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MARK YOUR CALENDAR Oct. 17 Pharmacology Update and Current Be=
st Practices with Anita Kablinger, MD JD McCarty Center, 2002 E. Robinson, Norman Contact: (405) 522-8300 Oct. 21-22 Certified Problem Gambling Counsel=
or Training Phase III & IV NAIC 215 W. Linn, Norman Contact: (405) 522-8300 <=
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ood Stamps with Dawn Talton ODMHSAS Training Center, Shepherd Mall, 2401 NW =
23 (Suite 1F), Oklahoma City Contact: (405) 522-0103 <=
![endif]> Oct. 28-29 Case Management Conference National Center for Employee Development, 2701 E=
. Imhoff Road, Norman Contact: (405) 522-8300 Oct. 29 Dr. Kaminer -The=
Teen Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI) ODMHSAS Training Center, Shepherd Mall, 2401 NW =
23 (Suite 1F), Oklahoma City Contact: (405) 522-0103 |
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Center starts blog to discuss SU=
RS audits
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Choices Institute in Enid has started a blog to gat=
her information from other centers about&n=
bsp; their SURS audits. According to the initial posting on the blog, the intent is to provide &#=
8220;a place for others to share their experiences with SURS audits and app=
eal process.” The blog creators plan to take what they learn to t=
he OHCA Board Meeting on Nov.=
13 and to the MAC meeting on Nov. 20. |
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OrionNet Systems debuted its latest release of Thin=
kHealth for alcohol and substance abuse treatment centers during the 17th a=
nnual statewide mental health conference Oct. 1-3 at the Bricktown Hotel &a=
mp; Convention Center in Oklahoma City. The conference, Sailing to Recovery through Leaders=
hip Isles featured A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., Director Center for Mental Heal=
th Services, (SAMHSA) as keynote speaker.&=
nbsp; It provided the perfect audience for discussing the additions =
to the ThinkHealth practice management software, according to OrionNet Pres=
ident Clyde A. Wafford. “The additions were made with the active part=
icipation of several treatment centers to ensure that ThinkHealth meets the=
needs of ODMHSAS providers,” Wafford said |
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Traini=
ng set Nov. 14 OrionNet has scheduled an all-day training session =
at its Oklahoma City office to cover the many new features added in the lat=
est update to ThinkHealth. Me=
mber centers are asked to provide the names of two primary attendees and a =
list of secondary attendees. =
Because of limited space, two slots in the free training session will be av=
ailable for each center, with others provided on space available basis. |
Psychiatric Consultation Hotline Begins
From SoonerPro Newslet=
ter: The Oklahoma Health Care Authority in collaboration=
with and administered by APS Healthcare, is presenting another innovative projec=
t to improve behavioral health care for children and adolescents enrolled in the Oklaho=
ma SoonerCare program. Historically, psychiatric care has been difficult t=
o access in the rural areas of the state, with studies indicating more than 70 percent of beh=
avioral health consumers access those services through their Primary Care Physician=
s (PCPs). The Psychiatric Con=
sultation program will facilitate free, informal telephonic consultations b=
etween board certified psychiatrists and PCPs regarding psychotropic medica=
tion management for children and adolescents. SoonerCare PCP contacts APS Psychiatric Consultatio=
n Hotline (877.845.7468) to schedule a consultation appointment. Read more online. |
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Useful Links Joint Commission Carf Helping America&=
#8217;s Youth |
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OrionN=
et demonstrates latest updates to Thi=
nkHealth at statewide conference |