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MARK YOUR CALENDAR August 20 Statewide Education Se=
ries: Oklahoma Institute for Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Older Adu=
lts & Substance Abuse, Mich Magness High Plains Tech Center, 3921 34th St.,=
Rm 301B, Woodward
August 21 Psychological First Ai=
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NEW LEADERSHIP ODMHSAS Names COO and Three Deput=
y Commissioners The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substa=
nce Abuse Services has selected a chief operating officer and three new dep=
uty commissioners to fill leadership positions within the department Terri White, ODMHSAS commissioner, named the follow=
ing: Durand Crosby, chief operating officer; Steven Buck, deputy commission=
er of communications and prevention; Caletta McPherson, deputy commissioner=
for substance abuse services; and Carrie Slatton-Hodges, deputy commission=
er of mental health services. White said, “Each of these individuals brings=
a wealth of knowledge and years of service to their respective positions. =
Their dedication to consumers and demonstrated professionalism were qualiti=
es that stood out. I look forward to them assuming the responsibilities of =
their new roles, and know that each of them will help the agency move forwa=
rd in its goal of ensuring that all Oklahomans in need of mental health and=
substance abuse services have access to services, and that prevention and =
early intervention receive the attention they deserve.” Read more online ... |
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What ThinkHealth Membe=
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are talking a=
bout …
The changes implemented by the state on July 1 may =
have caused some confusion on concern by providers, but ThinkH=
ealth users not only have a responsi=
ve vendor that made sure all the changes were in place on their systems, bu=
t also a special member forum in which to exchange comments and get clarifi=
cations. Here is an example o=
f that information exchange: Dear Members, <= o:p> Over the past m=
onth I have had a few email conversations with Jolene at the OHCA on the St=
ep-Down process and the Prior Authorization Free Session process. =
230; In case anyone =
wants to read the details of those conversations I have posted them on our =
ThinkH=
ealth Newsgroup. ... I have also pos=
ted up Files showing you what the new Patient Progress and Transition/After=
care Plan printout looks like. You can see if this is something you w=
ould like to start using. There will also=
be new screen shots of an Admission screen we are working on and our new A=
ccounts Receivable screen. This will let you see some of the function=
s before we roll these out. All of these are optional and you can use=
them or turn them off. I hope this hel=
ps all users and if you are not signed-up for our newsgroup you can go to t=
he following link, (members only), and read the items listed ab=
ove, items posted in the past, and even make your own comments. This =
would be the perfect place for a center who has questions for other centers=
to post their message. Thank you, Clyde W. Wafford President OrionNet Systems, LLC Phone: 405-286-1674 |
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OrionNet Gets Ready for e-filing OrionNet Systems reports ThinkHealth members are eager to start the=
electronic submission of Treatment Plans to APS. “We are working closely with APS and have rec=
ently begun testing on uploading files through the secure sFTP site that AP=
S has provided,” OrionNet President Clyde W. Wafford said. When completed, it will give ThinkH=
ealth members a nearly hands-free pr=
ocess for submitting Treatment Plans. =
; No more faxing. It will allow centers to see all Treatment Plans th=
at are ready for sending, see which Treatment Plans have outstanding issues=
that need to be addressed before transmission, let centers specify which T=
reatment Plans will be sent, and batch and send all selected Treatment Plan=
s. The next phase will be to receive the approvals bac=
k electronically from APS, and that information will update ThinkH=
ealth. |