Regional Behavioral Health Authority

AZ Office of Administrative Hearings Speaks

By |2017-02-10T09:49:59-07:00November 26th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

The formal protest process regarding our award of the Regional Behavioral Health Authority contract in Maricopa County is finally winding down.  The proceedings at the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) were completed a few weeks ago, and the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued her recommendation on Monday, concluding that: “Based on the foregoing, it is [...]

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Maricopa County RBHA Update

By |2017-02-10T09:50:03-07:00October 25th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

The formal protest process regarding our award of the Regional Behavioral Health Authority contract in Maricopa County is finally winding down.  The oral part of the hearing in front of the Administrative Law Judge was completed a couple of weeks ago.  The final legal filings are due next week and the responses to those filings [...]

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Maricopa County Behavioral Health Contract Update

By |2013-06-19T09:07:35-07:00June 19th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

Last week the AZ Department of Administration decided to ask the Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct an official hearing regarding our October 1 contract award for the Regional Behavioral Health Authority in Maricopa County.  You may remember that the ADOA issued a stay last month that stopped the transition process.  We received a notice [...]

Suicide Prevention: A Winnable Battle

By |2017-02-10T09:50:48-07:00December 18th, 2012|Behavioral Health, Prevention|

Back in 2009, AZ had the 9th highest rate of suicide in the U.S.  In that year 1,060 Arizonans took their own lives- so it’s easy to see why suicide prevention is an agency priority and is featured in our Strategic Map as a Winnable Battle.  Since we’re responsible for the state’s behavioral health system- [...]

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Outcomes: Public Health’s Lighthouse

By |2017-02-10T09:50:55-07:00October 16th, 2012|Behavioral Health, General|

One of our primary objectives over the last couple of years has been to shift the focus of our performance measures away from process and procedures toward actual outcomes.  In other words, we don’t want to measure our success on whether someone’s paperwork is right, but on whether the services we provide actually help folks achieve [...]

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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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Behavioral Health Outcome Dashboards Really Taking Off

By |2017-02-10T09:51:38-07:00July 18th, 2011|Behavioral Health|

One of our primary objectives over the last couple of years in behavioral health has been to shift the focus of our performance measures away from process and procedures toward actual outcomes.  In other words, we don’t want to measure our success on whether someone’s paperwork is right, but on whether the services we provide [...]

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Behavioral Health Integration Progressing

By |2017-02-10T09:51:42-07:00July 12th, 2011|Behavioral Health|

You'll remember that ADHS and AHCCCS jointly applied for and received a $750K Planning Grant to explore integrating primary health care and behavioral health care- especially for folks with serious mental illnesses.  Our teams have been very busy over the last couple of weeks getting the initiative underway.  One of the concepts we're exploring is a specialty Regional [...]

Behavioral Health Services in Maricopa County

By |2017-02-10T09:51:44-07:00June 12th, 2011|Behavioral Health|

We recently extended our contract with the Regional Behavioral Health Authority in Maricopa County through September 30, 2013.  We authorized the contract extension (which will be the 6th year of the contract) so that we can better serve our members and families while we hammer out the details of several new initiatives designed to improve [...]

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Tucson Response

By |2011-01-11T17:37:07-07:00January 11th, 2011|Behavioral Health|

I know many of you are following the tragedy that occurred over the weekend in Tucson. If you’re like me, you’ve been trying to make sense of something that is senseless.  It is not uncommon to have a variety of reactions to a sudden and violent event such as this, and you may be struggling [...]

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