Behavioral Health Management back issues from November 2004:
The constant pressures of change.(behavioral health management)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2004; ... The German physicist G.C. Lichtenberg once said, "I cannot say whether things will get better if we change .... What I can say is they must change if they are to get better." The idea of change can be of great concern in any profession--especially it would seem within behavioral health ...
Make no mistake--'OOPs' might be the answer to workplace problems.(Washington Insights)(Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry)
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry (AOOP) is a 15-year-old association that encourages and supports the practice of one of the earliest specialty areas of psychiatry. Once known as "industrial psychiatry," the field originated with Freud's observations that work is ...
The growing perils of getting paid.(In Retrospect)(trends in reimbursement mechanisms in US healthcare)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Today's reimbursement approaches fall into three broad categories: cost-based, fee-for-service, and a variety of risk-sharing arrangements. Cost-based reimbursement (to some, the "good old days") has become increasingly less prevalent in recent years. These days different payers in ...
A gateway to best practices: interest is growing in this organizational improvement tool.(Cover Story)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Benchmarking is a management tool that can serve as a gateway to best practices. Gift and Mosel define benchmarking as "the continual and collaborative discipline of measuring and comparing the results of key work processes with those of the best performers." (1) In an era of shrinking ...
Conquering the paper mountain: the move to fee-for-service reimbursement inspired one provider to create its own software system.(Pressley Ridge develops TOTAL: Record information system)(Cover Story)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Funding in the behavioral health field continues to shift from per diem payments to fee-for-service reimbursement. Today behavioral health providers must be able to record, monitor, and bill and collect payment for services in increments as small as 15 minutes, compared with the full day ...
Finding your organization's 'hidden treasure': agencies can supplement their core funding with revenue-recovery processes.(Cover Story)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Behavioral health organizations are faced with significant budgetary challenges while trying to maintain a high level of care, maximize resource utilization, and maintain revenue. This situation is exacerbated by reduced funding, cost-containment measures and, in some cases, reduced ...
A David and Goliath story of mental health advocacy: a small group of New Jersey advocates moved the state legislature to increase funding for community mental healthcare.(New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies, Inc)
Nov 01, 2004; ... In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation that would forever change how America cares for people with mental illnesses. That legislation, the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Center Construction Act, led to the construction of hundreds of centers that ...
Violence risk management and adherence to treatment with atypical antipsychotics in schizophrenia.(Pharmacologic trends in behavioral health: part six of a six-part series)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Management of Violence in Schizophrenia The public perception of people with schizophrenia often is, unfortunately, of uncontrollable--possibly murderous--criminals. While mental health providers know this stereotype is almost always wrong, they do have real concerns about ...
Suing managed care: the Supreme Court says no: the implications for various healthcare stakeholders.
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Supreme Court recently ruled that patients may not sue their health plans for damages when the health plan will not pay for treatment recommended by the treating physician. This decision has significant implications for many stakeholders, including individual clinicians, patients, and ...
Anger-management programs: issues and suggestions: a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't work.
Nov 01, 2004; ... Anger-management programs are springing up to meet societal needs for reducing anger and aggression. Individuals with anger problems may volunteer for such programs or may attend them as part of agreements for continued employment, school attendance, probation, and the like. This article ...
EAPs' role in corporate whistle-blowing: these providers are ideally suited to help public companies comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; one example.(employee assistance plans)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Enron, Andersen, WorldCom--these companies are synonymous with accounting scandal and represent billions of dollars lost because of fraudulent practices. In response to these and other corporate scandals in recent years, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002 to provide controls ...
Plotting a 'road map to recovery': organizations team up to promote community integration for people with psychiatric disabilities.
Nov 01, 2004; ... A recently established Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) based at the University of Pennsylvania is promoting community integration as "the road map to recovery" for people with psychiatric disabilities. The UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration is one of a number ...
Watercolors, pastels, and paintbrushes are therapeutic tools: art therapy aids patient expression.
Nov 01, 2004; ... Art brings people together. It inspires hope and creates a bridge of understanding between individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or age. Art can be used in a therapeutic modality known as art therapy. Art therapy is a human service and counseling profession that ...
Here comes the latest HIPAA deadline: the security standards outline what is to be done--but not how to do it.
Nov 01, 2004; ... Many organizations thought they had finished dealing with HIPAA compliance when they met the deadlines for the Privacy Rule and the transaction and code sets in 2003. They had spent a great deal of time writing policies and procedures, training staff, and issuing notices of privacy ...
Maximizing your investment with workflow management software.(Views On Technology)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Your new software system is up and running! Now, how do you reap one or more of the benefits your system was supposed to provide your agency (e.g., increased staff efficiency, reduced overhead, decreased administrative and clinical errors, decreased client waiting time, or improved ...
Facility design showcase.(Spring Harbor Hospital)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Spring Harbor Hospital, an 85,000-square-foot psychiatric facility, is for people of all ages who experience serious episodes of mental illness or a dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance abuse. Located near Portland, the building allows for a full 100-bed replacement, doubling the ...
Formularies are hardly healthcare costs' panacea.(As I See It)(Column)
Nov 01, 2004; ... A relative of mine struggling with a psychiatric disorder recently was prescribed an antipsychotic that seemed to work just right for him. He had tried a handful of similar drugs, but this one gave him the greatest therapeutic effect with the fewest side effects. The drug was fresh on the ...
Online government mental health report.(Product Spotlight)(Mental Health, United States, 2002 )(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Mental Health, United States, 2002 is now available on the Web at www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/Mental HealthStatistics. This resource from SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services includes 21 chapters ...
Traumatic Brain Injury resource.(Product Spotlight)
Nov 01, 2004 ... The Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., is the successor to the 1994 compilation by the same editors--Jonathan M. Silver, MD; Thomas W. McAllister, MD; and Stuart C. Yudofsky, MD. It discusses research and clinical practice on the ...
Maximum software RFP distribution.(Product Spotlight)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Contact the major companies of the behavioral health software industry in one e-mail. Send your information-technology-related RFP electronically to the Software ...
Psychiatric and addiction treatment directory.(Product Spotlight)
Nov 01, 2004 ... The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) has published a 2005 Membership Directory. The directory includes the name, address, phone/fax, and officers (by name) of each behavioral health system. The facilities operated by each system--including specialty hospitals, ...
The EMR and behavioral health--discussions have begun.(Views From The Trenches)(Eectronic medical record)
Nov 01, 2004; ... Touted by the President in his campaign and backed by both sides of Congress, the creation of a national electronic medical record (EMR) is pressing ahead with the speed of, well, a government turtle. An April executive order identified several goals for a national EMR: ensuring ...