BHM Healthcare Solutions to Feature Two Speakers at Upcoming NC TIDE Conference BHM Healthcare Solutions, a healthcare consulting firm,

will be featuring two dy namic speakers at the upcoming November 2011 NC Tide Conference. Brian Johnson, Senior Vice President of Finance and Claims at BHM will be giving a presentation focused on utilized financial data for management decisions, while Connie Cobur n-Smith, a senior consultant with BHM and accreditation specialist will be givin g two talks; one on CMS Quality Framework and the other on QI Projects. St. Louis, MO, October 11, 2011 -- BHM Healthcare Solutions, commonly recognized as one of the nation s best behavioral health consulting firms, is proud to announc e that two organizational members will be featured speakers at the upcoming NC T IDE Conference in Asheville, NC occurring November 13th through the 16th 2011. N C TIDE, which stands for training, instruction, development, and education, is a bi-annual conference that includes staff from all aspects of Mental Health, Dev elopmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services field. This year s fall confer ence will be held in Asheville, NC and is expected to draw more than 400 partici pants from LMEs, provider organizations, and state offices. NC TIDE hopes to pro vide information that the Sate, LMEs and providers need to improve performance i n all areas and at all levels. As part of the NC TIDE Conference BHMs Senior Vice President of Finance and Clai ms, Brian Johnson, will be hosting a session entitled Using Financial Data for Maki ng Management Decisions. This talk is targeted at those who wish to learn more abou t the financial management of healthcare. Attendees will learn why financial dat a is important, how to utilize trend analysis, and gain a comprehensive understa nding of the different IBNR models and how to utilize them to make impactful dec isions.

Joining Mr. Johnson will be Connie Coburn-Smith, a senior consultant with BHM an d URAC accreditation specialist. Mrs. Coburn-Smith will be hosting two talks, th e first of which is entitled Performance and Progress: the Basics of CMS Quality Fr amework. This session will be focused on quality improvement for healthcare and att endees will learn about the CMS Quality Framework and why it is important for th eir organizations. Building on this talk, a second presentation will be made ent itled Quality Improvement Projects: Keys to Success. This quality improvement focused presentation will instruct attendees on how to effectively target quality improv ement gaps and make the necessary changes. BHM Healthcare Solutions is extremely pleased and honored to be featured present ers at this falls NC TIDE Conference and would like to encourage anyone to atten d by registering at http://www.nctide.org/ To learn more about select BHM Quality Improvement programs, initiatives and tra inings please visit http://www.bhmpc.com/quality-improvement/ Company Info BHM is a healthcare management consulting firm whose specialty is optimizing pro fitability while improving care in a variety of health care settings. BHM has wo rked both nationally and internationally with managed care organizations, provid ers, hospitals, and insurers. In addition to this BHM offers a wide breadth of s ervices ranging including accreditation, financial risk management, clinical ope rations, quality improvement, and denial management. Contact : Danyell Jones BHM Healthcare Solutions Suite 102 1033 Corporate Square St. Louis, MO, 63132 1-888-831-1171

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