December 2010

A report on events affecting Oklahoma providers

November 30– December 1

ASI with Jim Griffin, LADC

Oklahoma City

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December 1–31

Safe Toys and Gifts Month

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December 1

1st Annual SOC Transition

SVC Training Seminar

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December 1

Advantage Waiver Meeting

Francis Tuttle

Oklahoma City

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December 2-3

Case Management Training

Oklahoma City

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December 3

Psychopharmacology for

Substance Abuse

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December 6-8

4th Annual Mental Health,

Prevention & Substance Abuse Conference

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December 7

Advantage Waiver Meeting

Tulsa

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December 8

Drug Utilization Board

Meeting

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December 9

OHCA Meeting

Tulsa

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December 9

ASAM with Jim Griffin

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December 13

The Teen Addiction Severity

Index (T-ASI) Training

Oklahoma City

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December 14

Child Health Advisory

Task Force Meeting

Oklahoma City

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December 16

Governor’s Transformation

Advisory Board Meeting

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December 17

SOC Family Support

Provider Training

Tulsa

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December 20-21

Case Management

Training

Oklahoma City

December  21

Governor's Task Force

On Prevention Of  UD

Oklahoma City

December 23

PHP Norman Chapter

Meeting

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December  24

Christmas Eve

December 25

Christmas Day

December 31

New Year’s Day observed

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Practice Management Insight

Oklahoma Electronic Health Records

(EHR) Program

The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program is a proposed federal program that offers major financial support to assist certain providers to adopt (acquire and install), implement (train staff, deploy tools, exchange data), or upgrade (expand functionality or interoperability) certified EHR technology. The purpose of the program is to improve outcomes, facilitate access, simplify care, and reduce costs of health care nationwide by:

· Enhancing care coordination and patient safety;

· Reducing paperwork and improving efficiencies;

· Facilitating information sharing across providers, payers, and state lines; and

· Enabling communication of health information to authorized users through state Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and the National Health Information Network (NHIN).

Click here to find out more about incentive payments for Eligible Medical Professionals.

OrionNet Systems, LLC is excited to attend the 4th Annual Mental Health, Prevention and Substance Abuse Conference on December 6-8, 2010 (at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center in Norman, OK)

Be sure to stop by OrionNet’s booth, an additional learning opportunity, as the free ThinkHealth demo will appeal to anyone working in the areas behavioral health services.

OrionNet Systems, LLC to attend Conference

All natural persons fourteen (14) years of age or older and present in the United States, applying for a license with the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors are required, by the provisions of 56 O.S. Supp. 2007 § 71, to provide the Board with verification of lawful presence in the United States by executing one of the Affidavits below before a notary public or other officer authorized to notarize affidavits under State law. The Board’s licensing office is staffed with a notary who is available to provide notary service at no cost to Applicants. Click here to see Instructions for required affidavit.

ODMHSAS CMHC meeting

EMR Certification

Mr. Wafford, CEO and owner of OrionNet Systems, LLC, attended the ODMHSAS CMHC meeting on EMR certification, along with ThinkHealth members on December 1, 2010. Mr. Wafford assured ThinkHealth members it is OrionNet Systems’ top priority is to become EHR certified in 2011 so that our ThinkHealth members may start receiving the EHR incentives.

Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope

Our mission is to feed the hungry of Eastern Oklahoma

through a network of Partner Programs and engage

our communities in ending hunger.

Watch the winning video from the recent What a Difference a Friend Makes contest. The contest asked people to share meaningful stories about friends helping each other through recovery from mental health problems or during a particularly hard time in their lives.

Click here to see Video and  learn how you can make a difference.

What a Difference

a Friend Makes

December is …

Safe Toys and Gifts Month

Prevent Blindness

America

Urgent - Attention all licensees: please fill out the

Affidavit of Legal Status