NAPHS has moved!  New address: 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 420,

Washington, DC 20006-2507.  Phone & fax remain the same. (9/1/09)

2010 NAPHS NEWS RELEASES

• 8/17/10 -- Register now! Two NAPHS telephone trainings to focus on inpatient psychiatric hospital core measures: Both calls are 2pm-4pm Eastern. Get an
  • "Introduction to New Joint Commission Reporting Requirements" (9/28/10) and
  • Ideas for Using Core Measures to Improve Patient Care" (10/7/10)

• 7/21/10 -- Joint statement (NAPHS, NASMHPD, NRI, APA): Public-private collaboration applauds progress in performance measurement of inpatient behavioral health

• 7/7/10 -- NAPHS names Dr. Kathleen McCann Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs

• 7/6/10 -- Parity Implementation Coalition release: "Coalition hails administration's enforcement of parity law"

• 6/3/10 -- NAPHS to publish Membership Directory to help consumers and providers access behavioral health services; advertising is now being accepted (6/4/09). Download a rate card.

• 5/24/10 -- Design Guide 4.0 adds new resources for improving the safety of the built environment in behavioral health facilities

• 5/4/10 -- New NAPHS Annual Survey tracks behavioral treatment trends. Download an order form or table of contents.

• 4/27/10 -- Calendar notice: NAPHS Annual Meeting to be held March 7-9, 2011. Get details.

• 4/16/10 -- NAPHS statement: On introduction of the Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 (H.R.5040)

• 3/31/10 -- Parity Implementation Coalition release on analysis of mental health parity regulations by Patton Boggs.  Also see Executive Summary.

• Order now! Training on compact disc (4 hours total): "Mental Health Parity Implementation: New Regulations Explained by the Nation's Leading Analysts and Experts" (3/25/10). Get details.

• 3/23/10 -- NAPHS statement: Reform law includes provisions important to Americans facing mental and addictive disorders. Includes IMD/EMTALA demonstration on emergency psychiatric care.

• 3/15/10 -- NAPHS recognizes Stephen W. Larcen, Ph.D., for grassroots behavioral health advocacy

• 3/15/10 -- NAPHS Board ratifies new association members

• 3/9/10 -- New report is the first to quantify the economic impact of inpatient psychiatric facilities. Read the report and get details.

• 2/25/10 -- NAPHS statement on introduction of S.3028, the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit)

• Telephone training March 18 and 24: "Mental Health Parity Implementation: New Regulations Explained by the Nation's Leading Analysts and Experts" (2/17/10). Get details.

• NAPHS statement on release of federal parity regulations (1/29/10)

• Parity Implementation Coalition release: "Release of regulations lauded as important step for those with addiction and mental illness" (1/29/10)

• NAPHS Board elects 2010 officers (1/27/10)

• 2010 NAPHS Annual Meeting speakers include Sr. Carol Keehan, youth advocate Larie Flynn, AHRQ's Carolyn Clancy, and other policy leaders. Get details.

• 2010 NAPHS election: Kevin Sheehan begins term as NAPHS board chair; newly elected board members take office (1/6/10)

• Training on compact disc on "Emergency Preparedness: Lessons Learned by Behavioral Healthcare Organizations That Have Survived Disasters" (12/17/09). Get details and order online.

• New directory features sources of help for psychiatric and addiction treatment; NAPHS releases 2010 Membership Directory (9/25/09). Download an order form.

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