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March 24

Juvenile Personnel Training Progra= m

Working with African American=

Youth and Their Families

9 a.m. R= 11; 4:30 p.m.

(918) 660-3700

Midwest City Public Library, <= /p>

8143 E. Reno

AUDIENCE: General - Anyone who is employed = by or volunteers for a JPTP-eligible organization.

PREREQUISITES: Previous training in cultural div= ersity is strongly recommended (Differences: Building Bridges or Walls).

View the FY09= JPTP Training Schedule online

March 19

Governor's Transformat= ion Advisory Board

1:30-3:30

State Capitol, Rm 104

The purpose of the Board is to advise Oklahoma a= s it develops a Comprehensive Mental Health Plan. The Board is the catalyst= that enables meaningful and significant transformation to occur within Okl= ahoma.

The Board consists of 28 members.= The Directors of each service providing agency along with senators, repres= entatives, consumers, youth, and family members all serve on this Board.

National Center for Employee Development, 24th a= nd Imhoff Road, Norman

Download Registration Form<= o:p>

is the theme for this conference.=

Claudia= Black, M.S.W., Ph.D., renowned author and trainer recognized for her pione= ering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders, wi= ll be the keynote speaker. Dr= . Black’s topics will be “Trauma in the Addicted Family” = and “Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets.” The conference includes a range of= concurrent workshops, with each worth 3 CEUs.

Practice Management Insight

March 2009<= /span>

A report on events affect= ing Oklahoma providers

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Questions or comments? E-mail us at OrionNet@coxinet.net o= r call 405.286.1674

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Major changes = coming April 1

Is= your software system ready for the State rate changes scheduled for April = 1? If you’re using Thin= kHealth from OrionNet Systems, you’ll be ready.

If= you’re not using ThinkHealth, call 405.286.1674 to get ready.

Free o= nline training to cover new bill codes

OrionNet Systems plans free web conference training= for all of its users in March so they will understand the rate and code ch= anges and what the changes will mean to how they submit Treatment Plans and= bill their services. W= ith changes the OrionNet Systems is putting into place this conference will= also show centers how to increase the services they are providing and be a= lerted so they do not over bill.

“To help everyone understand what OHCA is abo= ut to do and how it will impact ThinkHealth, we are planning a free online = meeting to talk about the changes and to get your feedback. We will d= o this with web conferencing software so I can show you screens and you can= ask questions in an online chat window,” OrionNet President Clyde W.= Wafford wrote ThinkHealth members.

Example of chang= es to ThinkHealth

A few points to be covered in the web conference:

1. You will not submit in ThinkHealth Units or RVUs= any more.

2. When you choose your level, ThinkHealth will sho= w you a list of all the services

= that can be provided for the selected level.

3. Each level has a <= span style=3D'font-weight:bold;language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>MONTHLY capped amount; we will discus= s how ThinkHealth

= will show and alert on these caps.

4. If you ask for a 6-month Treatment Plan, you wil= l be specifying the number of

= months but the amount per month is set by the level you request.

5. Progress Notes will no lo= nger deduct from Units; they will deduct from a TOTAL

= amount for that month.

6. Many new alerts and features will = be added to help you not only bill correctly

= but keep you from going over your amount and losing mon= ey.

You will still list the services on the Objectives = that each Objective will cover.

OHCA u= pdates outpatient changes

From the APS Healthcare ~ OKC Outpatient Update<= o:p>

The following information was provided = by Debbie Spaeth, OHCA Behavioral Heath Director. Click here to read= the full-text.

“OHCA and APS are working on a si= mplified PA process that would allow your procedure codes to become interch= angeable.

The PA packet will remain the same (exc= ept the RVU page), with no change in the levels of care or the medical nece= ssity criteria.

Instead of listing the number of units = of each separate service you need, you will only request the level of care = as you do now. Each level will have all the procedure codes and modifiers p= rogrammed in.

You will no longer need modification re= quests unless a consumer’s status changes to a different level of car= e. If a consumer needs a service you did not request, you may document the = need for the service in the clinical record, write your progress notes and = file your claim.

Instead of total RVUs allowed per level= , RVUs will be calculated out to a total dollar amount per level. ...”= ;

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Community

Supports for

Persons with

Medically

Complex Needs

Field Review – =

Deadline March 25

CARF conducts field reviews of= proposed and revised standards in the areas listed online for inclusion in= future standards manuals. Your feedback is critical to maintaining the rel= evancy and currency of CARF standards. CARF values your opinion, comments, = and suggestions on these standards.

Grant application deadline <= o:p>

April 28

SAMHSA is

accepting

applications=

for FY 2009

Grants to Expand

Substance Abuse

Treatment Capacity =

in Targeted Areas of Need -

Local Recovery-Oriented System= s of Care. This program is designed to foster the development and utilization of= local recovery-oriented systems of care to address gaps in treatment capac= ity.

Sign up for The Joint Commission free = quarterly newsletter. From th= e latest edition: “The Joint Commission has launched the E-dition, an electronic, search= able version of the accreditation manuals.”

What Is

SAMHSA’s

eNetwork?

SAMHSA's

eNetwork is =

your personal link to SAMHSA f= or the latest news about grants, publications, campaigns, programs, and sta= tistics and data reports.

OHCA

Web Alerts

Be up-to-date on the latest OH= CA changes in the areas you care about.
OHCA will send you an e-mail each time a change is made in the section yo= u select.