Events

As behavioral health providers continue to adapt service delivery and operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, financial management and sustainability are increasingly areas of concern. To support providers in navigating these unprecedented times financially to sustain operations, the National Council for Behavioral Health, with support from the Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net, provided a COVID-19 Financial Response Strategy ECHO Series. This three-part series provides guidance on financial/operational strategies for remaining financially viable during these trying times.

The Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net held a fifth convening for state primary care associations and behavioral health state associations participating in the State Learning & Action Collaborative.  In lieu of our originally scheduled in-person convening, this event was a virtual forum for grantees to share actions and challenges related to changing policy and care in response to COVID-19. 

Speakers from Oakland Community Health Network, the public community mental health center and public Medicaid specialty health plan for Oakland County, Michigan, share their experience of utilizing an outcomes-based payment model for behavioral health services. OCHN also shares lessons learned for community mental health centers in other states that are pursuing similar types of payment models.

To assist behavioral health finance and accounting staff in preparing for the transition to value-based payment and care, the Delta Center hosted a series of webinar trainings on Understanding Your Costs in an Evolving Payment Environment. The 4-part webinar series focused on behavioral health examples in the following sessions: 1) Cost Allocation – Getting the Basics Right, 2) Preparing Internal Systems for Gathering Cost Data, 3) Cost Allocation Methodology for Value-Based Payment Systems, and 4) Utilizing Cost Data to Drive Programmatic Change.

The Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net held a sixth and final convening for state primary care associations and behavioral health state associations participating in the State Learning & Action Collaborative.

The Delta Center is hosting an optional informational webinar for PCA/BHSA grantee teams interested in applying to the Call for Proposals to join the State Learning & Action Collaborative.

In May, the Delta Center held its first convening of Phase II, bringing together alumni from Phase I and grantee teams from Phase II.

The first Grantee Session focused on strategies for engaging state agencies in Delta Center projects.

The fourth grantee learning session, titled "Health Equity and Consumer Engagement," took place on Wednesday, February 2. Participants heard from Families USA about their health equity work and from fellow grantees about their progress on their grant work.