Access to behavioral health care is a significant barrier for many consumers with complex medical and behavioral needs due to barriers presented by geographic, affordability, and fragmentation issues. To meet the growing demand for services, the “payvider” model has emerged where large insurance companies are acquiring provider organization networks with expanded capacity. With these mergers and acquisitions there are many moving parts. Join our keynote presenter as he outlines how Refresh Mental Health, part of Optum is advancing quality care and financial efficiencies through behavioral health innovations. During this keynote, executives from specialty and primary care providers can expect to gain a unique perspective from Optum and Refresh Mental Health on defining and examining the assumptions behind value-based metrics, converging of electronic health record platforms across payer and provider systems, and what opportunities exist for your organization to join payvider partnerships, as well as gauge their impact.
