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Watch a 10-minute video clip of SAMHSA Administrator, Dr. Terry L. Cline, at a recent Recovery Month Pla=
nning Partners Meeting held in Washington, DC. Cline is the former ODMHSAS Commissioner. C=
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ThinkHealth serves alcoh=
ol and drug a=
buse counseling centers OrionNet Systems has made several recent updates to=
it’s practice management system to make it more valuable to ODMHSAS =
counseling centers. President=
Clyde W. Wafford reports these key changes: “We've replaced the Manual Remittance screen =
that was in the Billing module under the Tools menu with a new screen calle=
d Accounts Receivable,” Wafford said. “This screen allows you to enter payment information f=
or a client as well as associate line items with a payment, print off recei=
pts, see balance of client, and manage deposits. “We added a new screen in Main under the Acti=
ons menu called Patient Admissions. This screen allows you to quickly enter=
a new patient with only the basic information that is required in the Pati=
ent module.” |
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SAVE THE DATE Oct. 3-5, 2007 16=
th Annual OMHCC Statewide Conference OKLAHOMA RISING TO RECOVERY Th=
e Reed Center at the Sheraton in Midwest City Click Here for details. |
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important updates
— Check patient eligibility and claims status=
. — Payroll types modified for adult and child =
rates. — Added recurring Schedule option and group s=
essions for multiple patients. — Copy simple treatment plans for same patien=
t. — Manage payment sources and non-billable typ=
es. — Improved remittance file processing. — New access rights for key modules. |
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Recovery Month is sponsored by the Substance Abuse =
and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Center for Substance=
Abuse Treatment (CSAT). CSAT, created in October 1992 by a Congressional m=
andate, provides national leadership in the Federal government's effort to =
improve the lives of individuals and their families affected by alcohol and=
drug abuse. CSAT works to improve access to clinically sound, cost-effecti=
ve addiction treatment to reduce the health and social cost to our communit=
ies and the Nation. Such factors as inadequate capacity, limited public and=
private health insurance benefits, and stigma have contributed to the gap =
between the number of people who need treatment and those who receive it. |
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What Is Recovery Month?
The Recovery Month observance highlights the societ=
al benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the contributions of treatm=
ent providers and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse i=
n all its forms is possible. The observance also encourages citizens to tak=
e action to help expand and improve the availability of effective substance=
abuse treatment for those in need. Each year a new theme, or emphasis, is =
selected for the observance. <=
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style=3D'language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Recovery Month provides a plat=
form to celebrate people in recovery and those who serve them. Each Septemb=
er, thousands of treatment programs around the country celebrate their succ=
esses and share them with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues in an ef=
fort to educate the public about treatment, how it works, for whom, and why=
. Substance abuse treatment providers have made significant accomplishments=
, having transformed the lives of untold thousands of Americans. These succ=
esses often go unnoticed by the broader population; therefore, Recovery Mon=
th provides a vehicle to celebrate these successes. <=
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style=3D'language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Recovery Month also serves to =
educate the public on substance abuse as a national health crisis, that add=
iction is a treatable disease, and that recovery is possible. Recovery Mont=
h highlights the benefits of treatment for not only the affected individual=
, but for their family, friends, workplace, and society as a whole. Educati=
ng the public reduces the stigma associated with addiction and treatment. A=
ccurate knowledge of the disease helps people to understand the importance =
of supporting treatment programs, those who work within the treatment field=
, and those in need of treatment. |
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Opening Ceremony =
— Hear from YOUR Legislators =
· Special Guest Speakers: · Honorable Judge Carol Hubbard =
- Oklahoma County Drug Courts · State District Attorney Dave P=
rater · ODMHSAS Deputy Commissioner Ca=
letta McPherson · FACES and VOICES of RECOVERY -=
Judie Didriksen =
· GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION=
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· Peer Recovery Stories - Countd=
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· Over 27+ Booths / FREE LUNCH =
· Lifetime Achievement Awards =
· "Joining Hands Around the=
Capitol" =
· Meet YOUR Legislators / Regist=
er to VOTE! &nb=
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212;— For more information, call the Oklahoma Citizen Advocat=
es for Recovery and Treatment Association (OCARTA) at (405) 848-7555 &nb=
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