Breaking through adoption barriers in substance use disorder treatment requires more than expanding access—it requires organizational transformation.
In this RECADEMY webinar, Dr. Mario San Bartolome shares how KCS Health Center evolved from a traditional access-focused model into a more integrated “SUD 2.0” approach designed to support patients with complex medical, psychiatric, and social needs. Drawing from real-world experience within an FQHC setting, the discussion explores what it takes to operationalize evidence-based SUD treatment through workforce readiness, wraparound care, and long-term engagement strategies.
What You’ll Learn:
- Leadership approaches that sustain long-term organizational transformation
- Why “good enough” SUD Care models still leave critical gaps
- How KCS Health Center evolved from basic access into a fully integrated “SUD 2.0” model
- Operational strategies for reducing workforce resistance and increasing adoption of evidence-based care
Speaker
Mario San Bartolomé, M.D., M.B.A., M.R.O., FASAM
Medical Director, Substance Use Disorders, KCS Health Center
Biography
Dr. Mario San Bartolomé is an Addiction Medicine specialist who is board certified in both Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Dr. San Bartolomé received his undergraduate degree from UC Davis, his MD from the UC Irvine School of Medicine and received a Master’s in Business Administration from the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. Dr. San Bartolomé has leadership and health delivery experience in multiple levels of care related to substance use disorders including inpatient medical withdrawal management, residential treatment and outpatient treatment both in programs and in medical offices. Dr. San Bartolomé has served as founding Director for the Memorial Care Addiction Medicine Unit and has held directorships for several residential and outpatient treatment organizations. Dr. San Bartolomé has been an active and passionate advocate for improving access to care for people with substance use disorders through leadership at the local, state and national level. As the Medical Director for Substance Use Disorders at Molina Healthcare, Inc., Dr. San Bartolomé´s focus is on aligning Molina’s strategy and to improve the organization’s ability to address member needs with all things related to substance use while moving forward initiatives to integrate behavioral health and physical medicine across the multiple vulnerable groups that Molina serves.
Moderator
Stuart Buttlaire
Vice President Of Clinical Excellence & Leadership
info@openminds.com
717-334-1329
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Expertise
Strategic planning for mental health and substance use delivery systems
Integrated behavioral health system design
Behavioral health financing and policy reform and state and federal legislative and regulatory strategy
Measurement-based care and clinical performance management
Behavioral health policy authorship and thought leadership
Highlights
Regional Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
Board President, Institute for Behavioral Health Improvement
Board Member, NAMI California
Advisor on Medicaid and Medicare behavioral health programs
Biography
Stuart Buttlaire brings over 35 years of executive, clinical, and policy experience to OPEN MINDS. Dr. Buttlaire has experience in both the public and private sectors of healthcare providing leadership and direction in healthcare delivery. His career has focused on advancing integrated behavioral health and addiction medicine through strategic innovation, system redesign, quality improvement, and sustainable policy reform.
Previously, Dr. Buttlaire was the Regional Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine for Kaiser Permanente. In this role, Dr. oversaw a $200 million portfolio serving 4.6 million members across 23 emergency departments and 33 medical centers. He led development and operations across inpatient, ambulatory, emergency, call center, and contracted community services, supporting more than 2,500 mental health and substance use disorder providers. His leadership resulted in significant system transformation grounded in person-centered, measurement-based, and integrated care models. Dr. Buttlaire was also the lead Mental Health Representative for State Program Initiatives, including Medicaid (Medi-Cal) and Medicare. He pioneered the design and implementation of two psychiatric inpatient units, including a nationally recognized medical/psychiatric unit for individuals with complex co-morbidities. Additional innovations include integrated urgent services for youth and adults, intensive outpatient programs, multi-family group treatments for severe psychiatric conditions, and a mobile app for eating disorders that earned Kaiser’s Innovation Award.
Dr. Buttlaire is a widely respected advisor on behavioral health policy, legislation, and regulatory strategy. He has worked closely with state and federal agencies on issues of parity enforcement, financing reform, Medicaid redesign, and systems integration. He currently serves as Board President of the Institute for Behavioral Health Improvement, is a Board Member of NAMI California, and sits on the California Hospital Association Behavioral Health Advisory Board. He previously chaired the Behavioral Health Section of the American Hospital Association and was appointed to the AHA Regional Policy Board for the Western U.S.
As a frequent speaker and author, Dr. Buttlaire has published articles and research papers on behavioral health integration, suicide prevention, financing, and policy reform. His work continues to shape strategic direction for public and private behavioral health systems across the country.
Dr. Buttlaire holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, an MBA with a concentration in Health Care Management and Finance from UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Humboldt State, and a B.A. in Psychology and Political Science from the University of Colorado.