 Western Region Provider Advisory Council (PAC) |
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The Western Region Partnership (WRP) of Smoky Mountain Center, Partners Behavioral Health Management and Centerpoint Human Services announced the formation of a Western Region Provider Advisory Council (PAC) and appointed members as nominated by each of the MCO's Provider Councils.
After careful consideration by members of the Western Region Steering Committee and its Network Management sub-group, the following people have been chosen as members of the Provider Advisory Council (PAC) to be established. The individuals chosen will give the Steering Committee an array of views that are reflective of geographic, demographic, disability, agency size and breadth of issues.
- Duncan Sumpter - Appalachian Community Services -
SMC Provider Council Chair - Kevin Oliver - Phoenix Counseling Services Provider Council Chair
- James Harner - Insight Provider Council Chair
- Billy West - Daymark Recovery Services
- Khalil Nassar - PQA Healthcare
- Andy Hines - Charles A. Hines & Sons
- Carson Ojamaa - Family Preservation Services
- Margaret Mason - Homecare Management Corp.
- Jeanne Duncan - RHA
- Arnold Nelson, PHD LIP
- John Waters - Catawba Valley Behavioral Health
Co-leads of the Network Management subgroup of the Western Regional Project:
You may notice that no hospital representative is present. The Western Region Steering Committee, recognizing that hospitals often have unique issues to discuss, decided to establish a separate hospital advisory group. This group will be facilitated by the Hospital and Crisis Services subgroup, which is chaired by Denise Price of CenterPoint.
PAC will meet regularly to accomplish on the following:
- Represent and advocate for the larger Western Region provider network community (the characteristics of provider reps should include the willingness and capacity of individuals to represent the interests of the full western region provider community, not just the interests of one provider agency).
- Act as a "focus group" for the WRP and its sub-groups to test ideas and proposals.
- Help the WRP and its sub-groups to address challenges that providers will face with implementation of standardization plans
- Help the WRP to develop communication strategies for the larger provider network community
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| BRSS TACS Initiative |
Dear Peer-Run/Recovery Community Organizations:
The BRSS TACS Peer Awards for Health Reform Education will enable Peer-Run Organizations/Recovery Community Organizations to:
- Create and disseminate educational materials on health reform initiated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010.
- Solicit informal information about the experiences of the providers and recipients of outreach and enrollment services during the state health insurance marketplaces open enrollment period.
Learn how to apply for a contract sub-award under SAMHSA's Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) initiative. |
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