This week, In Focus reviews the Oklahoma Medicaid managed care SoonerSelect Program request for proposals (RFP) and the SoonerSelect Children’s Specialty Program RFP released by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) on November 10, 2022.
Requesting a Meeting on Agency With Choice
View the letter to Acting DHS Secretary Meg Snead here.
Panel Discussion on Benefits of Measurement-Based Care
During a panel event hosted in partnership with Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA), Greenspace Mental Health, and the Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland (MDCBH), this panel featured three remarkable industry leaders. Watch the brief clips in this blog to learn from their perspectives on how Measurement-Based Care is transforming the behavioral health system and other key takeaways from the event. (https://lnkd.in/ew5NPWMz)
Panelists:
- Brandon Fisher, Merakey
- Fady Sahhar, ProVantaCare
- Lisa Serfass, LCPC, Villa Maria Behavioral Health – Catholic Charities Child & Family Services
- Shannon Hall, Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
- Simon Weisz, Greenspace Health
ProVantaCare Signs On as HealthShare Exchange Member
PHILADELPHIA | November 30, 2021
ProVantaCare today announced that it is now a member of HealthShareExchange (HSX), an industry leader in data sharing, to support care management, quality improvement, and population health for the Pennsylvania healthcare community. [read full announcement]
Pa. Drug, Alcohol programs release report on substance use barriers
By: Kaitlyn Hall | WTAJ | August 24, 2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) announced findings from a new report showing the need for an update to address barriers for individuals seeking substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. [read full article]
MSU: Concussion study shows athletes take roughly 11 days to recover
By: Ryan Cummings | FOX 47 News | August 25, 2021
A new report from Michigan State University shows just how long it takes high school athletes to recover from concussions, also known as “silent injuries.” [read full article]
Addiction Treatment Providers Battling Workforce Crisis Within Epidemic, Pandemic – Guest Column by Dale Klatzker
By Dale Klatzker | Daily Times Guest Columnist | August 19, 2021
After 40 years of working to help people with substance use disorder, you get accustomed to lurching from one crisis to the next. Heroin, crack, meth, fentanyl. Alcohol. Always alcohol. The names change, but the suffering never ends. Nor do the costs to society – more than $500 billion a year, according to government figures. [read full article]
New state online tool aims to ID, address health inequities across Pa.
BY: CASSIE MILLER – AUGUST 19, 2021 | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A new tool launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services can help providers and community organizations identify and address health inequities, state health experts say. [read full article]