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August 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=
r call 405.286.1674 |
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR August 13 Oklahoma’s Health = Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (OKHITECH) Summit <= o:p> Southwestern OK=
State University Student Union Building 100 Campus Dr Weatherford, OK August 13-14 SOAR Trai=
ning Hardesty Regional Library 8316 E 93rd Street Tulsa, OK 74133 Contact: Kelly Earles at 405-522-0103 Fax: 405-522-8661 August 14 ASAM with Steve Stewart<=
/span> Tulsa Technology Center Lemley Campus Career Services Center 3420 S Memorial Dr Contact: 405-522-8300 Fax: 405-522-8320 August 14 QPR Instructor Training<= o:p> High Plains Technology Center 3921 34th Street Woodward, OK Contact: WyAngela Knight Singh at 405-522-877=
4 August 20 Improving Access to Medicaid and Food Stamps=
ODMHSAS Training Center at Shepherd Mall 2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 1F Contact: Kelly Earles at 405-522-0103 August 20, 25 Oklahoma Mental Health P=
lanning and Advisory Council Meeting and Following Public Meeting=
For more information, seethe article to the left August 26-28 Oklahoma Health Care Aut=
hority Board Retreat Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills 1902 E 71st Street Tulsa, Oklahoma Contact: Sue Branstetter at 405-522-7329 or email sue.branstetter@okhca.org Fax: 405-330-3201 August 28 Festival of Hope—<= o:p> Working with Families in the Aftermath of Suic=
ide Metro Technology Center Springlake Facility Oklahoma City Contact: Sarah Dunn at 405-522-8300 |
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“[SAMHSA] announced 25 g=
rants totaling up to $190 million over five years to implement the Strategi=
c Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants to advance community-based pr=
ograms for substance abuse prevention. SAMHSA’s Center for Substance =
Abuse Prevention will administer the grants. ….&=
#8221; Read m=
ore |
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Coming demo in OKC shows centers how they can get ready for OHCA, ODM=
HSAS December changes |
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From ODMH=
SAS: Updates to the 2010-2011 Mental Health Block Grant Plan |
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“In 2008, Oklahoma’=
;s Mental Health Block Grant Plan for 2009-2011 received a 3-year approval =
by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) within the Substance Abuse =
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The state must reapply =
annually for continued funding based on the approved plan. Updates to this =
plan will be included in that annual application and will be discussed by t=
he Oklahoma Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council at its August 20, 2=
009 meeting and at a Public Meeting on August 25. Public comment will be re=
ceived at that meeting as well as additional written comment can be receive=
d until 5:00 pm, August 25. Comments should be forwarded to John Hudgens, O=
DMHSAS, 2401 NW 23rd, Suite 85, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 or by email at jhudgens@odmhsas.org. Additional information is al=
so available by calling (405) 522-3800.” To access a copy of the curr=
ent plan, click here. |
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AHIMA August 25 Webinar =
ARRA: What’s Next for HIM and Privacy? |
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“On February 17, 2009 Pr=
esident Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment=
Act (ARRA). The healthcare industry and HIM professionals in particular, h=
ave been anxiously awaiting further clarification in regards to changes to =
existing privacy rules and regulations In August of 2009, further privacy c=
larifications are expected. Join industry privacy expert Jill Callahan Denn=
is and AHIMA for the latest update on privacy as defined by ARRA.” Fo=
r more information, click here. |
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“[SAMHSA is accepting applications for fiscal year (F=
Y) 2010 for the Physician Clinical Support System for the Treatment of Subs=
tance Use Disorders (PCSS) cooperative agreement. The purpose of this progr=
am is to enhance and further develop the current DATA Physician Clinical Su=
pport System designed to assist physicians in treating patients dependent o=
n heroin or prescription opioid drugs with FDA approved products containing=
buprenorphine. ….&=
#8221; Read m=
ore |
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Healthcare Reform Update Webinar Series: Aug 5, 19<=
/span> From the Nat=
ional Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare: “Healthcare continues to=
move quickly through Congress—make sure you keep up with what’=
s going on and how it impacts mental health and addiction services ….=
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009—a bill that se=
eks to provide affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans—was i=
ntroduced in the House of Representatives in July and has been approved by =
all three House committees with jurisdiction over the content of the bill. =
The Energy and Commerce Committee—the last committee to pass the legi=
slation—approved in on July 31, before heading home for the August re=
cess. The Senate Finance Committee continues to work on their version of he=
althcare reform. Join us … to find out the latest on healthcare refor=
m and what you can do to move favorable action when Congress returns from r=
ecess. ...” Read more |
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With the =
State rolling out significant changes in the behavioral health industry thi=
s December, many centers need=
help keeping up. By working with the State and related agencies, OrionNet =
Systems’ ThinkHealth software is able to stay ahead of the game and p=
rovide a system that will keep its members more than prepared for the comin=
g rollover, the company says. OrionNet is offering a free demonstration of =
ThinkHealth this September 3 to any Oklahoma centers that will be facing th=
e changes unprepared. |
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