Redefining Recovery: Innovation, Access & Excellence In Addiction Care
The landscape of addiction treatment is evolving, shaped by shifting reimbursement models, rising acuity, workforce constraints, and increasing expectations for measurable outcomes. The Addiction & SUD Summit brings together industry leaders from across the continuum of care to explore how organizations can adapt and lead in this moment of transformation.
The Summit will examine the future of substance use disorder treatment through a strategic lens, with a focus on expanding access, supporting the workforce, leveraging data and technology, and demonstrating value in an outcomes-driven market. Designed for executives responsible for growth, quality, and sustainability, this summit offers actionable insights and peer perspectives to help organizations strengthen performance to deliver more effective and equitable addiction and SUD care.
Innovative Workforce Strategies For SUD Treatment Programs
The workforce continues to be a challenge for addiction treatment providers nationwide, forcing leaders to rethink traditional staffing models, recruitment pipelines, and retention strategies. This session will explore how forward-thinking organizations are building resilient, mission-driven workforces through innovative approaches to hiring, clinician support, career pathway development, and technology-enabled care delivery.
Behavioral health and addiction treatment executives will gain practical insights into reducing burnout, improving workforce engagement, expanding peer support and recovery coaching roles, and creating cultures that attract and retain top talent in a highly competitive labor market. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to strengthen workforce sustainability while maintaining high-quality, person-centered care.
Advancing Overdose Prevention Through Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) To The Opioid Use Disorder Population
Opioid use disorder continues to impact communities across the country, and expanding access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) remains one of the most effective strategies for improving outcomes and saving lives. This session will examine the operational, clinical, regulatory, and financial considerations involved in scaling MAT programs across diverse care settings.
Industry leaders will discuss how organizations are overcoming barriers to access, integrating MAT into broader treatment services, leveraging partnerships with health systems and payers, and addressing stigma that can limit adoption and engagement. Attendees will learn how innovative treatment models, data-driven care strategies, and workforce development efforts are helping providers reach more individuals with evidence-based opioid use disorder treatment.
Using Data & Technology To Improve Recovery Outcomes
Despite ongoing investment in technology and digital infrastructure, many SUD providers still struggle with fragmented workflows, disconnected systems, and limited reporting and visibility into outcomes. These gaps can directly impact the ability to support long-term recovery.
This session will feature findings from Cantata Health Solutions’ 2026 national survey of SUD providers, highlighting how organizations are leveraging data, EHR functionality, and other digital tools to address operational complexity and strengthen care delivery. Attendees will gain practical insight into where providers are struggling the most today, which operational and technology investments are emerging as priorities, and how organizations are working to build more scalable SUD programs.
Creating Better Access Through Telehealth & Hybrid Care Models
Telehealth and hybrid care models offer major opportunities for addiction treatment providers, but they also introduce operational, clinical, regulatory and engagement challenges that make implementation complex. For addiction treatment executives, the difficulty is often balancing accessibility and convenience with patient safety, compliance, and quality outcomes.
This session will explore how addiction treatment providers are leveraging telehealth to reduce barriers to care, extend services to underserved communities, improve patient engagement, and create more flexible treatment pathways. Executives will hear lessons learned around technology adoption, regulatory considerations, workforce integration, digital engagement, and balancing virtual and in-person care to meet the changing needs of today’s consumers.