Behavioral Health Collaborative Solutions
Behavioral Management Solutions, Inc.

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Behavioral Management Solutions, Inc. (BMS) is a behavioral health care management service corporation, incorporated in February 1997.  To date, we have worked with over 200 providers in 30 states and the District of Columbia to provide proven solutions for their infrastructure needs. Craig Fair is the President/CEO and Diane Bell is the Chief Financial Officer.  One hundred percent of BMS’ business is dedicated to hands-on consultative services. The managing partners believe fragmented behavioral health systems will not survive in this rapidly changing and competitive environment. We offer a true management service that will allow organizations to move successfully through any type funding change. We are prepared to help behavioral health care organizations survive and thrive with fully developed information systems and accurate data.  Focusing on financial viability, the partners of BMS bring the following experience:

  • Involvement in the design and management of MIS, financial, data base, managed care, and various other functions required for agency operation.
  • Needs assessment, procurement assistance, software evaluation and implementation assistance for MIS for agencies in multiple states.
  • Implementation of the State of Tennessee’s requirements for TennCare.
  • Technical assistance for providers with the start up of the Florida Medicaid waiver capitation and HMO in District 6.
  • Managed care readiness technical assistance for the Carolina Alternative Waiver Project in North Carolina.
  • Worked with Lubbock Regional Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Tarrant County Mental Health and Mental Retardation on the Texas HB 2377 Project.
  • Technical Assistance for providers in West Virginia and Georgia APS Managed Care Projects.
  • Technical Assistance for the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Option start up and implementation.
  • Technical Assistance for various other projects with organizations ranging in size from $5 Million to $64 Million.
  • Cost of service modeling implementation in West Virginia.
  • Illinois organizational readiness for fee for service provider assessments.
  • Providing interim management positions for turnaround situations.

Craig Fair is President and cofounder of Behavioral Management Solutions, Inc. with more than 20 years experience working in the behavioral healthcare industry.  He has extensive knowledge in the financial implementation of reimbursement models including behavioral healthcare operational systems for case rate models, retrospective fee-for-service models, and hybrid models that include prepayment with encounter and outcome reporting to earn funds. The core of Craig’s expertise comes from working at a provider organization for more than 10 years and developing these skills first hand. Craig has a solid understanding of management information system requirements for meeting current industry standards.  Along with his co-author Diane Bell, he has published: “Realizing Your Viability – Tenets of a Successful Agency” which identifies key components of a successful organization with practical approaches and sample tools from work in the field.

Diane Bell is the Chief Financial Officer and cofounder of Behavioral Management Solutions, Inc. with more than 19 years of professional experience in the behavioral healthcare field.  She has extensive experience in developing fiscal management systems and on-line cost of service systems.  Diane worked for 9 years at Helen Ross McNabb Center in Knoxville, Tennessee where she was an integral part of the Executive Team as their Accounting Manager and later their Fiscal Officer. She has extensive experience in understanding and developing strategies for organizations based on their payer sources and maximizing funding streams. She has proven experience in budget development around “right-sizing” organizations when funding is reduced or changed dramatically. She and her coauthor, Craig Fair published: “Realizing Your Viability – Tenets of a Successful Agency”.
 
To contact BMS directly, please call or e-mail:
 
Phone: 423-282-2669

Email:  Craig Fair – BMS1cfair@aol.com  Diane Bell – BMS2dbell@aol.com

Resumes:  Craig Fair             Diane Bell

Firm Experience:  BMS Inc.
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