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Hope: Behavioral Health & COVID-19

Hope: Behavioral Health & COVID-19 is a quickly digestible, timely, practical podcast in support of behavioral health providers as they serve our most vulnerable communities in the midst of a pandemic. Hosted by Annalisa Baker

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Episode 6: Promoting Equity through Leadership

Today on Juneteenth, we talk about leaders – behavioral health, healthcare, any organizational leader–on how they can manifest the call to action on anti-racism. Laquisha Grant is a senior consultant at HMA, certified in Trauma-informed Care, who works to advance correctional health policy and cross sector service collaboration for people affected by mental illness and … Read More

Episode 5: Awakening in Health Equity & Racism

In this episode, we talk about health equity amidst the protests that have erupted because of George Floyd’s death and not just because of HIS death. This is a frank conversation about the culmination of a series of injustices that have been happening over time against black people and how this manifests in health care. … Read More

Episode 4: Grief

In this episode, we join a conversation between HMA Principals Dr. Jeffrey Ring and Dr. Gina Lasky – nationally renowned clinical psychologists in culturally responsive healthcare and behavioral health. Health and behavioral healthcare providers in NY are experiencing an unprecedented volume of loss – clients and patients that they serve, colleagues, and their own families … Read More

Episode 3: Tech Innovation in Care Management

In this episode, we join a conversation between Meggan Schilkie, HMA Managing Principal, and Joe Macrillo, Chief Financial Officer of Huther Doyle, a Health Home in Rochester, NY with 41 Care Management agencies. Joe talks about the implementation of an IT platform that eases the administrative burden on care managers so that they can focus … Read More

Episode 2: Empathy Over the Phone

In this episode, Annalisa Baker talks about engaging with clients with empathy over the phone, with HMA Principals Dr. Jeffrey Ring and Dr. Gina Lasky – nationally renowned clinical psychologists in culturally responsive healthcare and behavioral health. Behavioral health providers in New York right now are experiencing crises related to the clients they serve, and … Read More

Episode 1: Benefits of Remote Induction of Buprenorphine

In this episode, Annalisa Baker interviews Scott Haga, Principal at Health Management Associates, experienced medical provider and subject matter expert in the treatment of substance use disorders. He has provided addiction medicine services in the outpatient setting as well as inpatient addiction consultation services. Behavioral health providers in New York are experiencing a deluge of … Read More