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MARK YOUR CALENDAR <=
![endif]> January 23-25 Partnerships to Facili=
tate Prevention and Recovery: The 20th Annual Substance Abuse Conference and the 18th Annual=
Mental Health Best Practices Conference. Southern Hill=
s Marriott in Tulsa Call (405) 522-8300. January 30-31 Cert=
ified Problem Gambling Counselor Training Phase I: ODMHSAS Training Cent=
er 2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 1F. Contact: (405) 522-8300 or fax (405) 522-=
3820 February 7-8 Steve Stewart LPC, LAD=
C ASI-Tulsa Tulsa Tech Center (Riverside Campus) Rm=
# A-144, 801 East 91st, Tulsa. Contact: Cynthia D. Caligone at (405) 5=
22-8300 (No Refunds) February 7-8 SOAR Training - Tulsa<= o:p> Tulsa Tech Center (Ri=
verside Campus) 801 East 91st, Tulsa. Contact: Dawn Talton (405) 522-0103 o=
r fax (405) 522-8661 |
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Starting off the year, OrionNet Systems has once=
again begun its yearly training for new and existing member centers. Representatives from member center=
s attend an OrionNet Systems training session and workshop covering feature=
s of it’s industry-leading ThinkHeal=
th practice management system at Ori=
onNet’s office in Oklahoma City. |
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Ready =
for OHCA changes? Thi=
nkHealth members are |
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Prior Autorization, can you find y=
our codes? In the past, providers could chec=
k for their Treatment Plan approval information and be confident in what se=
rvices were asked for. With the latest change from OHCA, providers no=
w have to add more steps to find out what services they should be using.&nb=
sp; OHCA no longer lists by billing code which servi=
ce was approved or denied. If a provider submits a Prior Authorizatio=
n with Individual Psychotherapy 45-50, they receive back Individual Psychot=
herapy, so which service is it 90804, 90806 or 90808? It is up to the=
provider to find out what code to use. The provider will have to dig=
back through their Prior Authorizations and see what they submitted or sur=
f around the APS web site to find out what was submitted. For providers who use ThinkHealth, the software is already geared =
to handle this. When services are submitted on a Prior Authorization,=
the data flows to the approval screen. When providers enter in their=
approval information all the services and details requested will be listed=
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All they need to do is specify if=
the service was approved/denied, enter units, and service period. Th=
e application has the Prior Authorization information, billing codes, etc.,=
all the information necessary that will flow to Progress Notes and Billing=
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![endif]> Rates and RVU ch=
anges, how did it affect your center? Beginning January 1, 2008, OHCA =
rates and RVUs for services changed for private providers, both child and a=
dult. Some rates went up and =
some went down. Notification =
of the change, what exactly changed, and when it would take affect did not =
happen until the second week, but everything was retroactive back to Januar=
y 1, 2008. <=
![endif]> These changes while good since so=
me rates went up, caught many centers by surprise and left them scrambling =
to re-bill their services. Pr=
oviders who use ThinkHeal=
th were barely affected by the chan=
ge since OrionNet Systems kept them informed of the changes, updated the so=
ftware within hours of being notified about the changes, and guided them th=
rough any general questions about the change. |