Vital Viewpoints on Healthcare

Today on Juneteenth, we talk about leaders - behavioral health, healthcare, any organizational leader--on how they can manifest the call to action on anti-racism. Laquisha Grant is a senior consultant at HMA, certified in Trauma-informed Care, who works to advance correctional health policy and cross sector service collaboration for people affected by mental illness and substance use. Heidi Arthur is a social worker and a Principal at HMA who focuses on improvements to the publicly funded healthcare system. Resources mentioned in this episode: Ibram X. Kendi. "The American Nightmare." The Atlantic, June 1, 2020 Brene Brown. Unlocking Us Podcast: Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi. Website Producer: Annalisa Baker is a Senior Consultant in HMA’s New York office. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of HMA's Behavioral Health Team that provides policy and operational expertise to non-profit providers, government agencies and a variety of healthcare stakeholders to navigate value-based financing and integrate behavioral health quality metrics and best practices into healthcare system reform efforts. Theme Music Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow HMA on Twitter @HMAConsultants and find us on LinkedIn. Find out more about this series at www.healthmanagement.com/podcast For more information on how we can help support you through COVID-19, visit our COVID-19 Resources page.

In this episode, we talk about health equity amidst the protests that have erupted because of George Floyd's death and not just because of HIS death. This is a frank conversation about the culmination of a series of injustices that have been happening over time against black people and how this manifests in health care. Laquisha Grant, a senior consultant at HMA, certified in Trauma-informed Care, who works to advance correctional health policy and cross sector service collaboration for people affected by mental illness and substance use. Resources mentioned in this episode: Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses White Fragility – YouTube Robin DiAngelo, PhD (website) White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism (Book) National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO): Advancing Public Narrative for Health Equity & Social Justice (handbook) NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – COVID-19 Data: Details on Deaths Health Affairs: It’s Time To Address The Role Of Implicit Bias Within Health Care Delivery Harvard Business School: African American Inequality in the United States The Washington Post: Depression and anxiety spiked among black Americans after George Floyd’s death New York University, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation: Anti-Racism Education, Programs, and Resources Producer: Annalisa Baker is a Senior Consultant in HMA’s New York office. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of HMA's Behavioral Health Team that provides policy and operational expertise to non-profit providers, government agencies and a variety of healthcare stakeholders to navigate value-based financing and integrate behavioral health quality metrics and best practices into healthcare system reform efforts. Theme Music Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow HMA on Twitter @HMAConsultants and find us on LinkedIn. Find out more about this series at www.healthmanagement.com/podcast For more information on how we can help support you through COVID-19, visit our COVID-19 Resources page.

In this episode, we join a conversation between HMA Principals Dr. Jeffrey Ring and Dr. Gina Lasky - nationally renowned clinical psychologists in culturally responsive healthcare and behavioral health. Health and behavioral healthcare providers in NY are experiencing an unprecedented volume of loss - clients and patients that they serve, colleagues, and their own families and friends. All New Yorkers are also experiencing a sudden loss of society as we knew it. This podcast is dedicated to helping direct health/ BH providers with grieving strategies that acknowledge loss and anger, as well as promote hope and resiliency to keep NY strong. Resources mentioned in this episode: Author, David Kessler, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief Poet, Mary Oliver, Wild Geese Harvard Business Review, That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief Producer: Annalisa Baker is a Senior Consultant in HMA’s New York office. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of HMA's Behavioral Health Team that provides policy and operational expertise to non-profit providers, government agencies and a variety of healthcare stakeholders to navigate value-based financing and integrate behavioral health quality metrics and best practices into healthcare system reform efforts. Theme Music Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow HMA on Twitter @HMAConsultants and find us on LinkedIn. Find out more about this series at www.healthmanagement.com/podcast For more information on how we can help support you through COVID-19, visit our COVID-19 Resources page.

In this episode, we join a conversation between Meggan Schilkie, HMA Managing Principal, and Joe Macrillo, Chief Financial Officer of Huther Doyle, a Health Home in Rochester, NY with 41 Care Management agencies. Joe talks about the implementation of an IT platform that eases the administrative burden on care managers so that they can focus on connecting their clients to needed services. Collaborative relationships are the primary drivers of Joe’s management style. Valuing all input throughout process change has placed Huther Doyle in a position for success beyond COVID-19. Resources mentioned in this episode: Innovative Solutions Producer: Annalisa Baker is a Senior Consultant in HMA’s New York office. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of HMA's Behavioral Health Team that provides policy and operational expertise to non-profit providers, government agencies and a variety of healthcare stakeholders to navigate value-based financing and integrate behavioral health quality metrics and best practices into healthcare system reform efforts. Theme Music Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow HMA on Twitter @HMAConsultants and find us on LinkedIn. Find out more about this series at www.healthmanagement.com/podcast For more information on how we can help support you through COVID-19, visit our COVID-19 Resources page.

In this episode, Annalisa Baker talks about engaging with clients with empathy over the phone, with HMA Principals Dr. Jeffrey Ring and Dr. Gina Lasky - nationally renowned clinical psychologists in culturally responsive healthcare and behavioral health. Behavioral health providers in New York right now are experiencing crises related to the clients they serve, and possibly within their own social and family circles. This conversation aims to help Behavioral Health service providers, care managers and other client-facing behavioral health staff with strategies to help them personally cope, effectively engage with clients and promote/maintain resiliency in this challenging time. Resources mentioned in this episode: Elizabeth Morrison Producer: Annalisa Baker is a Senior Consultant in HMA’s New York office. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of HMA's Behavioral Health Team that provides policy and operational expertise to non-profit providers, government agencies and a variety of healthcare stakeholders to navigate value-based financing and integrate behavioral health quality metrics and best practices into healthcare system reform efforts. Theme Music Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow HMA on Twitter @HMAConsultants and find us on LinkedIn. Find out more about this series at www.healthmanagement.com/podcast For more information on how we can help support you through COVID-19, visit our COVID-19 Resources page.

In this episode, Annalisa Baker interviews Scott Haga, Principal at Health Management Associates, experienced medical provider and subject matter expert in the treatment of substance use disorders. He has provided addiction medicine services in the outpatient setting as well as inpatient addiction consultation services. Behavioral health providers in New York are experiencing a deluge of information around changes in telehealth practices related to the COVID-19 crisis. New Yorkers with substance use disorders (SUD) are likely at increased risk of relapse and overdose during this unusual period of social isolation and chaos, and may be struggling to find treatment supports. Starting buprenorphine via telehealth (e.g., home induction) is a safe and increasingly standard practice for medication assisted treatment (MAT). In this episode we discuss: How to take advantage of recent changes in telehealth regulations to help clients with SUD initiate MAT at home Ideal candidates for remote induction Tips for helping clients induce remotely Resources mentioned in this episode: Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) American Society of Addition Medicine (ASAM) Producer: Annalisa Baker is a Senior Consultant in HMA’s New York office. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of HMA's Behavioral Health Team that provides policy and operational expertise to non-profit providers, government agencies and a variety of healthcare stakeholders to navigate value-based financing and integrate behavioral health quality metrics and best practices into healthcare system reform efforts. Theme Music Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow HMA on Twitter @HMAConsultants and find us on LinkedIn. Find out more about this series at www.healthmanagement.com/podcast For more information on how we can help support you through COVID-19, visit our COVID-19 Resources page.

The May 2018 episode of On the Horizon focuses on transitions from correctional facilities back to the community. A recent Pew report has estimated that at least 95% of individuals in state prisons eventually leave, and more than half a million of these individuals leave in a typical year. Many of these individuals have a chronic disease, and their successful re-entry into the community is dependent on a seamless healthcare transition. Additionally, with the Medicaid expansion in more than...