Our teams of consultants and researchers have designed practical, experience-based presentations, workshops and briefings on a wide range of critical topics of interest to behavioral health care providers and their organizations. Some of those most in demand at national and state association conferences include:

Dealing with Health Care Reform

Reform School for Behavioral Health Care Organizations

• Health reform alignment, regulatory compliance and accountable care
• Policy governance in the time of health reform
• Impact of parity, equity and health care reforms on behavioral health care providers
• Roles and rules for Accountable Care and Coordinated Care Organizations (ACO & CCO) as behavioral health care providers
• Developing a comprehensive compliance program
• Training and education programs for staff awareness
• Developing effective communication channels and enforcement of standards
• Internal audits and other evaluation processes for monitoring compliance
• Procedures for corrective action

 

Global Reimbursement and Revenue Management

The Business of Behavioral Health Care

• Strategies for maximizing reimbursements and other revenues
• Costing services and operational finances in a diversified portfolio
• Developing billing and revenue management capacity
• Essentials of Medicaid and third party billing
• Patient registration, eligibility verification, benefit authorization
• Charting, service capture and coding, billing and claiming processes
• Parity and equity in health plan benefit design
• The “Cost Curve,” value-based purchasing, and pay-for-performance
• The future of subsidies, grants, Medicaid, and the safety net
• Blending and braiding financing and systems of care

 

Quality Assurance and Clinical Excellence

Delivering on Your Promise

• Organized systems of care: ACO, CCO, Medical Home and Health Home models
• MH/SUD and Primary Care Integration
• Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC)
• Building and aligning managed care competencies to address market needs
• Finding partners who share core beliefs and complimentary competencies
• Staffing requirements, training, retention and recruitment
• Managed care policies
• Screening, Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Plans
• Clinical documentation and measurable, reportable progress
• Outcomes and quality (value) assurance

 

IT Infrastructure, Data Management and EHR Implementation

The Value of Data

• Health IT basics: hardware, software, and networking
• Technology, IT strategic planning, and implementation planning
• Consortium approaches to procuring EHR
• Budgeting for technology (total cost of ownership)
• How and when to use technology consultants
• Finding and evaluating reliable vendors
• Health Information Exchange: the “Big Picture”
• Value-able data: Improving performance, outcomes and satisfaction
• Quality, performance and data management: data warehousing, analytical tools, and reporting

 

Marketing Behavioral Health Care: The New Reality

Thriving in the Newly Competitive Marketplace

• Building a viable brand and business model
• Understanding market segments, market drivers and the competitive environment
• Understanding the new business environment for residential treatment providers
• Owning your niche: designing and delivering the services your community needs most
• Market re-positioning and branding for specific market niches
• Internal marketing and building brand delivery competencies
• Building supportive constituencies, internally and externally
• Fundraising and development

Innovation and Product Development

Answering and Anticipating Market Needs

• Market and product research
• Identifying and leveraging core competencies
• Product development
• Tactical planning, accountability, timelines and resource utilization
• Partnerships and alliances
• Marketing: packaging, pricing, promotion, and branding
• Product and service line launch strategies

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For more details or to discuss a presentation or workshop on any of these or related topics, please contact Patrick Gauthier by telephone or email: PGauthier@ahpnet.com.