MI Mind News & Events
Learn about past and upcoming MI Mind events, as well as MI Mind News.
Register for the On MI Mind Live Webinar Series
Join MI Mind for a series of live webinars offered at no cost to physicians, behavioral health clinicians, nurses and individuals interested in the topics. You need not be a MI Mind provider or healthcare professional to attend. Please encourage colleagues and others who may be interested in the topics to join us.
Psychotropic Medications for Depression and Anxiety, Part 1: What Every Provider Should Know
Thursday, Nov. 7 from Noon – 12:45 p.m.
Advanced Use of Psychotropic Medications, Part 2: Managing Treatment Resistant Depression
Thursday, Dec. 12 from Noon – 12:45 p.m.
Leveraging Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicide Prevention in Primary Care
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 from Noon – 12:45 p.m.
MI Mind Terminology Changes
In order to better describe the roles of MI Mind providers, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has made the following changes to these descriptive terms:
- Site is changed to practice
- Site Champion is changed to Practice Clinical Champion
- Administrative Liaison is changed to Practice Liaison
The roles of Site Champions, now Practice Clinical Champions, and Administrative Liaisons, now Practice Liaisons, have not changed. These terms have been updated on the MI Mind website. We have transitioned to the new terminology in The Mem newsletter and all materials.
MI Mind Regional Meetings Bring Providers Together
The 2024 MI Mind regional meetings were held in May and June in Ann Arbor and Traverse City. A third virtual option in August accommodated those who couldn’t attend the in-person meetings.
MI Mind PO Leads, Practice Clinical Champions, and Practice Liaisons attended the meetings and met members of the MI Mind Coordinating Center. Meetings included roundtable discussions, a data overview, and presentations from Practice Clinical Champions, PO Leads and the MI Mind team.
Ann Arbor Regional Meeting
Roundtable discussions at the Ann Arbor Regional Meeting brought providers together for collaboration.
MI Mind Program Manager Heather Omdal and Senior Analyst Julie Ge welcomed participants to Weber’s Inn.
Kristyn Spangler, LMSW, associate division director – Behavioral Health, IHA Medical Group, presented on how behavioral health and primary care partners prevent suicide at IHA Medical Group.
Nicole Steffen, LMSW, team lead/coordinator, Trinity Health Medical Group – West Michigan, presented on Trinity Health’s suicide prevention policies, their integration of the PHQ-9, and how behavioral health and primary care coordinate in their clinics.
Traverse City Regional Meeting
The Traverse City regional meeting was held at the Hotel Delamar.
Roundtable discussions were an opportunity for sharing of best practices and collaboration.
Robin Brown, BSN, RN, Clinic Manager, and Dylan Koenig, PA-C, MI Mind Practice Clinical Champion for Bay Care Medical Center, shared how their clinic utilized the Collaborative Care Model and MI Mind Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method to improve suicide prevention efforts in their clinic.
Rachel Riley, Clinical Coordinator, Physicians Group Incentive Program, BCBSM, and the MI Mind PO Representative for Upper Peninsula Health Group, addressed behavioral health access across the Upper Peninsula.
Connections and Conversations highlight the 2023 Collaborative Meeting
The 2023 MI Mind Collaborative meeting held in September generated opportunities for open discussion between providers and Physician Organization (PO) leadership statewide.
St. John’s Resort in Plymouth created an “absolutely gorgeous setting for our third annual Collaborative Meeting,” said MI Mind Program Manager Heather Omdal, MPH. “Providers offered positive feedback at the end of the afternoon, and were pleased with the speakers, presentation content, discussions, food, and the venue. Many expressed their enthusiasm for upcoming Year 2 training, which we previewed at the meeting.”
Two training scenario videos were premiered at the meeting, which generated thoughtful interactions between physicians, therapists, PO leaders, and the MI Mind team. The videos are now available on Youtube:
Feedback forms completed by attendees showed a clear preference for more time to ask questions and engage in discussion, and socialize with other MI Mind providers. The MI Mind team will incorporate these suggestions into the October 2024 Collaborative-wide Meeting.
The MI Mind team welcomed providers to the St. John’s Resort in Plymouth for the Collaborative Meeting.
Small group discussions offered opportunities for participants to share insights and report back to the larger group.
Ganj Beebani, M.D., Senior Staff Psychiatrist at Henry Ford Health, led a discussion on care pathways for suicide prevention. He and Sarah Moore, LMSW, MI Mind Clinical Quality Improvement Trainer, enjoyed a meeting break.
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