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Garima Singh

MD, CPE, FAPA, DFAACAP
Chief Medical Officer
Centerstone

Garima Singh, MD, FAPA, CPE, is a physician leader driven by a deep commitment to improving the lives of individuals, children, and families affected by mental illness and substance use disorders. As Chief Medical Officer at Centerstone, she leads with compassion, vision, and a steadfast belief that high-quality behavioral health care should be accessible, equitable, and grounded in dignity for every community. Board certified in General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine, Dr. Singh brings both clinical depth and executive expertise to advancing innovative, community-based models of care.

Throughout her career, Dr. Singh has worked at the intersection of clinical practice, education, and systems leadership, championing integrated care, crisis services, workforce development, and CCBHC transformation. She serves as an adjunct clinical faculty member at the University of Missouri–Columbia and Kansas Health Science Center, where she is passionate about mentoring the next generation of physicians and fostering a culture of curiosity, empathy, and excellence. Her leadership extends nationally through service on expert panels, professional associations, and policy-focused initiatives aimed at strengthening the behavioral health workforce and improving outcomes for underserved populations.

A sought-after speaker and published author, Dr. Singh shares her expertise on autism spectrum disorders, community psychiatry, telehealth, and physician leadership, always centering the human experience behind the data. Her contributions have been recognized through numerous honors, including Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and the Carol Emmott Fellowship. Above all, Dr. Singh is guided by the belief that meaningful change happens when leaders listen deeply, support their teams, and lead with courage, kindness, and purpose.

2027 Sessions

After the Note Is Written: The Real-World Consequences of AI Clinical Documentation

Session Description: Ambient documentation and AI-assisted note-taking have become some of the most widely adopted clinical AI applications, but time savings are only part of the story. This session will examine how AI-generated notes affect documentation quality, clinical judgment, medical necessity, coding, audits, patient trust, clinician workload, and regulatory risk. Panelists will discuss what organizations are measuring, whether these tools are reducing after-hours work and improving consistency, and which capabilities may be creating more review burden or risk than value. The discussion will also consider behavioral health-specific privacy requirements, including the implications of 42 CFR Part 2 for AI tools that touch SUD records and clinical information.

Panelist

Tuesday, March 30 1:00–1:45 PM
Room Tennessee Ballroom

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Faculty

Jessica Crain

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Mindful Therapy Group

Jessica Crain is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Mindful Therapy Group, where she leads the company’s operational strategy and multi-state growth across seven states. Over the past fifteen years, she has helped build one of the nation's largest provider-centered behavioral health platforms, scaling a complex organization that supports more than 2,500 clinicians and approximately 1.5 million client appointments annually across 22 clinical locations. Jessica’s work sits at the intersection of healthcare delivery, operations, and system design. With a background as a Registered Nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center, she brings a deep understanding of frontline clinical care to her operational leadership.

Faculty

Garima Singh

MD, CPE, FAPA, DFAACAP
Chief Medical Officer
Centerstone

Garima Singh, MD, FAPA, CPE, is a physician leader driven by a deep commitment to improving the lives of individuals, children, and families affected by mental illness and substance use disorders. As Chief Medical Officer at Centerstone, she leads with compassion, vision, and a steadfast belief that high-quality behavioral health care should be accessible, equitable, and grounded in dignity for every community. Board certified in General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine, Dr. Singh brings both clinical depth and executive expertise to advancing innovative, community-based models of care.

Throughout her career, Dr. Singh has worked at the intersection of clinical practice, education, and systems leadership, championing integrated care, crisis services, workforce development, and CCBHC transformation. She serves as an adjunct clinical faculty member at the University of Missouri–Columbia and Kansas Health Science Center, where she is passionate about mentoring the next generation of physicians and fostering a culture of curiosity, empathy, and excellence. Her leadership extends nationally through service on expert panels, professional associations, and policy-focused initiatives aimed at strengthening the behavioral health workforce and improving outcomes for underserved populations.

A sought-after speaker and published author, Dr. Singh shares her expertise on autism spectrum disorders, community psychiatry, telehealth, and physician leadership, always centering the human experience behind the data. Her contributions have been recognized through numerous honors, including Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and the Carol Emmott Fellowship. Above all, Dr. Singh is guided by the belief that meaningful change happens when leaders listen deeply, support their teams, and lead with courage, kindness, and purpose.
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