Be sure to register soon for ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨â€™s conference on What’s Next for Medicaid, Medicare, and Publicly Sponsored Healthcare: How Payers, Providers, and States Are Navigating a Future of Opportunity and Uncertainty, October 26-27, at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park. The Early Bird registration rate of $1595 per person expires on July 29. After that, the rate is $1795.
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New report highlights IEHP’s establishment of 50 care teams for Health Homes Program services
A new report has been released outlining Inland Empire Health Plan’s (IEHP) efforts to establish 50 care teams to support the delivery of core Health Homes Program services for IEHP’s most vulnerable members with complex health conditions.
ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ contributed to the new report and has supported implementation of IEHP’s Health Homes Program since 2018, providing consultation in the development and implementation of a clinical model of care, the design and deployment of a population health management tool, the creation and delivery of a multi-modal training program, and the provision of practice coaching to over 50 care teams.

ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ framework examines behavioral health crisis diversion facilities
This week, our In Focus section provides a model framework examining an option for care for individuals with behavioral health needs who often find themselves involved with law enforcement or in hospital emergency rooms during times of crisis. The framework – Crisis Diversion Facilities – was released by ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨, led by ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Principal Bren Manaugh and supported by as part of a larger opioid and mental health response initiative.

ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ conference on trends in publicly sponsored healthcare
ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Conference 2020
What’s Next for Medicaid, Medicare, and Publicly Sponsored Healthcare:
How Payers, Providers, and States Are Navigating a Future of Opportunity and Uncertainty
Pre-Conference Workshop: October 25
Conference: October 26-27
Location: Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park

Webinar Replay: Supporting the Behavioral Health Workforce During the COVID-19 Response: Strategies for Providers to Sustain and Strengthen the Behavioral Health System
This webinar was held on May 18, 2020.
Even as behavioral health providers work tirelessly to respond to COVID-19, the most forward-looking organizations also recognize that the pandemic has laid bare the need to develop a wide variety of short- and long-term solutions to ongoing and emergent needs. The most pressing of these needs concern strategies to support and strengthen the behavioral health system workforce.
During this webinar, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ experts showed how leading behavioral health providers are using new regulatory flexibilities, emerging staffing models, and new delivery formats to develop and implement organizational changes and innovations that sustain workforce excellence.
Learning Objectives:
- Hear how behavioral health providers around the country are supporting their workforce and continuing to meet ongoing and emergent behavioral health needs.
- Learn how collaborative efforts among states and providers can lead to meaningful changes in rules, roles, tools, and approaches to delivering behavioral healthcare.
- Obtain cross-cutting strategies for management and leadership during a crisis.
- Find out how to ensure organizational structures are in place to help staff adjust to change, foster resilience, and provide bereavement support when appropriate.
- Understand the available resources and emerging practices for workforce support, including training, technology, and strategies for enhancing the ability of the behavioral health workforce to meet the needs of special populations.
ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Speakers
Barry Jacobs, PsyD, Principal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gina Lasky, PsyD, Principal, Denver, Colorado
Shannon Mong, PsyD, Principal, San Francisco, California
Lori Raney, MD, Principal, Denver, Colorado
Meggan Schilkie, MBA, Managing Principal, New York
Tim Sheehan, MSW, Principal, Chicago, Illinois

Examining key considerations for implementing group prenatal care
A team of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ consultants have authored a peer-reviewed journal article drawing on data from the recently completed five-year evaluation of the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns II Initiative to discuss key considerations for implementing a group prenatal care model, including barriers to implementation and sustainability as well as strategies for overcoming barriers and sustaining the model.

ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ experts provide guide to California county behavioral health programs
A team of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ behavioral health experts have developed a and white paper addressing changes to California’s county behavioral health programs and provide a guide to help counties and stakeholders determine the best path forward.

ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ article highlights value-based payment models
With a focus on value-based payment (VBP) models and helping primary care practices prepare for a value-driven future, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ experts Suzanne Daub, Caroline Rosenzweig and Meggan Christmas Schilkie will publish their article in the American Psychological Association journal Families, Systems & Health.

Framework examines behavioral health crisis diversion facilities
Individuals with behavioral health needs often find themselves involved with law enforcement or in hospital emergency rooms during times of crisis. ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ (ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨) has released a model framework examining a third option for care – Crisis Diversion Facilities.

Webinar Replay: Lessons from Colorado Community-Based Organizations Engaged in Provider Partnerships that Address Social Determinants of Health
This webinar was held on January 31, 2020.
ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨’s how-to session last year on development and implementation of social determinants of health (SDOH) partnerships for vulnerable Colorado populations was a tremendous success, offering frameworks and tools for effective SDOH initiatives among community-based organizations (CBOs), health systems, and other providers. As a follow-up to this discussion, ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ hosted a “lessons learned” session, in which two CBOs who have implemented innovative SDOH partnerships outlined the results of their programs and provided insights on how to develop an effective SDOH collaboration.
Learning Objectives
- Learn how CBOs and health systems are successfully collaborating on SDOH services, payment models, and payer-provider relationships.
- Understand the opportunities and challenges related to contracting between CBOs and healthcare systems, including referrals, coordinated care, and pay-for-performance models.
- Find out how to engage and support local communities by activating and financing Community Health Workers (CHWs) for payment by health plans within the Pathways HUB framework.
- Learn how to assess potential partnerships and arrangements that address whole person health, including SDOH.
Speakers
- Grace Damio, Center Director, Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, CT. The Hispanic Health Council has contracted with multiple healthcare provider systems to implement its community CHW-led, home-based diabetes intervention – Diabetes Among Latinos Best Practices Trial (DIALBEST).
- Giovanna Rogow, Chief Executive, , Newburgh, NY. MISN has contracted individually with healthcare providers and serves as the backbone organization leading a 30-member CBO consortium called . This consortium addresses social determinants of health throughout a seven-county region through capacity building and collective action. The HVCCW is presently forming an Independent Practice Association to collectively contract for CHWs to conduct outreach and provide care coordination services on behalf of member organizations via the Pathways HUB model.
Who Should Listen
Representatives of Colorado state and county governments, Colorado Regional Accountable Entities, hospitals, providers, and CBOs working to address SDOH.

ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Acquires California-based Firm NPO Solutions
Today, Jay Rosen, founder and president of ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ (ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨), announced the acquisition of NPO Solutions, a California-based management consulting firm that specializes in expanding the capacity of social sector organizations.

Jonathan Blum to Join ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ as Managing Principal
Jonathan (Jon) Blum will join ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ as a managing principal on Aug. 31 working out of the Washington, DC office.
He has more than 20 years of senior-level experience working in public and private healthcare financing organizations, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).