FY 2020 annual report

A Y E A R L I K E N O O T H E R 20 M embers continued to contribute significant- ly to the content and impact of NJAMHAA’s advocacy through in-depth discussions during Practice Group meetings. The long-standing Practice Groups are: This year, based on repeated requests, NJAMHAA reactivated Practice Groups for providers of Integrated Case Management Services and Programs of Assertive Community Treatment and is hosting a new Practice Group that is focused on evidence-based practices. In addition, the Hospital Community Integration Council will soon be gearing up to host additional events – hopefully in person, but likely virtually – to highlight successful collaborations between hospital-based and freestanding providers of mental healthcare and substance use disorder treatment services, and to encourage other organizations to establish similar partnerships. The impactful work of the Practice Groups continues to be a valuable resource for all members. In FY2020, the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Practice Group established a new planning group to replicate, with updates, the very well-received salary benchmarking survey that was distributed in December 2017. The survey results will once again be free to participants and available for purchase by others. The CFO Practice Group also hosted compliance training. The Addictions Practice Group enabled NJAMHAA to make a compelling and successful case for higher reimbursement for long-term residential services, as well as for waivers to allow for increased access to medication-assisted treatment. Earlier in the year, this group hosted several guests, including, Mollie Greene, MA, CADC, Assistant Commissioner, De- partment of Children and Families (DCF), Children’s System of Care (CSOC), to discuss efforts to in- crease access to youth’s substance use treatment services; and Denise Hien, PhD, ABPP, Director, and Lorraine Y. Howard, LCSW, LCADC, Director of Ad- diction Education, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University Center for Alcohol and Substance Use Studies, who shared the Center’s recent research and current initiatives and offerings. Several experts on a variety of valuable topics pre- sented during meetings of the Adult Mental Health Practice Group (AMH PG) throughout the year. These presentations, along with those hosted by other groups, help providers enhance their effec- tiveness. Guests and topics included Serving Cli- ents with Criminal Charges and Addressing Related Challenges in Securing Housing and Employment by Erika Kerber, Esq., Director of Litigation, Community Health Law Project; Blind Data Collection by Aaron Levitt, PhD, Director, Integrated Employment Insti- tute, Rutgers School of Health Professions; Cultur- al Change and its Impact on Operations and the Bottom Line by Deborah Visconi, President & CEO, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center; and the Centers for Excellence and the Office Based Addiction Treat- ment Program by Clement Chen, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, The CARE Center, and Erin Zerbo, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Like all Practice Groups, the AMH PG also significantly contributed to NJAMHAA’s impactful advocacy on the need to increase access to all services. NJAMHAA achieves significant impact through its membership of 144 organizational provider members. Membership remains strong and stable, despite an apparent decline in the actual number of member organizations due to mergers and acquisitions. Through Board Committees and Practice Groups, members contribute to NJAMHAA’s advocacy strategy, which makes the trade association highly effective on behalf of members and the children and adults they serve. • Addictions • Adult Mental Health • Billing • Chief Financial Officers • Children’s • Compliance and Performance Improvement • Human Resources • Information Technology Professional Advisory Committee