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NN19 - QA 4: Outcomes Measures and Treatment Philosophy

The primary function of outcomes data collection and analysis is organizational learning and improvement. As a healthcare field, it is critical that addiction treatment providers have metrics by which they can understand the value and efficacy of their services. These metrics serve as a tool to show that treatment works, justify access to and payment for treatment services, and as a means for addiction treatment providers to refine and enhance the quality and efficacy of services. This session will focus on implementation of outcomes data collection and research, utilizing the NAATP Outcomes Toolkit.

Session Time: 
Monday, May 6, 2019 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Session Type: 
Workshop
Learning Objectives: 
• Learn about the implementation of an effective outcome measures program
• Discover ways to track patient progress
• Understand different treatment philosophies within outcomes data collection
Presenter
Presenter Name: 
Carl Kester
Job Title: 
CEO
Organization Affiliation: 
Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers
Carl Kester is the CEO of Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers. With 13 locations and over 225 employees, Lakeside-Milam is the Pacific Northwest's largest continuum of care for addiction treatment. Carl has been with Lakeside-Milam since 1993, serving as President since 2000 and CEO since 2012. Carl is a past President of the Washington State Association of Addiction Providers and past Board Chair of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. Carl is on the Board of the Association of Washington Businesses and two charitable organizations. Prior to Lakeside-Milam, Carl graduated from the University of Washington and worked for the office of U.S. Congressman Rod Chandler.
Co-Presenter
Co Presenter: 
Julia Finken
Job Title: 
Executive Director of Behavioral Healthcare
Organization Affiliation: 
The Joint Commission
Julia Finken is the Executive Director of Behavioral Healthcare at the Joint Commission. Julia has over 30 years of leadership experience in the health care industry including behavioral healthcare. She has extensive experience in business development, operations management, marketing management, sales management, strategy, finance, consulting, education and performance improvement. Julia has dedicated her career in health care to assisting organizations to maximize operational and cost efficiencies while achieving high-quality outcomes. She holds a BSN with a minor in Business Economics, MBA, CPHQ and CSSBB.
Co-Presenter
Co Presenter: 
Holen Hirsh
Job Title: 
Director, Public & Behavioral Health
Organization Affiliation: 
OMNI Institute
Credentials: 
PhD
Holen Hirsh, PhD, is a Director of Public and Behavioral Health at OMNI Institute. She has significant experience directing longitudinal outcomes evaluations of substance use treatment providers to understand the relationship between treatment and recovery, including long-term abstinence from substance use among other whole health outcomes. Dr. Hirsh was the Principal Investigator of NAATP’s Outcomes Pilot Program and led the development of the Outcomes Measurement Toolkit: The Addiction Treatment Provider Guide to Standardized Outcomes Measurement. Dr. Hirsh completed her doctorate in Social Psychology at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Co-Presenter
Co Presenter: 
Greg Hobelmann
Job Title: 
Chief Medical Officer
Organization Affiliation: 
Ashley Addiction Treatment
Credentials: 
MD
Dr. Greg Hobelmann currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Ashley Addiction Treatment. In this role, he oversees the medical and nursing staff for both the inpatient and outpatient clinics. He previously served as a staff psychiatrist after completing his psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins. He also completed an anesthesiology residency and pain medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins in 2006 and has a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His treatment interests include addiction and chronic pain. Prior to arrival at Ashley, he worked as an interventional pain specialist.
Year: 
2019