Friday, September 9, 2011
New - Family Support Group
Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions is very pleased to announce we have added The Family Support Group to our already vast variety of group settings. The Family Support Group is designed for adults who have been impacted by alcohol or substance abuse by family members. The Family Support Group will be held at the Credo Community Center Outpatient Clinic located at 595 West Main Street in Watertown NY, 13601. The first group will be held on September 12th, 2011 from 5:45pm - 6:45pm and will continue on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at the same time. Please feel free to contact us for any additional information at (315) 788-1530. This Group is open to the community and there is no fee to participate.
Friday, June 17, 2011
From the New York Nonprofit Press
Is the OMIG Out?
Thursday, 16 June 2011 10:43
James Sheehan who heads up the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) reportedly has been asked to leave his position within 30 days. Rumors of the move began spreading among healthcare and human service advocates yesterday.
“Jim Sheehan has been given a 30-day notice to get a new job,” wrote Jeffrey J. Sherrin of the law firm O’Connell and Aronowitz in an email which was distributed via the OMIG Advocacy Work Group list serve yesterday.
“It’s true,” one advocacy group leader said this morning. “I’ve just gotten confirmation from a very reliable source.”
The OMIG’s office itself declined to comment, referring all questions to the Governor’s press office. NYNP has been unable to obtain a comment from the Governor’s press office.
The OMIG’s extremely aggressive approach to audits of Medicaid providers and policies regarding recoupments which been a source of near terror for nonprofit providers.
“It is difficult to convery the level of anxiety and outright fear with which nonprofit service providers view OMIG,” NYNP wrote in our December 2009 cover story entitled The OMIG Who Stole Xmas. “Providers now believe that everything – every clerical error, administrative oversight, missing signature, incorrect date, paperwork omission or late billing – is being considered by OMIG to be abuse at best and possibly even fraud at worst. And, OMIG is coming to find them, multiply them by a factor of 100 or 200, and demand repayment.” Providers argued at the time that the OMIG’s policies were driven at least to some degree by the Office’s extremely high budget target for audit recoupments – beginning with $215 million in 2008 and rising to $644 million in 2011 -- under a deal with the Federal government. Subsequent State budget actions increased the OMIG’s target for audit recoupment even further. “This is a response from the administration to an unyielding and absolutely universal sentiment among providers that the OMIG hasn’t been playing fair, that there are difference between human error and fraud that was not recognized in the audit process. The audits and the recoupments were tearing provider agencies apart,” said one nonprofit executive.
For more articles, or to view the New York Nonprofit Press Site please click on:
http://www.nynp.biz/breaking-news/6622-is-the-omig-out-
Thursday, 16 June 2011 10:43
James Sheehan who heads up the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) reportedly has been asked to leave his position within 30 days. Rumors of the move began spreading among healthcare and human service advocates yesterday.
“Jim Sheehan has been given a 30-day notice to get a new job,” wrote Jeffrey J. Sherrin of the law firm O’Connell and Aronowitz in an email which was distributed via the OMIG Advocacy Work Group list serve yesterday.
“It’s true,” one advocacy group leader said this morning. “I’ve just gotten confirmation from a very reliable source.”
The OMIG’s office itself declined to comment, referring all questions to the Governor’s press office. NYNP has been unable to obtain a comment from the Governor’s press office.
The OMIG’s extremely aggressive approach to audits of Medicaid providers and policies regarding recoupments which been a source of near terror for nonprofit providers.
“It is difficult to convery the level of anxiety and outright fear with which nonprofit service providers view OMIG,” NYNP wrote in our December 2009 cover story entitled The OMIG Who Stole Xmas. “Providers now believe that everything – every clerical error, administrative oversight, missing signature, incorrect date, paperwork omission or late billing – is being considered by OMIG to be abuse at best and possibly even fraud at worst. And, OMIG is coming to find them, multiply them by a factor of 100 or 200, and demand repayment.” Providers argued at the time that the OMIG’s policies were driven at least to some degree by the Office’s extremely high budget target for audit recoupments – beginning with $215 million in 2008 and rising to $644 million in 2011 -- under a deal with the Federal government. Subsequent State budget actions increased the OMIG’s target for audit recoupment even further. “This is a response from the administration to an unyielding and absolutely universal sentiment among providers that the OMIG hasn’t been playing fair, that there are difference between human error and fraud that was not recognized in the audit process. The audits and the recoupments were tearing provider agencies apart,” said one nonprofit executive.
For more articles, or to view the New York Nonprofit Press Site please click on:
http://www.nynp.biz/breaking-news/6622-is-the-omig-out-
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
From the OASAS Homepage
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez today announced that four OASAS providers have each been named as one of 50 employers to achieve “Best Companies to Work for in New York” for 2011. This fourth annual statewide survey and awards program identifies and recognizes the best places of employment in New York State.
To read the announcement in its entirety, please see Four OASAS Providers Named Best Companies to work for in NY.
To read the announcement in its entirety, please see Four OASAS Providers Named Best Companies to work for in NY.
Friday, February 11, 2011
2011 Best Company to Work For
Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions has been selected as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York 2011!
This is a HUGE honor for our agency and the outstanding staff members that work every day to advocate for and promote Prevention, Treatment and Recovery!
Credo's great success can be attributed to the rich history and tradition and the excellent team of Employees, Board Members, Volunteers and Contributors who believe in and work toward our Mission:
Transforming Lives through Quality Treatment.
Credo Community Center Guiding Principles:
Everyone will be treated with respect and dignity
All employees are accountable
Honest communication is critical to success
Integrity is non negotiable
Dedicated staff is the backbone of the agency
Honor confidentiality
Maintain professional skills though on-going training
Service with pride
To View the Press Release in its entirety and see all the Best Companies to work for New York 2011, including Credo, please visit: http://www.bestcompaniesny.com/
This is a HUGE honor for our agency and the outstanding staff members that work every day to advocate for and promote Prevention, Treatment and Recovery!
Credo's great success can be attributed to the rich history and tradition and the excellent team of Employees, Board Members, Volunteers and Contributors who believe in and work toward our Mission:
Transforming Lives through Quality Treatment.
Credo Community Center Guiding Principles:
Everyone will be treated with respect and dignity
All employees are accountable
Honest communication is critical to success
Integrity is non negotiable
Dedicated staff is the backbone of the agency
Honor confidentiality
Maintain professional skills though on-going training
Service with pride
To View the Press Release in its entirety and see all the Best Companies to work for New York 2011, including Credo, please visit: http://www.bestcompaniesny.com/
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