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2007 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

• Compact disc (CD) training available on Joint Commission Emergency Management Standards in Behavioral Health Settings (12/10/07). Download an order form or get details.

• Sponsor reservations now being accepted for 2008 NAPHS Annual Meeting, which celebrates the association's 75th anniversary (10/24/07). Get Annual Meeting details.

• New directory features sources of help for psychiatric and addiction treatment; NAPHS releases 2008 Membership Directory (10/23/07)

• NAPHS Board ratifies new association members (10/10/07)

• Fairness Coalition applauds Senate passage of mental health parity bill (9/19/07). Also see a statement by NAPHS.

• Compact disc (CD) training available on "Smoking Cessation in Psychiatric and Addiction Treatment Facilities: Policies and Clinical Considerations" (7/30/07).  Download an order form or view more information.

• NAPHS to publish Membership Directory to help consumers and providers access behavioral health services; advertising is now being accepted (6/26/07). Download a 2008 rate card.

• 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.

• New NAPHS Annual Survey tracks behavioral treatment trends (5/16/07). Download an order form or table of contents.

• Tommy G. Thompson honored by NAPHS; Award recognizes commitment to America's mental health (5/1/07)

• NAPHS recognizes members for grassroots behavioral health advocacy and quality leadership; Awards to Brent Turner and Frank Ghinassi, Ph.D. (5/1/07)

• Design Guide for the Built Environment of Behavioral Health Facilities: Second Edition available online at www.naphs.org. Free, newly updated publication provides links to hard-to-find resources and strategies designed to enhance patient safety (4/27/07). Download the Design Guide.

• NAPHS releases "Survey on Education Services in Residential Placements." (4/26/07) Download the report.

• Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME) to speak at NAPHS Annual Meeting (4/26/07)

• Compact disc training available on "Restraint and Seclusion" to help hospitals implement the Condition of Participation on Patients' Rights (2/16/07). Get more information.

• 8-page 2007 NAPHS Annual Meeting brochure with speaker details (2/07). Get complete meeting information.

• Statement on Senate introduction of the Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 by NAPHS Executive Director Mark Covall (2/12/07)

• Fairness Coalition applauds Senate introduction of mental health parity bill (2/12/07)

• NAPHS Board elects 2007 officers (1/29/07)

• 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)

• NAPHS telephone training set for February 15, 2007, on "Restraint and Seclusion: Implementing the CMS Final Rule on the Hospital Patients' Rights Condition of Participation." (1/9/07). Download a registration form or get more details.

• 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.

• Compact disc (CD) training available on "Suicide Risk Assessment: Responding to the 2007 JCAHO Patient Safety Goal" (11/3/06).  Download a CD order form or view more information.

• 2007 NAPHS Membership Directory features sources of help for psychiatric and addiction treatment (10/18/06).  Download an order form.

2006 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

• Compact disc (CD) training available on "Suicide Risk Assessment: Responding to the 2007 JCAHO Patient Safety Goal" (11/3/06).  Download a CD order form or view more information.

• 2007 NAPHS Membership Directory features sources of help for psychiatric and addiction treatment (10/18/06).  Download an order form.

• NAPHS Board ratifies new association members (10/13/06)

• "Suicide Risk Assessment" telephone training on November 1 to help facilities prepare for JCAHO 2007 Patient Safety Goal (9/21/06). Compact disc order form.

• Sponsor reservations now being accepted for 2007 NAPHS Annual Meeting: National policy meeting is April 29-May 1, 2007, in DC (9/8/06). Get Annual Meeting details.

• NAPHS comment letter to CMS on Medicaid citizenship documentation requirements (8/3/06). See the interim final rule.

• Joint Commission to test inpatient psychiatric services measure set in 2007. (7/28/06). For details, see the JCAHO Web site.

• Compact disc (CD) training helps inpatient behavioral healthcare facilities create patient-centered built environments (7/6/06).  Download a CD order form.

• Coalition for Fairness in Mental Illness Coverage release: "New study boosts end to mental health coverage discrimination." (6/23/06)

• NAPHS to publish Membership Directory to help consumers and providers access behavioral health services; advertising is now being accepted. (6/14/06). Download a 2007 rate card.

• Training on "Creating a Patient-Centered Built Environment in Behavioral Healthcare Facilities" set for June 21 and June 28, 2006 (5/24/06).  Get further details.

• Fairness Coalition calls for mental health parity law (5/15/06).

• New NAPHS Annual Survey tracks behavioral treatment trends. (4/12/06). Download an order form.

• Coalition for Fairness in Mental Illness Coverage release: "No cost increase found for mental health treatment parity in Federal Employee Health Benefit Program; Pass parity legislation now!" (4/5/06). See the 3/30/06 New England Journal of Medicine for the FEHBP study.

• Medicaid dollars spent on children and youth with emotional/substance use disorders pay long-term dividends, NACBH and NAPHS tell Congress (3/21/06). Download a copy of a shared NACBH / NAPHS vision of "MEDICAID: Principles for Treatment."

• Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) honored by NAPHS. (3/20/06)

• NAPHS recognizes members for grassroots behavioral health advocacy. (3/20/06)

• NAPHS Board ratifies new association members. (3/20/06)

• Top physician leaders to discuss future of behavioral health care at the 2006 NAPHS Annual Meeting (2/1/06).  Also see flyer on "Policy Breakfast with Leaders in Health Care."

• NAPHS Board elects 2006 officers. (1/31/06)

• Newt Gingrich, Rep. Henry Waxman, Medicaid's Dennis Smith, and others to speak at 2006 NAPHS Annual Meeting (1/4/06). Download a conference brochure and registration form.

• 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 Annual Meeting to be held March 19-21, 2006, in Washington, DC (12/14/05)

• Nancy Trenti Joins NAPHS (11/1/05)

• NAPHS praises demonstration that offers more appropriate care for persons with mental illnesses and more effective use of Medicaid funds (10/26/05)

• 2006 NAPHS Membership Directory features sources of help for psychiatric and addiction treatment (10/14/05).  Download an order form.

• NAPHS offers compact disc (CD) training on "Getting Paid for Inpatient Psychiatric Medicare Days: Complying with Local Coverage Determinations" (9/28/05).  Download an order form.  

• Telephone training on "Getting Paid for Inpatient Psychiatric Medicare Days: Complying with Local Coverage Determinations" set for September 27, 2005 (8/19/05). 

• NAPHS applauds bill designed to improve access to emergency services for persons with mental illnesses. Measure addresses a critical problem, NAPHS says. (8/2/05).  For details on the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2005 (S.1592), go to http://thomas.loc.gov. Click here for Sen. Snowe's remarks in the Congressional Record.

• NAPHS offers compact disc (CD) training on "Managing Risk in Behavioral Health Care" (7/1/05). Download an order form.

• 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 Board ratifies new association members (4/18/05)

• Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Honored by NAPHS (4/18/05)

• NAPHS recognizes members for grassroots behavioral health advocacy (4/18/05)

• NAPHS joins the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (www.pparx.org or 1-888-477-2669) (4/5/05)

• Snapshot of "typical" member's inpatient psychiatric service featured in NAPHS Annual Survey (3/31/05). Download an order form.

• NAPHS Board elects 2005 officers (2/9/05)

• 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)

• Regional conference on "Preparing Your Organization for the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Prospective Payment System" set for February 22 in Atlanta (1/31/05)

• 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)

• Download the 2005 Annual Meeting conference brochure. (1/6/05)

2004 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

• Regional conferences on "Preparing Your Organization for the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Prospective Payment System" set for January 28, 2005, in Chicago or February 22 in Atlanta. (12/8/04)

• 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)

• NAPHS releases 2005 Membership Directory featuring sources of help for psychiatric and addiction treatment. Download an order form. (10/15/04)

• Telephone training on "Environment-of-Care Standards" set for November 4, 2004, from 2pm-4pm Eastern.

• NAPHS testifies before SAMHSA's Acute Care Workgroup; NAPHS urges support for acute psychiatric care as part of a full continuum of care. (10/5/04)

• Fairness Coalition Lauds Republican, Democratic Planks Supporting Parity (9/2/04)

• Frieda Eastmann Joins NAPHS Staff (8/31/04)

• NAPHS Offices to Move August 16; Association Expands Space to Better Serve Behavioral Health Community. (8/2/04)

• 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)

• Audiotape Training Available on Geropsychiatric Inpatient Programs. Download an audiotape order form. (7/1/04)

• "Ask-the-Experts About Geropsychiatric Inpatient Programs" Telephone Training Set for June 30, 2004.  Download a registration form. (6/7/04)

• 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.

• JCAHO Teams Up with NAPHS, NASMHPD To Identify Core Measure Set for Inpatient Psychiatric Services (4/22/04)

• 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)

• NAPHS Recognizes Members for Grassroots Behavioral Health Advocacy (3/15/04)

• NAPHS Board of Trustees Ratifies New Association Members (3/15/04)

• Demand Remains Strong for Behavioral Health Services, NAPHS Annual Survey Finds (2/13/04)
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• NAPHS Board Elects 2004 Officers (2/5/04)

• "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

• “Get Ready for Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric PPS” Telephone Training Set for December 19, 2003 (1pm-3pm Eastern)l.

• Audiotape Available on “Enhancing the Safety of the Physical Environment for Behavioral Health Care” (10/24/03)

• 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)

• Telephone Training on “Enhancing the Safety of the Physical Environment for Behavioral Health Care” Set for October 15, 2003

• 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

• Sen. Pete V. Domenici Honored by NAPHS;  Award Recognizes His Commitment to Equitable Mental Health Services for All Americans (4/7/03)

• Factors Affecting Access to Psychiatric Care Outlined in New NAPHS White Paper (4/7/03)

• NAPHS Board Ratifies New Association Members (4/7/03)

• Audiotape on "Preparing Your Behavioral Healthcare Organization for Medicare Conditions of Participation Surveys" (3/26/03)

• Success Stories and Ideas for Reducing Restraint/Seclusion released by NAPHS, APA, APNA, and AHA (1/28/03)

• 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)

• 2003 Annual Meeting dates announced ( 6/11/02)

• NAPHS President Anil Godbole, M.D., Named to White House Commission on Mental Health (5/31/02)

• 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)

• NAPHS Releases 2002 Membership Directory (10/24/01)

• 2002 NAPHS Election (1/4/02)

• 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

• WORKFORCE ISSUES
  
  • 4/01 - Workforce Issues in Behavioral Health
  • 4/01 - Helpful websites
  • 6/8/01 - 50+ Ways to Have Fun with Your Staff
  • American Organization of Nurse Executive
  • American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
    
    
• BENEFITS/ROLE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WITHIN GENERAL HEALTH CARE

• Fact Sheet (5/19/00)

• 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

• Statement on Court Ruling on HCFA's Restraint/Seclusion Rule (9/20/00)

• ASSOCIATIONS TAKE LEGAL ACTION; AHA and NAPHS ask for delay in enforcement of one provision in Medicare/Medicaid standards with significant clincial impact (7/29/99)

• Guiding Principles on Restraint and Seclusion developed by the American Hospital Association and the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (2/25/99)

• News Release on Distribution of Restraint and Seclusion Guiding Principles (2/26/99)

• AHA/NAPHS Statement on the Use of Restraints and Seclusion in Psychiatric Facilities   (4/13/99)

• Additional information for members only.

• IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE EROSION OF BEHAVIORAL BENEFITS:
  
  • News Release on 1999 Hay Group Study (4/30/99)
  • Key Findings
  • Full text of 1999 Hay Group Study on the erosion of behavioral healthcare benefits.
  • An Employer's Checklist to help you determine if your behavioral health benefits are delivering value.
    
    
• 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)

• OTHER RELEASES
  
• • AHA/NAPHS Response on Parity to the Washington Post (12/4/01)
  • AHA/NAPHS Statement on "Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act" (11/29/01)
  • NAPHS Offers Teleconference to Help Behavioral Healthcare Provider Organizations Meet New JCAHO Safety Requirements (10/24/01)
  • NAPHS Annual Meeting To Be Held April 29-30, 2002, in Wasington, DC (9/5/01)
  • August 24 is deadline to reserve advertising in 2001-2002 NAPHS Membership Directory (7/5/01)
  • Kathleen M. Sheehan To Join NAPHS as Director of Government Relations (6/13/01)
  • "Influencing Behavioral Health Policy" To Be Focus of 2001 NAPHS Annual Membership and Board Meeting (3/2/01)
  • NAPHS Board Elects 2001 Officers (3/02/01)
  • NAPHS Offers Teleconference  to Help Behavioral Health Providers Improve Partial Hospitalization and Outpatient Documentation (2/9/01)
  • NAPHS Offers HIPAA Teleconference to Help Providers Prepare for Confidentiality/Privacy Requirements (1/10/01)
    
  • AHA and NAPHS Statement on the Release of the Surgeon General's National Action Agenda for Children's Mental Health (1/3/01)
    
  • NAPHS Releases 2000-2001 Membership Directory
    
  • NAPHS Annual Meeting To Be Held April 23-24, 2001, in Wasington, DC (10/20/00)
  • NAPHS Endorses "Candidates' Briefing Paper" (10/20/00)
    
  • "Make Behavioral Health for Youth a Priority" in Election 2000, NAPHS Fact Sheets Urge
    
  • NAPHS joins in a "National Call to Action" in response to ABC-TV's Wonderland (3/30/00)
    
  • News release on 2000 NAPHS Election (1/7/00)
    
  • Statment on the Release of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health from Rick Pollack, Executive Vice President, American Hospital Association and Mark Covall, Executive Director, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (12/14/99)
    
  • NAPHS Offices to Move December 1 (11/23/99)
    
  • NAPHS/American Psychiatric Association Statment Regarding Hidden Camera Footage Scheduled to Air on "60 Minutes II" on April 21, 1999
  • American Hospital Association and NAPHS Create Partnership To Address Behavioral Health Issues (2/8/99)
  • News release on Representative Marge Roukema's (R-NJ) Parity Bill (4/14/99)
  • News release on Sens. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Paul Wellstone's (D-MN) Parity Bill (4/14/99)
  • News release on Association of Behavioral Group Practices: ABGP Becomes Part of NAPHS (4/16/99)

• • News release on most recent NAPHS Salary Survey (3/20/98)
  • News release on publication of Internet Sourcebook for Behavioral Health (11/3/97)
  • Response to New York Times Article (12/12/97)
  • News release on NAPHS agreement with Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (3/31/97)
  • News release on Shared Vision Statement with National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (3/8/96)

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