Becky Gernon, MD of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and Peggy DeCarlis, recently retired from New Directions Behavioral Health, report on integrating behavioral health into primary care clinics and their recently published results showing 10.8% population health cost savings.

Jim Stefansic, Ph.D., MBA of Raiven Healthcare describes how payers and providers can use artificial intelligence algorithms to optimize treatment plans, medical spending and patient outcomes.

Therapist and psychotherapy practice owner Staci Connolly recently deployed a digital diagnostic tool for patients. She anticipates the tool will accelerate diagnosis and measure patient progress in treatment, providing data she believes insurers will soon require.

Dr. Lloyd Sederer, a Professor, Columbia Public Health School, medical journalist, book/film/TV reviewer and the Chief Medical Officer for the $4 billion New York State Office of Mental Health advocates for his approach to the addiction and mental health crisis in our country.

“I never set out to work in addictions, but I lost my best friend to a heroin overdose,” shares Omar Manejwala, MD. That tragedy ultimately led Manejwala to his current role as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Catasys, Inc.

Tom Petrizzo, CEO of Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc and Scott Green, Senior Vice President & General Manager for Netsmart discuss emerging outcomes from Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) program.

Martha Whitecotton, Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health Services at Carolinas HealthCare System, has proven a lower cost, more efficient way to serve patients with behavioral health conditions.

David Young, Chairman of Raiven Health, envisions a world where machine learning and automated patient self-reporting lead to better outcomes.

Dr. Betsey Cuervo Tilson, practicing pediatrician and Chief Medical Officer for the State of North Carolina, makes the case for integrating behavioral health into primary care, simplifying behavioral health reimbursement, and raising behavioral health provider efficiency.