Practice Management Insight

October 2010

A report on events affecting Oklahoma providers

an all-day online training session for their members last month.

In the session, over 40 people from ThinkHealth centers across the state listened and watched from their own office or home as OrionNet tech support staff answered questions and walked clinicians through various aspects of the program, including the best way to

handle various issues APS is still working to resolve.

Already known and praised for their a superior customer service and the detailed training they provide for their software, ThinkHealth has proved even more beneficial in recent weeks by going to bat for its members regarding the recent issues APS has been having.

This latest tech support session is just one example of the many ways OrionNet Systems and ThinkHealth work with their established network
of communication between ThinkHealth, state agencies, and the dozens of ThinkHealth member centers across the state.

October 3-9

Mental Illness Awareness Week

October 7

National Depression Screening Day

Screening for Mental Health

October 8

Ethical Dilemmas in Meeting Mental Health Care Needs

Metro Technology Center—Springlake Campus

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October 10

World Mental Health Day

World Fed for Mental Health

October 11

Columbus Day

October 11

State Plan Amendment Rate Com. (sparc) Public Hearing

October 13

Drug Utilization
Review Board Meeting

October 13

Behavioral Health
Advisory Council Meeting

October 14

OHCA Board Meeting

October 14-15

Problem Gambling
Counselor Training, Part 1

Tulsa Technology Center—Broken Arrow Campus

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October 14-15

Office of Juvenile
Affairs Board Retreat

Duncan

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October 15

SOC Family Support
Provider Training

Oklahoma City

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October 18-24

National Drug-Free
Work Week

Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace

October 19

Child Health Advisory
Task Force Meeting

October 19

Governor’s Task Force
on Prevention of UD

Oklahoma City

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October 19

Justice & Mental Health Collaboration Prgm Training

Tulsa Technology Center—Peoria Campus

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Register Online

October 19-20

SOAR Training

Tulsa Technology Center—Riverside Campus

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October 20

SoonerCare Tribal Consultation 4th Annual Meeting

October 20

Oklahoma Prevention
Network Training & Meeting

Oklahoma City

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October 21

Mapping the UAD Issue

Teleconference

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October 21-22

State Advisory Group
Board Retreat

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October 22

PTSD: Healing the Hidden Wounds—Joseph Benamati

Norman

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Register Online

October 22

Helping Families with
Special Education Issues

Tulsa Technology Center—Riverside Campus

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October 23-31

Red Ribbon Week

National Family Partnership

October 26-27

ASI with Jim Giffin, LADC

Tulsa Technology Center—Riverside Campus

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October 26-27

Case Management Training

Oklahoma City

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October 28

Bonding & Boundaries

Tulsa

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October 28-29

CCRC: The Silent Wounds
of War Veterans Conference

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October 28-29

Problem Gambling
Counselor Training, Part 2

Tulsa Technology Center—Lemley Campus

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October 28-30

Interviews for the 2010-2011 2M2L Youth Council

Oklahoma City

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October 29

Team Building for SOC Teams

Oklahoma City

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Key Part of Barack
Obama’s Healthcare Law Upheld by U.S. Judge

“U.S. District Judge, George Streeh, of the Eastern District of Michigan ruled that Congress does have the authority to enact a key part of President Obama's healthcare law reform, requiring US citizens to obtain coverage by 2014. The day Obama signed it into law, the Thomas More Law Center had filed a lawsuit arguing that it was an unconstitutional tax outside Congress authority. The latest ruling said that under the Commerce Clause of the American Constitution a penalty could be imposed on those who did not get insurance coverage. ...

“The District Judge did not issue an injunction that the Thomas More Law Center were seeking, he also dismissed two of the Center's six claims. …”

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SAMHSA Bulletin

“[SAMHSA] is awarding a total of up to $20.6 million in funding for up to the next three years to Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants for Quality Improvement programs (State DIG). … This project also supports SAMHSA’s Mental Health Block Grant program. ...”

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$727 Million In Grants for 143 Community Health Centers

“143 community health centers throughout the USA will receive awards worth $727 million, the aim will be to enhance quality health care access, construction and renovation, HHS (Depart. of Health and Human Services) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced. These funds, a result of the new Affordable Care Act, are said to be the first of several forthcoming awards. …”

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In a continued effort to lighten the load of its members and supply the best tech support in the state, Orion-
Net Systems