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Behavioral Health

Behavioral health utilization rose 62.6 percent between 2018 and 2024 and the national mental health workforce is on pace to fall nearly 100,000 full-time counselors short of demand by 2038.  Emergency departments are absorbing much of that strain: hospitals reporting…

Sep 25, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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  • Sara Gotheridge, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Array

Health systems spend their days caring for patients, but the people delivering that care are under strain of their own. In Lyra’s 2026 State of Workforce Mental Health report, nearly half of hospital staff said they’re in “survival mode,” navigating…

Aug 12, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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  • Mark DeFee, Solutions Consultant, Lyra Health
  • Deborah Visconi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
  • Suneel Kumar Parvathareddy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Wilkes Medical Center and Medical Director of Hospital Medicine and Skilled Nursing Facility, Advocate/Atrium Health Wilkes Medical Center
  • Eric Parmenter, Vice President of Health Systems, Quantum Health
  • Mary Beth Lardazabal, DO, DFAPA, Vice President of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Allina Health, Allina Health

A patient in crisis arrives at the ED, is stabilized, discharged with a referral — and never connects with follow-up care. Weeks later, they return. The cycle repeats. For many health systems, this is still the default model. It doesn’t…

Jun 24, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Laura Bauer
  • Carolyn Mcekron-Bragg
  • Jennifer Cullen, MSW
  • Jason Betts, DNP, RN, CEN, NEA-BC
  • LalithKumar Solai, MD

Imagine a hospital where, in the hours after a critical incident, the response is structured and trauma-informed. Where clinicians don’t carry the “second victim” experience back into their next shift in silence. Where managers know what to say in the…

Jun 9, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Wendy Renedo, Manager of Well-being and Resiliency Novant Health
  • Kimberly Johnson, PhD LMHC, The Emotional PPE Project
  • Jacinta Harman, LCSW and VP of Clinical Services Marvin Behavioral Health

Care coordination teams are being asked to do more with less. Staffing constraints, rising costs and administrative complexity are turning what should be a straightforward patient experience — getting to care — into one of the most friction-heavy parts of…

Jun 11, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Valerie Holland, VP Sales, Uber Health
  • David Mutaawe, Executive Director, Community Assist NJ
  • Kaylanne Chandler MHA, BSN, RN, Director of Care Coordination, Children’s Hospital Colorado
  • Melissa Fox, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Acenda 
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Apr 30, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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  • Doug Proctor, COO and co-founder, Candid Health
  • Sabrina Luce, Revenue Cycle Management Lead, Candid Health

Behavioral health can no longer function as a crisis-only service line. Health systems are confronting the limits of episodic models that intervene too late, fragment care and strain emergency departments. As value-based expectations grow, leaders are redesigning behavioral health to…

Mar 24, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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  • Scott Domingue, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, Texas Health Resources
  • Tami Lew-Ahrendt, MA CCT, PHR, SHRM-CP, President and Chief Executive Officer, CenterPointe
  • Laura Bauer, VP Strategy, Iris Telehealth

Behavioral health is one of healthcare’s most fragmented service lines. Patients move from the ED to inpatient to ambulatory to digital tools and too often, the baton gets dropped. For health system leaders, the financial and operational consequences are rising…

Mar 31, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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  • Luke Raymond, LCPC, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Precise Behavioral Health
  • Dominique Dietz, LCSW, Director, Virtual Behavioral Health, OSF OnCall

Burnout, denials, workforce gaps — behavioral health leaders are under pressure from all sides. With demand climbing and capacity stretched, the sector faces a defining moment. This live webinar unpacks results from a nationwide Becker’s-NextGen Healthcare survey of senior behavioral…

Jan 28, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

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  • Chelsea Phelps, FNP-C, Clinic Director of Child Adolescent Health, Samuel Rogers Community Health Center
  • Javier Favela, VP Market & Segment Leader, NextGen Healthcare
  • Sri Velamoor, CEO, NextGen Healthcare

Pediatric behavioral health demand is rising, and social media use is increasingly part of the clinical picture. From anxiety and sleep disruption to attention and engagement issues, care teams are encountering new challenges tied to digital habits. Without clear frameworks,…

Dec 12, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

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Presenters:
  • Tom Milam, MD, MDiv, Chief Medical Officer, President, Iris Telehealth
  • Laura Bauer, Vice President of Strategy, Iris Telehealth
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