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ACT
Diversifies to Better Serve
Mental
Health Needs of Clients
ACT
is aggressively reaching out to the mental health provider community
during State Reform to identify mental health needs that are
currently inadequately served. We are partnering with Area
Programs (Mental Health Centers) / Local Management Entities to fill
gaps in quality care in the North Carolina Community. Review
our updated brochure below to see some of our new available
services.
ACT
Medical Group, PA is a Psychiatrist-owned Professional Association
that serves the entire North Carolina State.
We have provided for the mental health care needs within
long-term care facilities since 1996. Our focus has been to provide comprehensive, quality care to
those in need by mobilizing clinicians.
Serving individuals where they live allows our clinicians to
holistically treat through incorporating all caregivers in improving
quality of life for each individual served.
Services
ACT provides include:
Evaluation
Consultation
Limited
Testing
Psychotropic
Medication Management
Psychotherapy
Coordination
with Discharge Planners for referral acceptance
Emergency
Care
ACT’s
Medical Department Manager (MDM), an RN, CRC, LPC is available by
pager to triage your need. ACT
Psychiatrists are available to the MDM for needs that necessitate
psychiatrist involvement. The
ACT MDM has authority to schedule emergency visits that will occur
no later than 24 hours post-call.
The MDM additionally coordinates with Private Inpatient
Units, Emergency Rooms and Crisis Centers when the emergency is
immediate.
Facility
Staff Training
ACT
clinicians are approved as Continuing Education providers by the
Division of Facility Services. ACT has a series of inservices currently available to our
facilities and we are happy to speak to the need.
ACT
regularly lobbies insurance companies and policy makers at the
local, state, and federal level to improve upon accessibility to
health care for individuals in need.
ACT
Providers Include:
Psychiatrists
Physician
Assistants
Nurse
Practitioners
Doctoral-level
Psychologists
Licensed
Clinical Social Workers
Service
Enhancements:
In
2000, ACT expanded service provision to new locations including
hospitals, facilities for children and schools.
ACT
is proud to announce expansion of services made possible through the
Division of Mental Health’s support of Geriatric Specialty
Teams. ACT’s
Geriatric Specialty Teams will assist in locating appropriate
placement for individuals currently residing in state institutions,
successfully moving these individuals to community-based residences
and actively creating and supporting infrastructure to divert
individuals from the need to utilize state institutions in the
future.
For
Area Programs/ Local Management Entities that contract with ACT
Medical Group, PA, the following services will now be added to
current services available for facilities within the Area
Program’s service area and to consumers referred to ACT by the
Area Program and/ or State Institutions:
Case
Management
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ACT will assess nursing home and adult care home strengths
and weaknesses for individual discharge planning
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ACT will assist referred individuals in obtaining needed
resources such as entitlements, legal assistance and medications
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ACT will assist with referrals based on client choice to
community-based mental health services
Psychosocial
Activities
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ACT will assist with transition of individuals from state
institutions to facilities
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ACT will assist staff in assessing behaviors and developing
and implementing intervention plans
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ACT will provide for family education
Generic
Technical Assistance
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Staff training currently available to facilities by ACT will
now be State-funded through the Geriatric Specialty Team.
ACT training available will expand to include new staff
orientation on topics such as individual rights, identification of
ongoing training resources for staff and provision of resource
information to staff relevant to the population.
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ACT will increase community opportunities for individuals
through establishment of linkages with community providers serving
the geriatric population and will additionally coordinate support
and assistance from state hospital staff who have geriatric
expertise.
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ACT
infrastructure supports timely, quality care
The
ACT Management Team meets regularly to support Best Practices.
Medical
Director
Psychiatrist
Chairman
of the Board, Owner Responsible for oversight
of
entire clinical program and continuous improvement
President
Master
of Business Administration
Oversees
company operations and seeks opportunities for growth and
diversification that positively support current functions and
company mission; Head liaison for contractees.
Psychiatry
Supervisors
Psychiatrists
Responsible
for direct service provision to individuals and supervision of
clinical work of clinicians in their region.
Clinical
Services Director
Doctoral-level
Psychologist
Immediate
supervisor of clinicians; responsible for regulatory compliance;
responds to issues identified by ACT quarterly surveys of
consumers;Head of quality assurance and risk management.
Medical
Department Manager
Registered
Nurse, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Licensed Professional
Counselor
Manages
emergency response; facilitates communication needs between
providers, consumers and caregivers; assures that psychiatry
training and supervision is scheduled as appropriate.
Professional
Relations Director
Oversees
activities of Professional Relations staff in their function of
ensuring consumer satisfaction and educating facilities on mental
health and ACT functions.
Administrative
Services Manager
Oversees
corporate office staff operations to include staff scheduling,
billing, medical records functions, recruiting, credentialing and
financial operations.
ACT
Anniversaries!
v Chris
Norris, PhD 6 years as of July 28
v L.
Dawn Allen 4 years as of August 3
v Todd
Batcha 1
year as of July 22
v Juanita
Wendt 1 year as of August 5
v Rhonda
Feldman 1 year as of August 12
Welcome
on Board!!
Scott
McClelland, MD serving Eastern NC
Laura
Medlin,
PA
serving Northeast NC
Martha
Wright, PhD serving Central NC
Jan
Fogleman, PsyD serving Southeast
NC
James
Vaughn, PA serving
Eastern NC
Happy
Birthdays!!
v Ronny
Wright, PsyD July 10
v James
Vaughn, PA July 12
v John
Rucker, EdD July 17
v Scott
McClelland, MD July 19
v Erinn
Moore, MBA July 21
v Olgierd
Pucilowski, MD August 1
v Karen
Carlough
August 2
v Aneel
Patel, MD
August 12
v Susan
Pollard
August 31
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