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2009 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • NAPHS has moved!  New address: 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20006-2507.  Phone & fax remain the same. (9/1/09)
  • December 10 telephone training to focus on "Emergency Preparednes: Lessons Learned by Behavioral Healthcare Organizations That Have Survived Disasters" (11/10/09). Get details and register online.
  • Calendar notice: NAPHS Annual Meeting to be held March 8-10, 2010, in Washington, DC. (9/9/09). Get details.
  • Statement: On the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) (8/26/09)
  • Coalition release: HIT funding fails to address mental illnesses and addiction disorders: new survey shows wide HIT gap between general and psychiatric healthcare (6/29/09). Download executive summary.
  • Design Guide 3.0 adds new resources for improving the safety of the built environment in behavioral health facilities (2/4/09)
  • 2009 NAPHS election: Brent Turner begins term as NAPHS chair of the board; newly elected board members take office; membership approves title changes (1/6/09)

 

2008 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • December 10 telephone training on "Safety and the Built Environment: Helping Behavioral Healthcare Organizations Stay Up to the Minute." (11/19/08). Get details.
  • NAPHS statement on passage of mental health parity legislation (10/3/08)
  • NAPHS statement on Senate and House passage of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equit Act of 2008 (9/24/08)
  • Compact disc training available on hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services (HBIPS) core measures set to launch October 1 (8/26/08). Get details.
  • August telephone training will help hospitals prepare for October launch of "Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS) Core Measures" (6/9/08). Get details and register.
  • Design Guide 2.1 adds new resources for improving the safety of the built environment in behavioral health facilities (5/8/08)
  • Fairness Coalition welcomes House passage: Mental health groups urge swift action to achieve strong mental health parity law (3/5/08)
  • Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), and policy leaders to speak; 2008 NAPHS Annual Meeting to celebrate 75 years of behavioral healthcare leadership in action (1/16/08). Get details.
  • 2008 NAPHS election: Jeff Borenstein, M.D., begins term as NAPHS president; newly elected board members take office (1/3/08)

 

2007 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • New directory features sources of help for psychiatric and addiction treatment; NAPHS releases 2008 Membership Directory (10/23/07)
  • July 26 telephone training on "Smoking Cessation in Psychiatric and Addiction Treatment Facilities" to focus on clinical and policy considerations (6/11/07). Download a registration form or view more information.
  • Fairness Coalition applauds Senate introduction of mental health parity bill (2/12/07)
  • 2007 NAPHS election results: Jeff Borenstein, M.D., chosen as NAPHS president-elect; Diana L. Ramsay begins term as 2007 NAPHS president; and newly elected Board members take office (1/16/07)
  • Jane Pauley, Tommy G. Thompson, Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, and Others to Speak at 2007 NAPHS Annual Meeting (1/8/07). Get registration information and more details.

2006 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • NAPHS election results: Diana L. Ramsay chosen NAPHS president-elect; Edward C. Irby begins term as 2006 NAPHS president; and newly-elected Board members take office (1/4/06)

2005 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • NAPHS praises demonstration that offers more appropriate care for persons with mental illnesses and more effective use of Medicaid funds (10/26/05)
  • NAPHS to publish Membership Directory to help consumers and providers access behavioral health services; Advertising is now being accepted (6/10/05). Download a rate card.
  • Telephone training on "Managing Risk in Behavioral Health Care" set for June 30, 2005, from 2pm-4pm Eastern (5/16/05).  Download a registration form.
  • NAPHS joins APA and others in a coalition launching ParentsMedGuide.org, a new resource center for parents of children and adolescents with depression (2/1/05)
  • 2005 NAPHS election: Edward C. Irby chosen NAPHS President-Elect; President Patricia R. Recupero, J.D., M.D., begins term as NAPHS President; and newly elected board members take office (1/7/05)

2004 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • 11/4/04 -- NAPHS offers compact disc (CD) training on "Environment-of-Care Standards: Enhancing the Safety of the Physical Environment for Behavioral Health Care" (11/4/04)
  • Fairness Coalition Lauds Republican, Democratic Planks Supporting Parity (9/2/04)
  • Testimony before the Institute of Medicine Committee on "Crossing the Quality Chasm: Adaptation to Mental Health and Addictive Disorders." Presented by NAPHS Performance Measurement Committee chair Frank Ghinassi, Ph.D., of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (7/13/04)
  • NAPHS to Publish Membership Directory to Help Consumers and Providers Access Behavioral Health Services; Advertising Is Now Being Accepted (5/19/04).  Rate card available.
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Rep. Jim McCrery (R-LA) Honored by NAPHS; Awards Recognize Commitment to America's Mental Health (3/15/04)
  • Demand Remains Strong for Behavioral Health Services, NAPHS Annual Survey Finds (2/13/04)
  • "Ask the Expert about Staffing within Behavioral Inpatient Programs" audiotape training now available (2/2/04)
  • 2004 NAPHS election results:  Patricia R. Recupero, J.D., M.D., Chosen NAPHS President-Elect;President Debra Osteen Begins Term as NAPHS President; and Newly Elected Board Members Take Office (1/8/04)
  • Audiotape now available to help you "Get Ready for Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric PPS"
  • “Ask-the-Expert About Staffing within Behavioral Health Inpatient Programs” Telephone Training Set for January 29, 2004 (2pm-4pm Eastern)

2003 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • NAPHS Applauds Bill Designed to Improve Access to Acute Hospital Services for Persons with Mental Illnesses; Measure Addresses a Growing Crisis in Access to Care, NAPHS Says (10/22/03)
  • White Paper on “ Guidelines for the Built Environment of Behavioral Health Facilities” -- Free Publication Provides Links to Hard-to-Find Resources and Strategies Designed to Enhance Patient Safety  (10/16/03)
  • NAPHS Releases 2004 Membership Directory - - New Directory Features Sources of Help For Psychiatric and Addiction Treatment (10/10/03)
  • 2004 Annual Meeting Sponsor Reservations Now Being Accepted; Meeting To Be Held March 14-16, 2004, in Washington, DC (8/20/03)
  • NAPHS/AHA Statement on the Release of the Final Report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (7/22/03)
  • NAPHS Annual Meeting To Be Held
    March 14-16, 2004, in Washington, DC
  • Audiotape on "Preparing Your Behavioral Healthcare Organization for Medicare Conditions of Participation Surveys" (3/26/03)
  • Statement of SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie on release of publication on Reducing Restraint/Seclusion (1/28/03)
  • NAPHS Board Elects 2003 Officers (1/16/03)
  • 2003 NAPHS Election Results (1/7/03)
  • Behavioral Health Services Are in Demand, NAPHS Annual Survey Finds (1/8/03)

2002 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • Telephone training on "Caring for the Suicidal Patient in the Inpatient Setting" set for January 22; Register Now (12/6/02)
  • NAPHS Releases 2003 Membership Directory (10/22/02)
  • Public-Private Collaboration Explores Options for Enhanced Performance Measurement In Behavioral Healthcare Organizations (10/16/02)
  • NAPHS To Publish Membership Directory to Help Consumers and Providers Access Behavioral  Health Services - Advertising Is Now Being Accepted (6/14/02)
  • Members of the Commission on Mental Health (6/02)
  • Statement on President Bush's Support For Federal Mental Health Parity Legislation (4/29/02)
  • Statement on "House Introduction of Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act (3/21/02)
  • Statement on "Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act" (3/13/02)
  • Behavioral Healthcare Occupancy Is the Highest in More Than Five Years, NAPHS Annual Survey Finds (1/25/02)
  • Audio Tape on "Suicide Assessment and Intervention" (2/27/02)
  • "Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), CMS Administrator Thomas Scully, SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie, and Other Policy Experts To Be Featured at April 29-30, 2002 NAPHS Annual Meeting (2/21/02)

2001 & EARLIER NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

  • YOUTH SERVICES CAMPAIGN (2000-2001)

  • AHA and NAPHS Statement on the Release of the Surgeon General's National Action Agenda for Children's Mental Health (1/3/01)

  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION
  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE EROSION OF BEHAVIORAL BENEFITS:
  • DATA ON TRENDS
    • Behavioral Healthcare Treatment Organizations Face Challenges in Collecting Performance Measurement Data, NAPHS Benchmarking Pilot Test Finds (3/16/01)
    • Behavioral Healthcare Admissions Remain Strong, Occupancy Is Up, and Stays Remain Short, NAPHS Annual Survey Finds (10/31/00)
    • Behavioral Healthcare Treatment Organizations Devote Considerable Resources to Collecting Performance Measurement Data, NAPHS Benchmarking Survey Finds (8/6/99)
  • MEDICARE/MEDICAID
    • NAPHS Offers Audiotape/Handout Package to Help Behavioral Healthcare Providers Prepare for the New Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (6/21/00)
    • NAPHS Offers Teleconferences to Help Behavioral Healthcare Providers Prepare for July 1, 2000 Switch to the New Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System
    • News release on Partial Hospitalization Fraud and Abuse (9/29/98)
    • News release: NAPHS Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Transition Psychiatric Providers to a PPS System, While Phasing In Balanced Budget Act Cuts (5/1/98)
    • News release on NAPHS TEFRA Study (3/9/98)

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