2019-12-18
Description
Webinar: Health Plan Innovations in Population Health Management for Complex Consumers
Location: Online Via PsychU.org
Description: “Treat the patient, not the disease” is a maxim of medical practice. But sometimes a laser focus on a particular disease or on a set of disease-related behaviors proves the best way to treat the entire patient and deliver appropriate, coordinated care. A population health approach, in which individuals are flagged for interventions based on criteria such as depression, substance use, or ED utilization, allows health systems to improve the quality of care offered to complex consumers while reducing the cost of that care.
So, what are health plans doing now to better manage their complex consumers’ behavioral health care needs—cost-effectively? During this webinar, Paul M. Duck and Deb Adler, both Senior Associates at OPEN MINDS, will share key drivers in population health management and discuss how health plans are getting complex consumers into care—that is, into appropriate, timely care—and bringing costs down. They will also provide their insights into expected changes for providers, payers, and consumers in 2020 and beyond.
Speakers are paid consultants for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Event Speakers
Deb Adler, MEd, CPHQ
Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS
Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS
Deb Adler, MEd, CPHQ, is a Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS. She is the Former Senior Vice President of Network Strategy for Optum, where she was responsible for behavioral health network development, contracting, and strategy for over 185,000 providers. Ms. Adler has more than 20 years of experience in executive health care roles, serving in a variety of capacities including network executive, quality management executive, and chief operating officer. Ms. Adler received her Master’s Degree in Psychology & Evaluation from Catholic University of America. She is a Certified Professional in Health Care Quality.
Paul Duck
Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS
Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS
Paul Duck currently serves as a Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS. He brings over 40 years of experience in leadership and management focusing on managed care, health information technology organizations, strategy, business development and market expansion, and customer experience optimization to the OPEN MINDS team. Previously, Mr. Duck has served in roles such as Vice President, Strategy & Development for Beacon Health Options, the Vice President of Business Development for Netsmart Technologies, and Chief Executive Officer for Coastal Orthopedics. Mr. Duck earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Case Western Reserve University. He earned his Associate of Arts in Electronic Engineering Technology from the Electronic Technology Institute.