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Practice Management Insight |
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February 2012 |
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A report on events affecting Oklahoma p=
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o Red for Women—In the United States, t=
he event is scheduled on the first Friday in February, each year. It's part=
of a campaign that begins American Heart Month. In the U.K., they have the=
same event, but it occurs on February 26 and is run by the British Heart F=
oundation. February is also National Heart Month for the BHF. |
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February 8 Drug Utilization Board Meeting OHCA February 8̵=
1; 9 2M2L Training Stillwater February 9-10 SOAR Training Tulsa, OK February 9- Mar=
ch 10 SOC Wraparound Training OKC SM February OHCA Board Meeting February 14-20<= o:p> Children of Alcoholics Week February 14 Valentine’=
;s Day February 14-15<=
/span> Combine ASI/ASAM February 15-16<= o:p> 2M2L Training Lawton, OK February 15 Eligibility Member Focus Group Meeting OHCA February 16 Emotional Intelligence a=
t Work: Class is Full Oklahoma City February 17 Financing Strategies and Quality Medical Outc=
omes Meeting OHCA February 17 Care Coordination and Behavioral Health Workg=
roup Meeting OHCA February 20 President’=
;s Day February 21 Perinatal Task Force Meeting OU Health Scienc=
es Center Campus /Schusterman Campus February 22 Permanent Rulemaking Public Hearing OHCA February 23-24<= o:p> Case Mgmt Training Reg. Deadline 02/09/2012 Oklahoma City February 23 SOC Family Support Provider Training Oklahoma City February 24 - J=
une 22 Program Evaluation & Assessment Training =
Oklahoma City, Ok |
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR |
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What will “meaningful use” =
mean in 2012? |
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Awaiting legislative changes, some providers move ahead on electronic=
health records; others stay on the sidelines =
Two recent developments may significantly impact how rapidly behavioral hea=
lthcare providers join the broader push toward the use of interoperable ele=
ctronic health records (EHRs). =
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In mid-July the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued t=
he final rule defining what providers have to do to become eligible for fin=
ancial incentives as “meaningful users” of EHRs (see sidebar). =
Most healthcare executives expressed relief that CMS has built some flexibi=
lity into the definition of meaningful use. In Stage 1, they reduced some t=
hresholds and deferred some requirements to Stages 2 and 3. For instance, i=
n the proposed rule, eligible providers would have had to use electronic pr=
escribing for 75 percent of prescriptions. That number has been ratcheted d=
own to 40 percent in Stage 1. =
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Then at the beginning of August, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduce=
d a bill (S. 3709) that would extend eligibility for meaningful use incenti=
ves to behavioral and mental health centers, substance use treatment facili=
ties, clinical psychologists, and clinical social workers. A similar bill (=
H.R. 5040) was introduced in the House in April. (Currently, only psychiatr=
ists and nurse practitioners in the field are considered eligible providers=
. The incentives could be worth millions to hospitals and individual profes=
sionals could earn up to $44,000 under the Medicare incentives or up to $63=
,750 under the Medicaid incentives.) Behavioral Healthcare asked providers, industry group representatives, a=
nd some software company executives what readers should know about the Stag=
e 1 meaningful use final rule and why the proposed legislation is crucial t=
o boosting adoption levels. =
Denise Bertin-Epp, president and chief nursing officer at Brighton Ho=
spital, a 130-bed addiction treatment center in southeastern Michigan, call=
s herself a huge fan of the meaningful use criteria. “I think behavio=
ral health needs to adopt the same level of sophistication with electronic =
health records as acute care,” she says. “We can't have it both=
ways. If addiction is a chronic condition, then we need to endorse the use=
of information systems that will enhance care for patients and their famil=
ies.” &nbs=
p; |
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February is American Heart Mo=
nth . Heart disease is the number=
one killer of both men and women. Quad City Cardiovascular Surgeon Richard=
Sadler, M.D., says along with making key lifestyle changes like stop=
ping smoking, improving your diet and exercising more, a key step to knowin=
g your risk for heart disease is to know your numbers. |
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ealth Demonstration |
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Attention Non ThinkHealth member=
, OrionNet Systems will be hosting a FREE ThinkHealth demonstration date to=
be announced. Call today, space will be limite=
d. FREE lunch and a chance to win door prizes. Call 405.286.1674 or e-mail onsm=
arketing@coxinet.net with your organization name, list of attendee and phon=
e number. |
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Save the Date Tulsa Demo |
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SAMHSA is accepting applications for up to $15.6 million to fund Sober Tru=
th on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) grants |
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a=
ccepting applications for up to a four year total of $15.6 million to fund =
STOP Act grants aimed at preventing alcohol use among underage youth in com=
munities across the nation. =
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The STOP Act program was created to strengthen collaboration among communit=
ies, the Federal Government, state, local, and tribal governments in order =
to enhance effective efforts for reducing alcohol use among youth. Thi=
s mission includes disseminating timely information to communities about st=
ate-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective i=
n preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth. The STOP Act program enh=
ances, not supplants, effective local community initiatives for preventing =
and reducing alcohol use among youth. =
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SAMHSA anticipates providing funding up to $50,000 annually in individual g=
rants for up to 78 grantees for up to a four year period. Actual amounts ma=
y vary, depending on the availability of funds. =
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: The statutory authority for this program (stated i=
n the STOP Act CFDA: 93.243, Legislative Authority, 42 U.S.C. 290bb-25b, Se=
ction 519B of the Public Health Service Act) limits eligibility to domestic=
public and private nonprofit entities that are current or former Drug Free=
Communities Support Program (DFC) grantees. For example: local governments=
, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes, Territories, a=
nd Pacific and Caribbean Jurisdictions may be eligible. The statutory autho=
rity for this program prohibits grants to for-profit agencies. |
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Psychological Clinicians are profession=
als trained to deal with a variety of mental health related issues. &n=
bsp;Psychological Clinians offer the following services to children ages 12=
years and younger and their families: · =
Psychological evalu=
ations for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, school problems, and b=
ehavior concerns · =
Short-term treatmen=
t for children and families dealing with emotional, behavioral, and learnin=
g problems · =
Consultation to par=
ents, childcare providers, teachers, and other professionals on mental heal=
th relates issues such as children and divorce, managing anger, grief =
and loss, raising spirited children, and stress management Psycho-educational groups with children=
in schools on topics such as coping with family changes, friendship, anger=
management, social skills, and improving self-esteem. |
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Behavioral Health |
