Practice Management Insight

April 2011

A report on events affecting Oklahoma providers

April Fools

April 4 and 8

RSS Training—OKC Registration Required

ODMHSAS Training Center

Oklahoma City

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April 4-10

National Public Health Week

April 5

Justice & Mental Health Collaboration Program Training

Norman ,OK

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April 7

World Health Day

April 7

National Alcohol Screening Day

April 8

Methadone Myths and Facts

Ardmore, OK

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April 8-9

Problem Gambling Core Level Training

Oklahoma City

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April 13

Behavioral Health Advisory Council Meeting

April 13

Drug Utilization Review Board Meeting

April 14

OHCA Board Meeting

April 15

Cross Cultural Learning Collaborative

Frisco Center, Clinton, OK

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April 15

SOC Family Support Provider Training

Tulsa, OK

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April 20

Mindfulness Training for Clinical Intervention and Self-Care

Woodward, OK

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April 25

The Revised Second Edition ASAM Patient Placement Criteria:Updating and Using ASAM PPR-2R

Oklahoma City

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April 28-30

17th Children’s Behavioral Health Conference

Norman

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

APRIL is …

Alcohol Awareness Month,

Autism Awareness Month,

National Child Abuse Prevention Month,

and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Stop the Presses!

Great changes come to OHCA/ODMHSAS and the state of Oklahoma.  OrionNet Systems, leader and provider of the best practice management software in the state, has continued to step-up to meet these challenges and surpass them.  To that end Clyde Wafford, president and owner ,has increased the size of his support team to handle all the new centers that are joining and to insure that when it comes to customer service, OrionNet Systems products, Thinkhealth being the flag ship, will continue to out shine all others.

State of the art technology and methods of sharing information will continue to take practice management in new directions that will drastically improve processes for current members and all those that join. These developments will meet the demands of practice management as OrionNet Systems holds true to our mission and philosophy:

Thank you for making ThinkHealth the leading Practice Management Software in Oklahoma.

Governor Fallin Issues Statement on Anniversary of Federal

Health Care Law Passage

FY 2011 Grant Announcements

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) RFAs

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) RFAs

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) RFAs

The Grants.gov Contact Center is now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, excluding Federal holidays, at 1-800-518-4726 (1-800-518-GRANTS)

Click here to view grant announcements.

“You and your staff are invited to attend the spring 2011 SoonerCare Provider Training Workshops hosted by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) and HP Enterprise Services. Workshops will include several specialty sessions for specific provider types. These workshops will be held in locations statewide, beginning April 7.

Register for the 2011 Spring Provider Training Workshop

2011 Spring Provider Training Workshop

World Health Day

World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the founding of WHO. Each year, the Organization selects a key global health issue and organizes international, regional and local events on the Day and throughout the year to highlight the selected area.

World Health Day 2011 will focus on antimicrobial resistance and its global spread. Click here to read more.

Governor Mary Fallin issued the following statement today regarding the one year anniversary of the passage of the federal health care law. While in Congress, Fallin voted against the bill.

She supports the national effort to repeal and replace the law with legislation as well as the legal effort to have the bill struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Oklahoma is one of the many states that filed a legal challenge to the federal law.

Fallin’s statement:

“A year ago today, President Obama signed into law one of the most ill-conceived pieces of legislation to have ever come from Washington, D.C.: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. ‘ObamaCare,’ as it has come to be known, is both an assault on our constitutional liberties and a burden on our already struggling economy.”

Successful JCAHO Audit!

In March, a ThinkHealth member was visited by a surveyor who was impressed with the software; how user friendly it is and how easy it was to find clear and concise information on clients.

“On April 7-8, 2011, join the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA), Hewlett Packard (HP) and APS Healthcare (APS) for our annual collaborative training at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman, Oklahoma.”

Register for the 4th Annual Collaborative Behavioral Health Training

OrionNet Systems is a Proud Sponsor:

Stress and Pace of Change

The pace of change has increased and adapting to change triggers the stress response inherited. Now, more than ever before in history, people are overwhelmed by the stresses of life. People are also developing symptoms of new technologies.

The pace of change has increased and adapting to change triggers the stress response inherited. Now, more than ever before in history, people are overwhelmed by the stresses of life. People are also developing symptoms of these new technologies. Eye strain, back strain, wrist/hand strain, neck problems, even increased body weight, and substance abuse increases can be linked to long hours in the modern work world of computers and technology. Our primitive response to stress, from millions of years of adaptation and survival, hasn't been able to keep up with the accelerated pace of change during the past few decades. Read more.

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