Bernard James DiCasimirro

• Company Overview: Formerly New Directions Behavioral Health
• Established more than 25 years ago.
• Partners with several health plans across the country to facilitate behavioral health benefits for 15 million people.
• Also provides EAP services and tech-enabled solutions.
• Led management of psychiatric services, ensuring optimal utilization and quality.
• Oversaw autism resources program.
• Fostered positive relationships with health plan medical leaders and providers.

• Designated medical lead for five out of seven contracts.
• Managed team of three medical directors.

• Managed Medicaid benefits across nine Pennsylvania counties.
• Managed Quality of Care and Informatics departments to optimize operations.

• Oversaw psychiatric care operations affecting thousands of inmates in state correctional institutions.
• Oversaw clinical supervision for over 40 psychiatric clinicians, including psychiatrists and CRNPS.

• Managed Behavioral Care
• Led medical leadership initiatives to optimize the utilization review process.

• Contracted position through three Endor’s.
• Reviewed healthcare documentation for compliance with medical necessity standards as well as quality of care.
• Performed assessments of residential and inpatient establishments to enhance patient care quality and assure compliance with ergo standards.

• Community Mental Health Center
• Administered treatment at outpatient and partial hospitalization stages.

• Provided psychiatric assessment and treatment to inmate population in state correctional facilities.

Provided comprehensive patient care in inpatient, consultation and crisis settings.

Led medical continuum of care for patients with SUD and serious psychiatric illness from acute detox to outpatient.

Led continuum of care for those struggling with SUD and serious psychiatric disorders from acute detox to outpatient.

Medical leader of 24 hour psychiatric emergency service.