New York, NY                          

Dominick Bizzarro, CEO, Health Information Exchange of New York, Clifton Park, NY            

Rachel Block, Deputy Commissioner, OHITT, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY   

As part of the infrastructure for providing timely, comprehensive, high-quality services, the effective use of health information technology to link services, facilitate communication among team members- including health teams, individuals and family caregivers - and provide meaningful feedback to practices is a critical standard for implementation of health home services. This workshop will review New York State's plan for increasing our capacity to implement sweeping changes in health information technology associated with national and state healthcare reforms. 

 

Break 11:30am - 11:45am

 

Workshops: Round IV         11:45 am - 1:00 pm

 

a.   Innovations in Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Addiction Conditions 

John Challis, BA, BSW, DipTeach, Center for Excellence in Integrated Care, New York, NY

Nancy Covell, PhD, Center for Practice Innovations, Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY

Chacku Mathai, CPRP, Associate Executive Director, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

The New York State Health Foundation, in collaboration with the New York State Office of Mental Health and the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, created the New York State Center for Excellence in Integrated Care (CEIC) to support the implementation of evidence-based, recovery-oriented, person-centered and culturally competent services for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. The Center for Practice Innovations (CPI), in collaboration with the CEIC, offers award winning distance learning technology for practitioners to become proficient in Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT). This workshop will provide an overview of these initiatives and how your organization can participate.  

 

b.   Care Monitoring Initiatives to Foster Improved Outreach and Engagement 

Thomas Smith, MD, Medical Director, NYC Mental Health Care Monitoring Initiative, New York State Office of Mental Health; and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
John B. Allen, Jr., Special Assistant to the Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY

Isaac Brown, CEO, Baltic Street Mental Health Board, Brooklyn, NY
Doreen Thomann-Howe, LCSW, Co-Director, NYC Care Monitoring Initiative, Bureau of Mental Health, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 
Carole Taylor, RN, MSN, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, Pittsburgh, PA

In 2009, New York's Care Monitoring Initiative was borne out of an innovative collaboration between New York City and New York State mental health agencies to identify and improve care afforded to 'at risk' individuals with psychiatric disabilities. The presenters will review impressive findings from the Project's efforts in Brooklyn and more recently in the Bronx and will describe how a new Recovery Center initiative will greatly expand the availability of peer support to some of our most vulnerable community members. 

 

c.   The Changing Role of Medication in Advancing Recovery 

Molly Finnerty, MD, Director, Bureau of Evidence-Based Services and Implementation Science, Albany, NY

Robert Whitaker, Journalist, Author 'Mad in America' and 'Anatomy of an Epidemic', Cambridge, MA

Harvey Rosenthal, Executive Director, NYAPRS, Albany, NY

Evidence accumulating over the last two decades offers significant challenges to long held beliefs and prescribing practices in psychiatry. Care experts and budget policy makers have converged on a path to identify the appropriate use and not overuse of psychiatric medications. The presentation will feature an update on PSYCKES, an award-winning portfolio of web-based tools designed to support improved clinical decision-making by Medicaid prescribers. It will also feature a challenging counterpoint perspective from a widely read author whose research examines harmful unintended consequences of such medications and cites European research showing high outcomes without prolonged or any medication use. 

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