Making Value-Based Care Models Work for Mental Health Care Providers

Head of clinical at Blueprint, a leading therapist enablement technology company. As an organizational psychologist and independently licensed behavioral health clinician (LPCC, LMFT), Ross brings extensive leadership experience in clinical operations, quality improvement, healthcare system integration, behavioral health product design, end-user driven innovation, and measurement-informed care. Currently, Ross chairs APA’s National Advisory Committee for Measurement-Based Care and the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry where he and the committee promote the advancement, adoption, and implementation of standardized clinical measurement within the field of behavioral health.

A practicing psychologist, as well as vice president of clinical at Alma. Her work focuses on using the principles of psychological flexibility in order to help individuals live meaningful, purpose-driven lives, and how the therapeutic relationship can be an environment in which flexibility can be learned and practiced. She also has extensive experience in the implementation and evaluation of digital tools, including outcomes measures, that support and enhance the therapeutic relationship. Recognizing a need for increased support and access to cutting-edge tools for clinicians in private practice she joined Alma in 2022.

Received his PhD at Penn State and completed postdoc at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research. He has authored over 40 articles on mental health systems redesign and data-driven care, and serves as chief of behavioral health at Reliant Medical Group (RMG). Nordberg came to RMG from Atrius Health, where he was medical director for Informatics and Innovation and co-led a team that won the Massachusetts Hospital Association’s Accountable Care COMPASS award for innovation in behavioral health care delivery. He was named as one of 2023’s Sages in Healthcare by United Health Group, and is currently leading efforts to integrate precision measurement and digital wellness tools into routine care.

Jana is a resilient, adaptable, and outcomes-driven leader who is passionate about empowering teams to achieve their personal and professional best. With over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, Jana is recognized as an engaging healthcare executive with a track record of success building, restructuring, and managing high-performing national network development, marketing, sales, and cross- functional provider engagement teams that consistently achieve critical growth and performance targets. Jana currently serves as the Provider Network Strategy and Services Lead for Evernorth Behavioral Health, managing the national provider network strategy, contracting, operations, compliance, analytics, communications, and provider relations teams for the care solutions division of Cigna. She has been instrumental in leading national teams to develop and execute network strategies that shift from fee-for-service to measurement-based payment models.