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Practice Management Insight |
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July 2009 |
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A report on events affect=
ing Oklahoma providers |
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To= remove your name from our mailing list, please click h= ere.<= o:p> Questions or comments? E-mail us at OrionNet@coxinet.net o=
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR July 12-18 National Therapeutic Rec=
reation Week July 15 OHCA SoonerCare Tribal Consultation Citizen Potawatomi National Cultural Heritage=
Center 1899 S Gordon Cooper Dr Shawnee, OK July 15 and 22 Provider =
Trainings Registration Tulsa and Norman, respectively Contact: Donnulette Dulaney-Hamilton at 405-5=
22-3081 July 17 QPR Instructor Great Plains Technology Center 4500 W. Lee Blvd., Lawton, OK Contact: WyAngela Knight Singh at 405-522-877=
4 July 22 TASI—Teen Addiction Severity Index=
ODMHSAS Training Center 2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 1F Contact: 405-522-8300 Fax: 405-522-8320 July 23-24 SOAR Training Disability Determination Division 9801 N Kelly, OKC, OK 73131 Contact: Kelly Earles at 405-522-0103 Fax: 405-522-8661 July 24 Psychological First Aid:=
The Acute Disaster Inter=
vention of Choice Pioneer Technology Center 201 N Ash, Ponca City Contact: 405-522-8300 Fax: 405-522-8320 July 31 QPR Instructor Training&=
#8212;James Allen First United Methodist Church 200 B Street NE, Miami, OK Contact: WyAngela Knight Singh at 405-522-877=
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“Nearly 7 million Americans aged 18 to 25 were classified as ne=
eding treatment in the past year for alcohol or illicit drug use according =
to a new national study. The study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health S=
ervices Administration (SAMHSA) also shows that 93 percent of=
these young adults did not receive the help they needed at a specialty tre=
atment facility. … The study also showed that the vast majority (96 p=
ercent) of young adults needing, but not receiving specialized treatment fo=
r these substance use problems did not perceive =
their need for help. …” Read m=
ore |
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Fund=
raising Basics for Behavioral Health Nonprofits “I often am asked in my consultation and college teaching roles=
what should be the fundamental fund-raising activities for nonprofits. Whi=
le fund-raising is hardly a new phenomenon to the nonprofit world, it is in=
teresting to note that many behavioral health care nonprofits do not employ=
fundamental fund-raising practices and don’=
;t understand the basics. …”&n=
bsp; Read=
more |
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ThinkHeal=
th Updates Software in Respon=
se to State Changes |
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Some additional ThinkHealth updates: · Added an option for Telemedicine.=
This will add a checkbox in Progress Notes, Medication Management, Patient=
Daily Notes, and the Mental Health Assessment screen that will appear for =
applicable services. · You can now add an Amendment to a=
Progress Note and print it off. This will allow you to fix the content of =
a note without having to print and cross out the content. · The Assessment module has been ad=
ded into ThinkHealth. It will currently allow you to save and upload assess=
ment records. · Display Documents now lets you se=
arch for any type of document that is printed from the system. · Added the Clinician Group, which =
allows you to assign a group of clinicians that will be seeing the client f=
or a particular service. These clinician names will appear on the signature=
page of the Legacy treatment plan form. · Added in a new report called Bill=
ing Reimbursement Details, grouped by location and displays the amounts for=
each payment source. You can click on a payment source to open another rep=
ort that displays all of the items that make up that payment source. =
· Added in the ability to create yo=
ur own reports. |
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“The purpose of National Therapeutic Recreation Week is to enhance pu=
blic awareness of therapeutic recreation programs and services, and expand =
recreation and leisure opportunities for individuals with disabilities. The=
rapeutic recreation uses treatment, education, and recreation services to h=
elp people with illnesses, disabilities, and other conditions to develop an=
d use their leisure in ways that enhance t=
heir health, functional abilities, independence and quality of life.=
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sp; Read more |
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National =
Therapeutic Recreation Week July 12-18 |
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As the state works to implement its new Single Payer System, ThinkHea=
lth, the software system for behavioral health and substance abuse centers,=
has responded by continually updating their software to stay abreast of th=
e changes. In addition to preparing to roll over several new changes alongs=
ide the State in October, ThinkHealth also has a “CDC Wizard” t=
o assist centers with the new CDC requirements. |
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Get one FREE=
month of Think=
Health! |
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Call for a FREE demonstration of ThinkHealth by the end of July 2009 and receive your first month of ThinkHealth membership FREE when you sign=
up for a full year. |
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Call 405.286.1674 |
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Offer good until the end of July 2009. Centers that=
schedule demonstration times for after July 2009 but still make their request before the end of July 2009 will st=
ill be eligible for this offer. Any requests made after July 31, 2009 will =
not be eligible for this offer. This offer not open to centers who have pre=
viously seen a demonstration of ThinkHealth, or centers that are currently =
in contract negotiations with OrionNet Systems for ThinkHealth membership. =
To redeem your month of free membership, you must sign up for 1 full year o=
f ThinkHealth within 30 days of seeing your free demonstration. Installatio=
n and set up costs still apply. |
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