Gettysburg, PA, Feb. 27, 2018 -- OPEN MINDS announced the details on the 2018 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute Post-Conference Executive Seminar: Best Practice Service Line Development: An OPEN MINDSSeminar On New Service Line, Design, Development, & Launch taking place on June 7, 2018. This executive seminar will conclude the week’s events, wrapping up the 2018 OPEN MINDS Strategy and Innovations Institute, at the Sheraton Hotel (French Quarter) in New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Across the health and human service system, customers want something new. New programs and new solutions with new payment models,” said Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS. “Whether we’re talking about payers, health plans, ACOs, or consumer, the new customer wants a convenient, high-value service. Successful executive teams need to develop best practice processes not only for planning, but for launching new services. That is the focus of our seminar.”
The seminar will be led by OPEN MINDS Senior Associate, Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, EdM, and focus on key executive team practices for success in a changing market. The seminar topics include:
- Assessing and selecting which new services to develop
- An overview of a best practice process for new service line design and development
- Conducting a feasibility analyses of new service line and using target costing to set new service line rates
- Executing the plan to develop a new service
- Putting best practices in action – a new service line launch case
Joseph P. Naughton-Travers, EdM brings more than 30 years of experience in the health and human service field. Mr. Naughton-Travers brings to OPEN MINDS a broad range of experiences in private and public sector delivery of behavioral health and social services. For Mr. Naughton-Travers full professional biography, visit: https://www.openminds.com/team-members/joe-naughton-travers-ed-m/.
The 2018 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute is the only health and human service event focused on the emerging innovations disrupting the market — and the strategic science behind making them work in today’s value-based environment. The faculty and guest speakers for the event will consist of executives who have demonstrated experience making innovations an asset in developing next generation business models and sustainable strategies. For four days, 350+ executives and 30 innovative exhibitors will gather in New Orleans to discuss the innovations and business models the field needs to succeed in today’s disrupted industry. Learn more about this event at: https://strategy.openminds.com/
Early registration is recommended, as seating is already limited. Online registration is now available online at: https://strategy.openminds.com/register/.
For additional questions and inquiries, please contact Sarah Threnhauser, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS at 717-334-1329 or [email protected].
ABOUT OPEN MINDS
OPEN MINDS is an award-winning information source, executive education provider, and business solutions firm specializing in the behavioral health and human service field. For thirty years, we’ve been pioneers for change – helping organizations implement the transformational business practices they need to succeed in an evolving market with new policies and regulations.
OPEN MINDS is powered by a national team of experienced executives and subject matter experts with specific expertise and experience in markets of the health and human service field serving complex consumers. Our mission is to improve the quality of care for individuals with complex support needs by improving the effectiveness of those serving them – provider organizations, payer and insurance organizations, government agencies, pharmaceutical organizations, and technology firms. Learn more at www.openminds.com.
Tim Snyder OPEN MINDS 7173341329 [email protected]


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