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  • Sunday, Apr 26th
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MDT
    PRECON3 - Value-based Payment Contracting
    Location: 201
    Preconference Presenter: Joe Parks, MD – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
    Preconference Presenter: Patrick Runnels, MD, MBA – University Hospitals
    Preconference Presenter: Natalie L. Cook, MS – Missouri Behavioral Health Council
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
    A11 - Agency Fiscal Crisis: Navigating Funding and Financial Pressures and Strategizing for the Future
    Location: Bluebird 3G
    Breakout Presenter: Derek Hoy, MA/MBA – Northwestern Counseling & Support Services, Inc. (NCSS)
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
    A21 - Nonprofits Going For-Profit, Without Selling Out
    Location: Bluebird 2E
    Breakout Presenter: Linda Rosenberg, MSW – Behavioral Health Strategy
    Breakout Presenter: Josh Cantwell, LCSW, PRSS – GRAND Mental Health
    Breakout Presenter: Ashley Kjos, PsyD, LP – Woodland Centers
    Breakout Presenter: Tania Malik – Behavioral Health Strategy
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
    Poster 48 - Rural Pediatric Social-Needs Coordination Program Lowers Medicaid Costs by Thousands of Dollars per Member-Year
    Location: Screen 13, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
    Poster Presenter: Elizabeth Messerschmidt, MBA MAC LPC – Egyptian Health Department
    Poster Presenter: Jesse Sieger-Walls, Phd, MSW, LCSW – Wellbeing in Action
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    B4 - Rising to the Moment: A New Vision for People and Possibility
    Location: 205
    Breakout Presenter: Jody Levison-Johnson, PhD, LCSW – Social Current
    Breakout Presenter: Mohini Venkatesh, MPH – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    B6 - Building Sustainable Crisis Systems: Proven Funding Models and Payment Strategies for Behavioral Health Emergency Services
    Location: 607
    Breakout Presenter: Tom Fuller – Connections Health Solutions
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
    C5 - Designing and Implementing Measurement-informed Interdisciplinary Team-based Care
    Location: 505
    Breakout Presenter: Peter R. Epp – CohnReznick
    Breakout Presenter: Jeff Capobianco, PhD – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
    D21 - CMS's Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model: An Overview, Lessons Learned and Best Practices
    Location: Bluebird 1B
    Breakout Presenter: Karin E. Bleeg, MPH – Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation | CMS
    Breakout Presenter: Robert Myers, PhD – NYS Department of Mental Health
    Breakout Presenter: Andrea Wanat, MA – Value Network IPA and Value Network Inc.
    Breakout Presenter: Beth Ann Meints, LPC – Integrated Services of Kalamazoo
    Breakout Presenter: Leah Julian – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
    Breakout Presenter: Grace Feldman, MPH – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
    Poster 93 - How to Optimize Your Revenue Cycle While You Manage Your Organization
    Location: Screen 4, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
    Poster Presenter: Zachary Skelly, n/a – Behavioral Health RCM Solutions, LLC
    Poster Presenter: Jordan Oshlag, LICSW – Behavioral Health RCM Solutions, LLC
    Poster Presenter: Eric McClanahan, n/a – Behavioral Health RCM Solutions, LLC
    Poster Presenter: Andy Zozom, PhD – Pine Street Inn
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    E3 - Overcoming Insurance Obstacles to Care: Resources and Actions for Patient Advocacy
    Location: 702
    Breakout Presenter: Joe Feldman, MBA – Cover My Mental Health
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    E19 - CCBHCs and Medicare
    Location: 708
    Breakout Presenter: Selina Hickman – Bowling Business Strategies
    Breakout Presenter: Rachael Matulis, MPH – Bowling Business Strategies
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  • Wednesday, Apr 29th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT
    H4 - Unlocking Collaboration: Maximizing the Impact of CCBHCs and Managed Care
    Location: 711
    Breakout Presenter: Andrew Schwend – Centerstone
    Breakout Presenter: Nina Marshall, MSW – Oak Street Outcomes
    Breakout Presenter: Lisa Tse, MPH – Rhode Island Office of Health and Human Services
    Breakout Presenter: Tory Gildred, LICSW, SUDP – Molina Healthcare
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