Provider Training

APS CareConnection® Instructional Information and Training Site

• Email a request for APS CareConnection® training site login information

• APS CareConnection® Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

APS CareConnection® Monthly Provider Training

Web-based/Conference call, APS CareConnection® trainings* are held on the third Thursday of every month through 2010 (starting in February) from 10am to 11am on the following dates:

• July 15

• August 19

• September 16

• October 21

• November 18

• December 16

* If you plan to attend one of the web-based training sessions, please email a request for
APS CareConnection® login information.

APS Healthcare Encrypted E-mail System

The intent of the APS Healthcare secure e-mail system is to secure PHI and confidential information when sending messages to external e-mail addresses. These instructions will direct users in how to access and read an encrypted e-mail from an APS Healthcare employee: Reading a ZIX Secure Message

Clinical Training

Service-Specific Quarterly Conference Call Schedule 2010

APS Healthcare-Maine is pleased to announce the 2010 quarterly schedule of conference calls. These calls are intended to enhance communication with APS Healthcare and its stakeholders. Both DHHS and the provider network are invited to participate. Participation in the calls in voluntary. APS Operations and Clinical Directors, and clinical team members will participate in the calls. Representatives from DHHS will participate on an as-needed basis.

All calls will be topic specific and are held on a rotating basis. The calls are on Fridays from 10AM-11AM. Please refer to the schedule below for topic areas and dates. All calls can be accessed by dialing 1-888-242-1836 and using the access code 8377033.

Please address all questions related to these calls to Kathy Scott at 866-521-0027 or kscott@apshealthcare.com

Agenda for Conference Calls:

Announcements:
DHHS
APS
Technical/Clinical Issues
Discussion 

Clinical UR Training for Children’s TCM – Developmental Disabilities 12-4-09

Adult MH Daily Living Support Services & Skills Development Training - v4/6/09

APS-Maine Clinical Documentation Training - v5/08

Provider Forums

DHHS-APS Annual Conference - March 18, 2010

Improving Health Outcomes with Integrated Physical & Behavioral Healthcare
On March 18, 2010 the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and APS Healthcare co‐sponsored a statewide one‐day conference entitled: “Improving Health Outcomes with Integrated Physical and Behavioral Healthcare”. The conference goal was to promote increased integration of physical and behavioral healthcare in Maine. The conference was focused on educating the Maine provider community about current and planned DHHS policy/initiatives related to integration and examples of successful models of integration in the field.

There were 240 attendees from across the state of Maine, with over 50 others on a wait list. Attendees represented a wide spectrum of Maine stakeholders in the Maine healthcare system including providers of both behavioral and physical healthcare services, DHHS staff, policy makers and healthcare consumers.

Presentation materials are listed below:

DHHS-APS Conference Agenda

Keynote Presentations
Ruth Katz - Integrated Physical & Behavioral Healthcare: Case Study & Policy Perspectives
Jerry Vacarro - Medical-Behavioral Integration: Louie Was Right

Breakout Sessions

AM Session Presentations
Scholten & Wood - Vermont’s Solution to Improve Healthcare for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Gardner & Buck - Psychiatry Integrated Primary Care
Boober, Leonard & Ronan - Uniting the Mind and Body: State and National Trends and Evidence-Based Practice in Integrated Care
Crocker, Moltz &Ouellette - Psychiatrists Support Primary Care - Programs of the Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians

PM Session Presentations
Letourneau & McCormick - The Maine Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot
Cartwright, Fritsch, Leavitt & Mork - Primary Care Mental Health Collaboration:
Challenges and Opportunity
Freeman - The Poor Health Status of Consumers of Mental Health Care: The Interaction of Behavioral Disorders and Chronic Disease
Owens - AMHC Integrated Service Approach

2009 Provider Forum

May 2009 Provider Forum Presentation

• 2008 Maine Behavioral Health ASO Overview
• Introduction to Dr. Katherine Ray, APS-Maine Medical Director
• Enhancing Clinical Documentation to Expedite Utilization Review

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