NJAMHAA-FY21-annual-report

22 • The Behavioral Health Trifecta: Serve Communities, Support Staff Resilience, and Secure Financial Stability, presented by Anne E. Collier, MPP, JD, PCC, Chief Executive Officer, and Cynthia Shaffer, MS, MBA, ACC, Chief Operations Officer, both at Arudia • “Are You Positive It’s Positive?” - Understanding How to Interpret New Use in Urine Drug Testing Results, presented by Lisa Marzilli, PharmD, CDOE, Director of Applied Clinical Research and Education, Ammon Labs • Winter Wellness Planning, presented by Mary Catherine Lundquist, Program Coordinator of the COPSA (Comprehensive Services on Aging) Institute for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Rutgers Health, University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC); Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, FAOTA, Associate Professor and Director of Practice Innovation and Wellness, UBHC; and Monica Townsend, Training & Consultation Specialist at the COPSA Institute for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, UBHC • Horizon Neighbors in Health: A Community Health Worker, Social Determinants of Health Program, presented by Valerie J. Harr, MA, Director, Community Health – Enterprise, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey • Unlocking the Power of your Data, presented by Elliot Massuda, Strategic Partnerships Manager, and Jim Butz, Account Executive, Foothold Technology • Strategies for Improving the Performance of your Health Benefits Program, presented by Stuart Klein, Vice President, Employee Benefits, CBIZ Employee Benefits • Financial Literacy: Becoming an Informed Investor, presented by Alessandra Masciandaro, Lauren Kouser, and Alexandra Petrullo, Student Advocates, Investor Advocacy Project, Seton Hall University School of Law • Personal Protective Equipment: Last Line of Defense in the Battle with COVID, presented by Lisa A. Bellis, ARM, CSM, CIC, CRIS, Director of Risk Management & Loss Control Services, Brown & Brown of Lehigh Valley, LP • What We Now Know about COVID-19, presented by Alejandro Amador, Chief Operations Officer, Ammon Labs • Reopening and Recovery, presented by Bridget DeFiccio, Senior Vice President, Integrated Health; Melissa Fox, MHA, FACMPE, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer; Gwen Houldsworth, Associate Vice President, Quality, Compliance & Risk; Kate Royal, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administrative Operations – all from Acenda Integrated Health • Improving Behavioral Health Outcomes: Addressing the Trauma of Social Injustice, presented by Nzinga A. Harrison, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Eleanor Health • Crisis Communications Management: Creating a Strategy during the Crisis, presented by Rebecca Perkins, President and CEO, Perkins Partnership In addition, NJAMHAA held membership-wide Zoom calls to address challenges and questions that arose during the pandemic. These calls focused on COVID-19 related issues: • Access and Distribution Plan, updates from Judith Persichilli, RN, BSN, MA, Commissioner, Department of Health • Explanation of the Safety of Vaccines and the Distribution Plan– presented by Debra L. Wentz, PhD, President and CEO of NJAMHAA, and Debbie Hart, President and CEO of BioNJ • Reimbursement Available through the Coronavirus Relief Fund – discussion with Valerie Mielke, MSW, Assistant Commissioner, and Morris Friedman, CFO, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services • State and Federal Laws Concerning Staff’s Time Off due to COVID-19 – discussion with John Sarno, Esq., President, Employers Association of New Jersey • Telehealth: Members shared their experiences and recommendations for maximizing client engagement and achievement of outcomes • Discussion with Christine Norbut Beyer, MSW, Commissioner, Department of Children and Families, on guidelines for reopening facilities Technical Assistance Throughout the year, the IT Project provides technical assistance to establish and enhance networks, implement electronic health record systems and much more. Highlights of the IT Project’s achievements throughout the year begin on page 23. Another type of technical assistance is provided by the NJAMHAA staff on an ongoing basis. They readily answer questions about policies, licensing, legislation, regulations, insurance and many other topics. For any information NJAMHAA does not have readily available, the staff contacts individuals in the appropriate state or federal departments to obtain answers and, when needed, arranges for meetings to address questions and concerns.