This is the place to discuss the latest “buzz” coming from inside the exhibit hall. Whether you’re here with us in Washington, D.C., or at work somewhere across the globe, let your voice be heard!

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What are the implementation issues that can make or break a successful software implementation? How will we know if we are getting the maximum value from our investment? What are the key steps for preparing our system, and our staff? What major pitfalls have negatively affected other organizations implementing software and how do we avoid them? What do I need to know about how software vendors think, implement and handle change? Talk about the pre-institute workshop here. (Sponsored by Credible Behavioral Healthcare Software)

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Discuss the institute's opening session where OPEN MINDS chief executive officer, Monica E. Oss, shared the results of the new OPEN MINDS research on the changing market model for the behavioral health and social service field in a technology-enriched environment.

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The information requirements for behavioral health providers are growing increasingly complex, with new compliance reporting and certification requirements. Talk about this information-packed and practical session dealing with how to ensure that your current electronic medical record (EMR) system can meet not only present, but future reporting needs.

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Innovations in treatment technologies are creating exciting possibilities for more effective diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and addictive disorders. Discuss the latest advances in neurotech and pharmaceutical delivery systems, and how these new technologies interface with more traditional treatment modalities.

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Given both the opportunities and the challenges, there are several best practice axioms that behavioral health and social service providers should refer to when embarking on a plan to implement new software and electronic health records technology. Discuss them here.

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The recovery model is fundamentally moving the behavioral health system to a consumer-driven model of care. Discuss this session, and best practices for ‘evolving’ your EMR platform to a recovery model focus in a consumer-driven system.

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Recent studies have shown that cognitive function can be improved at virtually any age. A growing number of brain enhancement tools are now available to both improve cognitive health and provide cognitive retraining for a number of disorders. Talk about this session and these topics here.

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Innovative behavioral health providers are using telehealth video conferencing to treat consumers in the community who have difficulty accessing traditional treatment locations. Technology breakthroughs in the last 18 months have changed the telehealth landscape, affecting price and ease-of-use. Talk about this interactive session here.

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The increasing use of home and community-based treatment approaches will require new technologies to both support community-based technology, and track the key metrics of these new approaches. Discuss the state-of-the-art new technologies available to support and facilitate community-based care.

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New technologies such as one-on-one secure on-line chat, on-line self-assessment with expert systems, remote monitoring, interactive video programs and telehealth are creating alternatives to traditional therapy. And, consumers seem to like these alternatives. Talk about this session and the implications for the future of therapy.

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How much should you spend on technology? A common question. The answer: It depends on the projected return on your investment (ROI). Discuss this session here where OPEN MINDS summarizes the basic elements of budget building.

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Major revolutionary trends in health care are extending support and care beyond traditional settings, resulting in more efficient and effective care. Science has discovered how to make silicon and neuron interfaces, the next leap is then seeing how computers integrate with the human brain. Discuss this session, what the field will look like for the next generation, and what we need to do to prepare for it.

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Technology is enabling health care providers to move from acute care episodic focus to a continuum-based care focus. New web models are creating collaborative communities connecting health care consumers, clinicians and caregivers. Moving beyond clinical settings, patient-centered care models such as medical homes and social networking sites, are improving efficiency and effectiveness. Discuss this session and the major revolutionary trends in health care that are extending support and care beyond traditional settings, resulting in more efficient and effective care.

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A number of behavioral health organizations have advanced the use of technology and information to include extrapolation, modeling, forecasting, and prediction. In the predictive phase, technology is routinely used to craft strategic change and drive performance. Data is used to predict and plan for the possibilities to further enhance operations and care delivery. These best-in-class organizations have moved from answering the questions of “what happened?” and “how do we make sure we do it right?” to “how can we make it better?” and “how do we make that happen?” Talk about this session and improving customer care here.

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In the past few years, a number of new technologies have arrived in the marketplace that facilitate a new degree of freedom for consumers with disabilities and chronic health care conditions – and reduce costs. Smart home technology is allowing persons with disabilities to retain a level of independence within their home which previously would have been thought impossible. Talk about this session and these key topics here.

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The $19 billion health information technology investment authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act presents a landmark opportunity to improve our nation’s health care system. This key piece of President Obama’s policy agenda encourages doctors and hospitals to embrace health information technology solutions in order to strengthen and modernize the infrastructure upon which our health care system runs. Talk about this expert panel discussion here.

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The widespread availability of data—and the informatics tools to evaluate the data—will likely change how we assess treatment effectiveness. This holds the promise of better outcomes for the clients we serve. But, it also has major implications for payers and reimbursement policy. The combination of treatment effectiveness data and cost data will provide payers and policymakers with a new decisionmaking paradigm. Discuss this thought-provoking session and how cost effectiveness data will change the future of the behavioral health field.

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