Promoting Integrated Care Throughout the SUD and Mental Health Treatment Systems

Saturday, April 25, 2026

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Location: Harbor A-C, Level 2

Presenter(s)

R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM

Executive Advisor in Behavioral Health
Shore Capital Partners
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Slides
Lisa R. Fortuna, MD, MPH

PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
University of California Riverside
Riverside, California
Anish Dhamija, MD

Director of Behavioral Health
Imperial Beach Community Clinic
Poway, California
Brian Hurley, MD, M.B.A., FAPA, DFASAM

Medical Director
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Los Angeles, California

Utilization of uniform national standards for service intensity assessment and planning for mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) care supports equitable access to the full continuum of MH and SUD care at the patient level and facilitates benchmarking of service utilization at the system/community level.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Examine the role of level of care determination standards play in supporting access to clinically appropriate types and intensities of services that best address an individual's behavioral health needs.
Explore how standardized clinical decision-support tools support objective, unbiased, and equitable service planning recommendations.
Critically evaluate how service intensity and level of care standards can support improved resource allocation and drive iterative quality improvement.

Disclosure(s):

R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM: No financial relationships to disclose

Lisa R. Fortuna, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Anish Dhamija, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Brian Hurley, MD, M.B.A., FAPA, DFASAM: No financial relationships to disclose