Saturday, January 14, 2017


Keynote Highlight: Monday, Jan. 30
Payment Models and Integrated Care
Robert Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, ABAM &
Douglas Nemecek, MD, MBA

As the tectonic plates of addiction treatment shift, we are pushed to keep up with progressive value-based payment models. Dr. Doug Nemecek and Dr. Corey Waller will discuss what a payer needs from a potential provider, identify the components of being “paneled,” and how best to prepare your business to move into the insurance-based world. We will discuss value-based approaches to addiction treatment, what outcomes the insurance carriers are looking for, and how best to structure your treatment facility to meet the future needs.

R. Corey Waller MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM is an addiction, pain, and emergency medicine specialist and the Senior Medical Director for Education and Policy at the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers (Camden Coalition). He was the Medical Director of the Spectrum Health Medical Group Center for Integrative Medicine, the Medical Staff Chief of Pain Medicine to the Spectrum Health Hospital System, the President of the Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine, as well as SUD Medical Director at Lakeshore Regional Partners (Community Mental Health-Region 3).

As the Chief Medical Officer for CIGNA’s behavioral health division, Dr. Nemecek is responsible for the oversight of all clinical programs including behavioral, lifestyle management, health coaching, and wellness programs. Within this role, Dr. Nemecek oversees the quality improvement of associated clinical outcomes, patient safety, treatment compliance, and utilization management in addition to program development. He engages in clinical guideline development for mental health disorder treatment and utilization and guides the building of a provider network for treatment. 

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Don't miss this fantastic networking opportunity on a beautiful course! Join your colleagues on Sunday, Jan. 29 to experience the links of the Naples Grande Golf Club, a challenging golf course expertly designed by the renowned Rees Jones. Navigate through meandering natural waterways, serving as a signature feature of this award-winning golf resort. Register now online. Cost is $240 and includes breakfast and lunch. Meet in the lobby at 6:45 a.m. for breakfast and the shuttle. All skill levels are welcome!  
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Friday, January 13, 2017

ADDICTION FROM GODS PERSPECTIVE



Romans 6 v 16  Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves ,you are slaves of the one you obey - whether you are slaves to sin ,which leads to death,or to obedience ,which leads to righteousness? 




Addiction is a Spiritual Disease , like Sin it enslaves you ! Once it becomes your master you are its slave.Addiction now controls and owns you ! Making it a false God and that's how addiction becomes a sin. Your true Master is your Creator the one True God .Think about it like this your Drug of Choice is now your false God .You will do whatever your master commands . Their is no limit too how far you are willing to go to please your master. He tells you when to eat , sleep, steal, lie, cheat ,and give up everything to please Him. If you try to escape His control he will make you physically sick and he will relentlessly torture you until you give in .There is only one true way to complete freedom and that is treating the Spiritual part of you by committing Step One and surrender to God. He and He alone can can and will set you free.


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