AIMS: (Agency Information Management System): the replacement for combining Clinical Information System, Billing, HR, Transcription.  A system that manages all of the agency’s tasks together.

AOD (Alcohol and Other Drugs): refers to substance abuse problems and treatment

APA (American Psychological Association): accreditation organization for our doctoral interns

ARC (Automated Registry Check): is an effective, time-saving tool for home and community based providers to conduct pre- and post-hiring checks of employees in six required registries

BH Redesign (Behavioral Health Redesign): refers to the Ohio’s plan to redesign the medical payor and reimbursement system

CAC (Child Advocacy Center): a multidisciplinary team that responds to child abuse with the investigation and coordinate services for the family.  Usually consist of law enforcement, forensic interview services, medical services, family and victim advocacy services, prosecutor, mental health services and the local children services board.

CAHQ (Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, Inc): credentialing data base to eliminate duplicative paperwork for healthcare providers used for credentialing, claims processing, quality assurance, emergency response.

CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities): provides accreditation services worldwide at the request of health and human service providers—one of MOPS’ accrediting bodies

CMH (Community Mental Health): community-based programs that serve individual and families with mental health issues

CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid, and regulates the certification of agencies and care facilities for people with developmental disabilities, medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians, health insurance companies, and accreditation organizations.

CPT Code (Current Procedural Terminology): is a medical code set

CPST (Community Psychiatric Support Treatment): case management services and coordination care

CSWMFT (Counselor, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy Board)

DA (Diagnostic Assessment): first appointment for clients to assess and determine diagnosis

DYS (Department of Youth): accrediting body for our Juvenile Sexual Offender program

HEDIS (Health Effectiveness Data and Information Set): performance management measures used nationally

ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases): a code used in the medical field to identify ailments and conditions.

ISP (Individualized Service Plan): treatment plan that includes: diagnosis, treatment goals, progress and comments, dictates what happens during the course of treatment and what is worked on in session

JCARR (Joint Committee on Administrative Rule Review): The legislative committee that reviews and approves all departmental non-emergency rules before they can become effective.

LPC/LPCC (Licensed Professional Counselor/Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor)

LSW/LISW (Licensed Social Worker/Licensed Independent Social Worker)

MCO (Medicaid Managed Care Organization): delivers Medicaid health benefits and additional services through contracted agreements between state Medicaid agencies and MCOs 

OMHAS (Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services): regulating body that oversees mental health and addiction services provided in the state.

MITS (Medicaid Information Technology System): web-based Medicaid management system that is in “real time.”  Used to check the status of a consumer’s insurance status.

OAC (Ohio Administrate Code): the state agencies promulgating rules and regulations that are considered administrative law that is the ORC fleshed out.

ORC (Ohio Revised Code): contains current law of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general natures. 

PFK (Nationwide Children’s Hospital Partner for Kids): the ACO that MOPS belongs to that provides incentive

PHI (Protected Health Information): personal information protected under HIPAA

P/L (Profit/Loss Statement): also known as the Income Statement or the Statement of Operations to indicate the current financial status of an organization

QI (Quality Improvement)

QMHS (Qualified Mental Health Specialist): typically a bachelor’s level staff member who provides case management services

ROI (Release of Information): document that permits contact (release of any information) between two individuals with certain conditions.  There are multiple requirements that need to be met in order to be a valid ROI according to OMHAS and Medicaid.

SAY/JSO (Sexually Aggressive Youth/Juvenile Sex Offender): refers to a youth population who has exhibited sexual aggression and acting out.  This individual does not have to be adjudicated on a sexual offense to be included in this program.

SOC (Standard of Care): collection of resources for all staff in a wiki format 

TBS (Therapeutic Behavioral Services): a therapeutic services similar to case management

Judges of the court of common pleas are elected to six-year terms on a nonpartisan ballot, although candidates may choose to run in partisan primary elections. In order to be appointed or elected to the court, a person must be an attorney with at least six years of experience in the practice of law.

DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy): a modified type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others
IFS (Internal Family Systems): an approach to psychotherapy that identifies and addresses multiple sub-personalities or families within each person’s mental system

MI (Motivational Interviewing): a counseling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories

ERP (Exposure and Response Therapy): a behavioral therapy that gradually exposes people to situations designed to provoke a person’s obsessions in a safe environment

MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy): a type of psychotherapy that involves a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, meditation, and mindfulness

MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction): intensive mindfulness training including meditation, yoga, body awareness, behavioral awareness, and emotional awareness

REBT (Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy): a form of cognitive behavior therapy based on the concept that an individual’s self-defeating beliefs influence and cause negative feelings and undesirable behaviors

SFBT (Solutions Focused Brief Therapy): a strength-based approach to psychotherapy based on solution-building rather than problem-solving

LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor)

LPCC-S (Supervising Professional Clinical Counselor)

LSW (Licensed Social Worker)
LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worke)r

MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist)

CDCA (Chemical Dependency Counseling Assistant) 

LICDC (Licensed Independent Clinical Dependency Counselor) 

MHA/T (Mental Health Assistant or Technician) 

MSEd (Masters’ of Science in Education) 

MHS (Mental Health Specialist)