Behavioral health

All Aboard the Transformation Express

By |2017-02-10T09:51:02-07:00August 23rd, 2012|Behavioral Health|

I’ve written several times about the importance of laying the strong foundation for integration effort through our rule making process.  Three drafts in and countless hours later, the behavioral health integration rulemaking process is beginning to take shape. It was just last fall when we took the show on the road and traveled the state promoting [...]

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Program Spotlight: Quality Management Operations

By |2017-02-10T09:51:04-07:00August 10th, 2012|Behavioral Health, General|

Our Quality Management Operations shop inside behavioral health has an incredibly complicated and important mission. They have responsibility for regulating and managing Information Management; Performance Improvement; Medical Management; and Quality of Care Monitoring and Oversight in AZ's public behavioral health system. These 4 critical areas work together to develop and implement a system of continuous quality improvement by establishing [...]

Affordable Care Act Info

By |2012-08-07T14:58:24-07:00August 7th, 2012|Behavioral Health|

Now that the Supreme Court has spoken regarding the Affordable Care Act- States have a lot more clarity around the decisions they'll need to make and what they need to do to implement the law.  The Governor kicked off a process to review the options and engage Stakeholders for their input this week. Additional meetings are being scheduled in the coming [...]

Dr. Nelson- Our Friend & Amiga

By |2012-07-25T14:00:33-07:00July 25th, 2012|Behavioral Health|

One of our priorities over the last 3.5 years has been to ensure that we develop and train our workforce so that we maintain business continuity and have the ability to transition effectively to new leadership when the time comes (part of Strategic Map element E1).  We’ll be putting our prep work to the test [...]

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Health Homes Resources

By |2012-07-11T08:12:46-07:00July 11th, 2012|Behavioral Health|

SAMHSA put a great new resource from their Center for Integrated Health Solutions which helps prepare behavioral health provider organizations to become health homes by outlining the essential clinical features. It also displays examples of how behavioral health provider organizations are successfully implementing the clinical features of a health home around the country.  Check it out.

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Madan Jumps In Head-first

By |2017-02-10T09:51:08-07:00June 28th, 2012|Behavioral Health, General|

Our own Madan Gopal from I.T. has been invited by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to participate in a national Roundtable discussion about the role and use of health IT to fill the needs of behavioral health providers, to integrate behavioral health record data into primary care, and on how ”Meaningful Use” could [...]

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Behavioral Health Contract Scope Enters the Homestretch

By |2012-06-20T08:11:48-07:00June 20th, 2012|Behavioral Health|

Our Request For Purchase (otherwise known as RFP) Core Team (Bob Sorce, Victoria Navarra, Teresita Oaks, and Chris Leavitt) and our entire cast of characters has been doing a full court press for the last 6 months to put together the Scope of Work that we’ll use when we go out for bid for the massive behavioral health services [...]

Behavioral Health Licensing Rulemaking Update

By |2017-02-10T09:51:09-07:00May 31st, 2012|Behavioral Health|

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts- we’re in the beginning phases of overhauling our regulations for licensing behavioral health facilities.  This’ll be a long process- and the finish line is in mid-2013.  We’re starting with a set of what we’ll call “straw-man” language that we can use as a way to start the discussions.  We’ve [...]

ADHS is Seeking an Insightful, Creative Leader for Behavioral Health

By |2017-02-10T09:51:11-07:00May 15th, 2012|Behavioral Health, General|

Do you think you can help us in “Promoting Health and Wellness for all Arizonans”.  That’s the motto here at ADHS and we are looking for a new leader to join our Behavioral Health team. We’re looking for an Assistant Director who is insightful and can see the forest and trees at the same time.  [...]

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ADHS Looking for a Forward-thinking Assistant Director

By |2017-02-10T09:51:12-07:00May 8th, 2012|Licensing|

“Promoting Health and Wellness for all Arizonans" is the motto of the Arizona Department of Health Services.  We promote and protect the health of Arizona's children and adults and set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy and leadership.  Want a piece of the action?  We’re looking for an [...]

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