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RALLY FOR RECOVERY

Check out OCARTA.org website for more information on state observation of Recovery Month.

Watch a 10-minute video clip of SAMHSA Administrator, Dr. Terry L. Cline, at a recent Recovery Month Planning Partners Meeting held in Washington, DC.  Cline is the former ODMHSAS Commissioner.  Click here.

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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 called Accounts Receivable,” Wafford said.  “This screen allows you to enter payment information for a client as well as associate line items with a payment, print off receipts, see balance of client, and manage deposits.

“We added a new screen in Main under the Actions menu called Patient Admissions. This screen allows you to quickly enter a new patient with only the basic information that is required in the Patient module.”

SAVE THE DATE

Oct. 3-5, 2007

16th Annual OMHCC Statewide Conference

OKLAHOMA RISING

TO RECOVERY

The Reed Center at the Sheraton in Midwest City

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Other important updates

— Check patient eligibility and claims status.

— Payroll types modified for adult and child rates.

— Added recurring Schedule option and group sessions for multiple patients.

— Copy simple treatment plans for same patient.

— Manage payment sources and non-billable types.

— Improved remittance file processing.

— New access rights for key modules.

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 mandate, 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-effective addiction treatment to reduce the health and social cost to our communities 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.

What Is Recovery Month?

The Recovery Month observance highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. The observance also encourages citizens to take 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.

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 their successes and share them with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues in an effort 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 successes often go unnoticed by the broader population; therefore, Recovery Month provides a vehicle to celebrate these successes.

Recovery Month also serves to educate the public on substance abuse as a national health crisis, that addiction is a treatable disease, and that recovery is possible. Recovery Month highlights the benefits of treatment for not only the affected individual, but for their family, friends, workplace, and society as a whole. Educating the public reduces the stigma associated with addiction and treatment. Accurate 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.

Sept 28, 2007—10:00am to 2:00pm
Oklahoma State Capitol

Opening Ceremony — Hear from YOUR Legislators

· Special Guest Speakers:

· Honorable Judge Carol Hubbard - Oklahoma County Drug Courts

· State District Attorney Dave Prater

· ODMHSAS Deputy Commissioner Caletta McPherson

· FACES and VOICES of RECOVERY - Judie Didriksen

· GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION

· Peer Recovery Stories - Countdown

· Over 27+ Booths / FREE LUNCH

· Lifetime Achievement Awards

· "Joining Hands Around the Capitol"

· Meet YOUR Legislators / Register to VOTE!

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For more information, call the Oklahoma Citizen Advocates for Recovery and Treatment Association (OCARTA) at (405) 848-7555

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