09/21/2017

Become an OPPA Grassroots Advocate - we need your help

If you believe advocating for your patients and your profession is important, then sign-up to be an OPPA Grassroots Advocate today. There are many benefits to becoming a Grassroots Advocate! The most important one is that you can have your voice heard and make a difference in influencing policy and laws in Ohio related to mental illness, substance use and/or health care in general. You choose the level to which you want to be involved. Read More

09/21/2017

Ohio patient advocates push to reform step therapy

Representing the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association, Executive Director, Janet Shaw, was one of more than 40 advocates who gathered at the Ohio Statehouse on Sept. 20 to push legislation that would reform "step therapy" also known as "fail first" cost-containment strategies used by health plans. Read More

09/20/2017

CPT coding/documentation/billing for psychiatry workshop - Nov. 29, Columbus

The OPPA will be hosting a day-long coding workshop in Columbus, designed for psychiatrists and their new or experienced billing and coding staff and all other mental health professionals who want to stay current with new information, rules and policies that impact billing for mental health services, including CPT coding changes related to Ohio Medicaid’s Behavioral Health Redesign which go into effect Jan. 1, 2018. Read More

09/20/2017

Changes announced to ICD-10-CM for DSM-5 diagnoses

Revised 2018 ICD-10-CM codes, scheduled to go into effect October 1, include new, updated, or deleted codes for diagnoses listed in ICD-10-CM, including some 65 codes related to mental health conditions listed in DSM-5. Read More

09/19/2017

Medicaid's plan to close funding gap includes no cuts to physician fee schedule

Ohio's Medicaid physician fee schedule will not be impacted by the Kasich Administration’s proposal to close a funding gap which was created in the 2017/18 budget. An initial proposal called for a 5%-7% across-the-board cut in Medicaid provider rates, including the physician fee schedule. Read More