Behavioral Health Leadership Series - Delivering on the Business Case
Serving the needs of behavioral health patients continues to be a challenge in most markets. As health care systems strive to deliver greater value there is a growing awareness of the need to invest in behavioral health services. This webinar series will bring together leaders from Vizient Network and Sg2 membership to learn together, ideate, and create solutions to pressing needs of behavioral health care in this country. The intent is to align and advance cost, quality and market performance related to this focused opportunity.
Target Audience
Nursing
Physician
Learning Objectives
1. Summarize how a variation of models of care for behavioral health patients in the Emergency Department (ED) can reduce ED length of stay and ED boarding, while improving overall facility throughput
2. Explain how securing a System of CARE that facilitates timely transitions can reduce both ED and inpatient length of stay
3. Describe behavioral health care models, both inpatient and outpatient, that can specifically reduce labor costs
4. Outline the various cost saving opportunities within their own behavioral health program
Additional Information
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Relevant financial relationships: None of the planning committee or the presenters have anything to disclose
Planning committee members
Jayme L M Zage, PhD
Principal
Sg2
Marly J Christenson, PhD, RN, MS, NP, CPHQ
Senior Networks Director
Vizient, Inc.
Robert Dean, DO, MBA
SVP Performance Management
Vizient, Inc.
Nicole Gruebling, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Vizient approved nurse planner
Senior Networks Director
Vizient, Inc.
Course reviewer
Nicole Gruebling, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Vizient approved nurse planner
Senior Networks Director
Vizient, Inc.
Presenters
Marly J Christenson, PhD, RN, MS, NP, CPHQ
(facilitator)
Senior Director, Member Connections
Vizient
Jayme L M Zage, PhD
Principal
Sg2
Roy Boland, MSN, MHA, RN
Consulting Director
Vizient
Jason Chang, MBA, BA
President and COO
The Queen’s Health Systems
Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation Statements:
NURSING
This activity is designated for 1.00 hours.
Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.20 contact hours.
PHYSICIAN
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.20 CBRN
- 1.00 General CE - Attendance