NJAMHAA-FY23-Annual-Report

26 Breaking Barriers in Behavioral Health Care Disorder Promoting Interoperability Program. The participants also guided colleagues in collecting grant monies offered through the DMHAS Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant COVID-19 Supplemental Reimbursement program. As DMHAS staff participate in this group, NJAMHAA had opportunities to advocate for the development of downloading functions to help providers with submitting data through DMHAS’ new Unified Services Transaction Form web portal and to have training on this new system created and provided. Quality Assurance and Compliance Committee Co-Chairs: Karen Acker Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Compliance Officer, West Bergen Mental Healthcare Victoria Hewitt Director of Compliance, Acenda Integrated Health The Quality Assurance and Compliance Committee continues to have a steady number of members, who are interested in learning more about related issues facing behavioral healthcare providers. Quarterly meetings have provided opportunities to showcase both members and external speakers who are knowledgeable in these areas. Topics of discussion included healthcare cybersecurity and business continuity planning; anatomy of a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) breach; HIPAA updates; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office of Civil Rights updates and enforcement; 42 CFR Part 2 updates; the No Surprises Act; civil monetary penalties; inflated adjustments; documentation requirements for partial care providers; client satisfaction surveys; and updates on Medicaid and Medicare. Human Resources Practice Group Chair: Kate Royal Vice President, Human Resources & Administrative Services, Acenda Integrated Health As the workforce crisis is having a dramatic impact on the behavioral healthcare field, the Human Resources Practice Group has been engaged in ongoing discussions about strategies for improving staff recruitment and retention. Earlier in the year, there continued to be a focus on COVID procedures, practices and protocols. Some discussion points included acceptable medical and religious exemptions for workforce members in programs that require vaccines, and managing weekly testing for those who requested exemptions. Information Technology Professional Advisory Committee Chair: Teri Gilroy Senior Data Analyst, Acenda Integrated Health The Information Technology Professional Advisory Committee’s (IT PAC’s) participation has been steadily growing and the group hit the ground running in the post-COVID reality, tackling new projects associated with the ever-changing world of cyber communications in the field to support providers and the communities they serve. For example, they have been working with agencies on cybersecurity, discussing various options that have been useful in the field, and will continue to work to meet this critical need. In their ongoing efforts, the group worked with agencies participating in the DMHAS and New Jersey Innovation Institute’s Substance Use