2018 Agenda At-A-Glance
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Key Issues Shaping The Market: What Executives Need To Know To Succeed
Keynote Address | September 18, 9:00 am
William Lopez, M.D., CPE
Senior Medical Director-Behavioral Health, Cigna Behavioral Health
Dr. William Lopez is a Lead Medical Director for Cigna Behavioral Health and manages a team of doctors responsible for medical necessity reviews, case management and claims activities. He also oversees the revision of CBH’s Medical Necessity Criteria, has a leading role in the integration of behavioral health services into Cigna's collaborative accountable care programs, and represents behavioral health on a companywide task force that is currently implementing a national tele-health strategy.
Prior to joining Cigna in 2006, Dr. Lopez was a staff psychiatrist and then Medical Director for psychiatry at Snowden at Fredericksburg, a private behavioral health center in Virginia, and staff psychiatrist and medical director at Memorial Healthcare System in Michigan. Dr. Lopez was a captain in the U.S. Air Force, where he practiced aerospace medicine, and is a veteran of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Dr. Lopez holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Puerto Rico and a medical degree from the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. After completing an internship in internal medicine at Western Reserve Care System in Ohio, he completed a residency in psychiatry and a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the University of California San Diego.
Dr. Lopez is a certified physician executive through the Certifying Commission in Medical Management, is board certified in psychiatry, and is licensed in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Dr. Lopez is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, the American College of Physician Executives and the National Hispanic Medical Association. ×
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Next Generation Models For Health Plan Behavioral Health Services
Keynote Address | September 19, 9:00 am
Debra Smyers
Sr. Vice President, Health Services, Sunshine Health
Ms. Smyers is Senior Vice President of Health Services,
Sunshine Health and serves as the executive clinical leader for the utilization management, care management, quality and pharmacy programs to improve the cost and quality of care for multiple populations, including Medicaid, Child Welfare and Special Needs products. Ms. Smyers uses a population management strategy based on integration of physical and behavioral health needs in a holistic manner with measurable outcomes. × -
Leadership Lesson #1 – Don’t Be Surprised!
Keynote Address | September 20, 3:45 pm
Monica E. Oss
Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS
Monica E. Oss, M.S., Chief Executive Officer and Senior Associate, is the founder of OPEN MINDS. For the past two decades, Ms. Oss has led the OPEN MINDS team and its research on health and human service market trends and its national consulting practice. Ms. Oss is well known for her numerous books and articles focused on the strategic and marketing implications of the evolving health and human service field. She has unique expertise in payer financing models, provider rate setting, and service pricing. She has led numerous engagements with state Medicaid plans, county governments, private insurers, managed care programs, service provider organizations, technology vendors, neurotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations, and investment banking firms – with a focus on the implications of financing changes on delivery system design. ×
Experience Everything Historic Gettysburg Has To Offer!
Whether you’re looking to learn more about the Civil War and the history of Gettysburg, tour the many local wineries, experience autumn apple picking in Adam’s County’s local orchards, or take time for a round of golf – you can find it all in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Visit our Gettysburg Activities page for more information on everything from museums and battlefield segway tours, to ghost tours and antique shops.
It’s a known fact… high-performing organizations invest in high-potential leaders. But, with the demands and time constraints placed on today’s health and human service leaders, it’s no surprise these investments come few and far between.
With that in mind, we invite you to invest in yourself and the future of your organization by joining 200 of your peers in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for The 2018 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat.
The retreat is designed to develop the leadership skills executives need to build sustainable organizations in a time of change and collaboration. Historic Gettysburg serves as the backdrop for this immersive retreat, which is designed to develop current and emerging leaders who are prepared for the challenges of a changing health and human service field through our synthesis of five key areas of leadership development:
- Meta-leadership skills to make “the deals” that create competitive advantage and sustainability
- Transformational leadership skills for success with organizational change
- Transactional leadership skills to ensure effective operations
- Ethical leadership perspectives needed in serving vulnerable populations
- Personal leadership development designed to build “executive athletes” who can withstand and thrive on the challenges ahead
This three-day event is an immersive leadership experience that will concentrate on strengthening the leadership skills and business management tools executive teams need to thrive in a shifting market. Don’t miss this inimitable retreat experience in historic Gettysburg for the opportunity to learn from other leaders, strengthen your leadership skills, and prepare for the personal demands of leadership!
