ProgrAm

MONDAY MORNING ‘A’ WORKSHOPS continued
A14 Pioneering Behavioral Health in
Information Exchanges: Five State
Experiences
Room: Neopolitan 2
Early this year, the National Council’s SAMHSA–HRSA
Center for Integrated Health Solutions completed a project
with five state health information exchanges in which
the states worked through the policies, protocols, procedures,
and standards to share behavioral health and
physical health information. These five states now provide
better quality care to those they serve. Hear their
challenges, the procedures needed to make data sharing
work, and what these pioneers anticipate for the future.
Expect to leave with an understanding of what information
you can share, how to share it, and how data sharing
improves care.
Track: Survival of the Savviest: HIT, Marketing, and
Media Relations
Shaun Alfreds, HealthInfoNet; Kate Berry, National
eHealth Collaborative; Karen Chrisman, GOEHI, Cabinet
for Health and Family Services; Dia Cirillo, Illinois Office
of Health Information Technology, Office of Governor Pat
Quinn; Laura Adams, Rhode Island Quality Institute; Michael
Lardiere, National Council for Community Behavioral
Healthcare; Tracy Leeper, Oklahoma Deptartment of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
A15 Reaching Out: Why Trauma-informed
Communities Make Sense
Room: Roman IV
Healing from trauma doesn’t occur in a vacuum and the
people you serve don’t live in one. Hear from three diverse
organizations that positively affect their communities
through their trauma-informed care efforts. Learn
how they make a difference in the lives of those they
serve by reaching out to community partners to improve
services for individuals working toward recovery from
trauma.
Track: Trauma-Informed Care
Rene Andersen, A/TR Associates; Suzanne Daub , National
Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare; Larke
Huang, Administrator’s Office of Policy Planning and Innovation,
Office of Behavioral Health Equity, SAMHSA;
Cheryl Sharp, National Council for Community Behavioral
Healthcare; Rex Thornley, Bonneville County Wood Pilot
Project
A16 45 to 90 Day Strategic Planning for
Chaotic Times
Room: Neopolitan 4
Today’s ever-changing healthcare environment challenges
community behavioral health organizations to create
timely and effective change service delivery processes.
Learn how to develop short, quick-turnaround strategic
action plans that require 45–90 day planning and implementation
cycles and hear how such strategic planning
makes a difference.
Track: Organizational Excellence
Michael Flora, Ben Gordon Center, MTM Services, Inc.
A17 Dual Eligibles: State and Federal
Policy-making
Room: Pompeian II
Congress instructed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services to improve health outcomes for people who
are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid coverage.
In its guidance to states, CMS aims to revamp the
dual-eligibles programs by simplifying enrollment for beneficiaries,
creating new financial relationships with states
to incentivize cost savings, and increasing collection and
review of data. As your state develops and implements
a dual-eligibles plan, knowing what’s under consideration
and how it can affect your client interactions will prepare
you for what lies ahead.
Track: Finance
Charles Ingoglia, National Council for Community Behavioral
Healthcare
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