WESTERN REGION BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATON
WITH BEACON HEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC AND COORDINATED CARE SERVICES, INC.
WRBHO STARTUP REPORT – WEEK EIGHTEEN
PERIOD ENDING May 4, 2012
Issued on May 9, 2012
BHO OPERATIONS
Concurrent Review of Inpatient Admissions, Monitoring of Discharge Planning and Post
Discharge Services
 Activity since the BHO began is summarized below::
Activity Type
Notices of
Concurrent
Discharges
Admission
Reviews Completed
Received
Month 1 (Jan. 2012)
Month 2 (Feb. 2012)
Month 3 (Mar. 2012)
Month 4 (Apr. 2012)
Month 5
- Week 1 (Ending May 4)
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
Month 4 To Date Total
Year To Date Total
320
519
618
427
435
633
1024
772
229
457
584
458
95
192
81
1,979
3,056
1,809
NYCCP, Beacon and CCSI worked diligently to finalize the first WRBHO Quarterly Performance
Profile Reports for submission to the State by April 30, 2012. We are presenting a summary of
our findings to the state on May 9. We will let you know how that presentation is received and
when you might expect to review performance information in our next weekly update.
Introducing Elisabeth Hager, MD, the WRBHO’s Physician Advisor!
Dr. Hager joined the WRBHO as Physician Advisor in April. We are pleased to have her
as a part of the tea. Here is a brief introduction to Dr. Hager… in her own words….
We have a wonderful opportunity to make a real difference in the care of many patients and I am thrilled
to be part of the WRBHO team. I arrived at medicine in a roundabout way, starting out as a Sociologist of
Health studying health systems as complex organizations, followed by a stint as a Physician’s Assistant in
primary care and later, in an effort to qualify for more research grants, I applied to medical school. Even
here, my path to Psychiatry took some time as I planned to be an Internist (I was a Sociologist after
all…what was all this Psychiatry stuff about anyway?) My Psychiatry clerkship was put off to the very end
of my fourth year and I was already looking for Medicine Residency Programs when I saw what I needed
to do. I had never witnessed the degree of suffering as is experienced by those suffering from mental
illness. And what makes it all the more difficult is the reality that many of these patients suffer alone.
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Families and society are often put off by the symptoms, or afraid of them, leaving the sick without support.
Here was a place where I could make a difference. I did my Residency at URMC and have worked in
Rochester in many capacities, as an attending at RPC, as Chief of Psychiatry at Unity BH, as Medical
Director at Huther Doyle, as Chairman and acting CEO of the Rochester Community IPA and in private
practice, just to mention a few. I even spent the last decade starting and running biomedical engineering
companies, but that’s a different story. In many ways my joining the WRBHO through Beacon Health
Strategies is a return to by roots as well as an integration of my interests and experiences. I enjoy looking
at healthcare from a systems perspective and to manage patient care from the level of the population as
well as the individual... I enjoy working on a team and collaborating with physicians and other treatment
providers. I am an educator at heart (did I mention I taught at RIT for 12 years and at UR Simon School
(entrepreneurship) for 3 years) and I look forward to many interesting conversations. But that’s enough
about me. I look forward to getting to know each of you better over the coming months. Thank you for
making me feel welcome at the WRBHO. Elisabeth (Lise) Hager
Tracking of Children with SED
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The first SED data report was submitted on April 30, covering the time period from January
1, 2012 through March 31, 2012. Please continue to submit your information via the Beacon
eServices portal as the second quarter submission (due in July) is not far away...
The SED Data Collection User’s Guide is now posted on the NYCCP website. In addition,
the document explaining the specific expectations related to data reporting for SED Clinics
may be found on the NYCCP website: www.carecoordination.org .
OVERSIGHT MEETINGS:
 The most recent State BROT (BHO Regional Oversight Team) Meeting took place on April 3
in Batavia. Providers and state agency staff provided the WRBHO with their feedback on our
work to date.
BHO STAFFING:
 Arlene Pitts, the WRBHO Integrated Care Coordinator, has been promoted to WRBHO
System of Care Transition Coordinator. In this role, Arlene will work closely with
outpatient providers to support the transition of clients from inpatient to outpatient care.
(More on the work Arlen will be doing will appear in next week’s Update).
 We are now recruiting to fill the position Arlene is leaving (Integrated Care Coordinator). A
description of the position appears in the Employment Section of the CCSI website
(www.ccsi.org). Feel free to encourage those you might know to apply.
BHO STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION:
 Save the Date! The next All Stakeholder Meeting will take place on the afternoon of
June 7 at the Genesee River Restaurant in Mount Morris. Much more information will
be forth coming, but please reserve this afternoon on your calendar.
 The next WRBHO Provider Call will take place on May 11 at 10:00 am.
 The next WRBHO Peer and Family Services Call will take place on May 25 at 10:00 am.
GOVERNANCE:
 The next NYCCP Board Meeting will take place on May 15, 2012.
QUESTIONS?
 Contact: John Lee, Program Director, John.lee@beaconhs.com , 585-613-7627
 Visit www.carecoordination.org for earlier editions of this newsletter as well as other
documents that have been previously distributed.
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