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Practice Management Insight |
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September 2009 |
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A report on events affecting Oklahoma p=
roviders |
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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 September 8-9 ASISTR=
12;Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training ODMHSAS Training Center 2401 NW 23rd, Suite 1F Oklahoma City, OK Contact: Julie Geddes, 405-522-3835 Fax: 405-522-8320 September 11 Cognitive=
Behavioral Techniques JD McCarty Cent=
er 2002 East Robin=
son Norman, OK Contact: 405-52=
2-8300 September 17-18 15th Annual Zarrow Mental Health Symposium&=
#8212;Collaboration for Mental He=
alth Tulsa Southern Hills Marriot Tulsa, OK Contact: www.mhat.org or 918-585-1213 September 17-18 Medicare/Medicare Part D=
Prescription Drug Training Sooner Legends Inn & Suites 1200 24th Ave SW Norman, OK 73072 |
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September is National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month |
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ODMHSAS: =
Oklahoma Prevention Resource Center Now Online |
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“Members of the communit=
y may now access a listing of available materials and place orders online b=
y visiting the ODMHSAS website at www.odmhsas.org. The OPRC is open between=
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is located in the ODMHSAS She=
pherd Mall offices at 2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 82 in Oklahoma City. The O=
klahoma Prevention Resource Center in Oklahoma City supplies free printed m=
aterials upon request to schools, civic and community groups, parent-teache=
r organizations, treatment and prevention providers, and individuals who ar=
e interested in mental health and substance abuse information. For more inf=
ormation, contact 405-522-3810 or 405-522-2140.” =
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OHCA: New Waiver Proposals—You Are Invited ̶=
0;Public input is a cornerstone of developing new programs. We solicit your=
comments=
and invite you to attend a public meeting on September 9, 2009 from 1:00-3=
:00pm in the boardroom of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, located at 45=
45 N Lincoln Blvd, Suite 124. ... “This meeting is being h=
eld to meet with advocates and stakeholders to discuss the proposed new wai=
vers; My Life; My Choice and Sooner Seniors. “OHCA is developing two =
new home and community based waivers to serve persons with physical disabil=
ities and older persons with long term illnesses following their Living Cho=
ice transition from institutions. These new waiver applications must be sub=
mitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for review a=
nd approval and OHCA will ask CMS to approve the waivers for implementation=
effective=
August 1, 2010. …” =
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Oklahoma Play Therapy wi=
th Connie O’Brien, MEd Woodward High P=
lains Tech Center 3921 34th Street Woodward, OK Contact: 405-522-8300 Fax: 405-522-8320 Current Drug Trends with Mark Woodward Lemley Technology Center 3420 S Memorial Dr Tulsa, OK Contact: 405-522-8300 Fax: 405-522-8320 |
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Ethics & Cultural Co=
mpetence with Dewayne Moore, Deneka Cain & Robert Blue Eastern OK State College McAlester, OK Contact: 405-522-8300 Fax: 405-522-8320 Motivational Interviewin=
g with Thad Leffingwell, P=
hD Great Plains Tech 4500 SW Lee Blvd Lawton, OK Contact: 405-522-8300 Fax: 405-522-8320 |
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: |
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2009 Statewide Educati=
on Series |
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 | O=
DMHSAS |
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the need to use all available =
resources, in our communities and on the Internet, to educate people about =
the disease and to help those with substance use disorders, and those close=
to them, get support. By opening a dialogue about the harmful effects of a=
lcohol and drug addiction on families, friends, and communities, we can pro=
vide hope, healing, and better support those struggling with substance use =
disorders as they embark on a successful journey of sustained recovery. =
230; “The Recovery Month obse=
rvance highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds=
the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that rec=
overy from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. The observance als=
o encourages citizens to take action to help expand and improve the availab=
ility of effective substance abuse treatment for those in need. … “Recovery month provides=
a platform to celebrate people in recovery and those who serve them. Each =
September, thousands of treatment programs around the country celebrate the=
ir successes and share them with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues i=
n an effort to educate the public about treatment, how it works, for whom, =
and why. Substance abuse treatment providers have made significant accompli=
shments, having transformed the lives of untold thousands of Americans. The=
se successes often go unnoticed by the broader population; therefore, Recov=
ery Month provides a vehicle to celebrate these successes. …” <=
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oin the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal |
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“Over the last 20 years,=
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month has inspired millions o=
f people to raise awareness about addiction, share their stories of recover=
y, and assist others who are still struggling. This year’s theme, “J=
oin the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal,” emp=
hasizes |
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New SAMHSA Website Highlights Latest News in Behavioral Health Financing “[SAMHSA recently] launc=
hed a new website that features up-to-date information on the financing of =
mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services and del=
ivery systems. The website will also provide relevant articles from across =
the behavioral health financing industry, reports, briefs, and other items.=
The new website is available to the public at http://www.samhsa.gov/financing<=
/a>. …” |
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OHCA: Fall 2009 SoonerCare Provider Training Registration Register for the 2009 fall pro=
vider workshop. Select city: =
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; Durant September 23 =
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; Lawton Sep=
tember 30 =
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; OKC =
; October 13 & 14 =
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; Tulsa =
; October 27 & 28 Registration is required in or=
der to attend training. …=
Click here to register OHCA Provider training and Okl=
ahoma SoonerCare 101 ... =
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