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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a chronic, relapsing illness. People who have it suffer from recurrent and unwanted thoughts or rituals. The obsessions and the need to perform rituals can take over a person's life if left untreated. They feel they cannot control these thoughts or rituals. |
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ODD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
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OIG
Office of Inspector General |
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Olmstead v. LC
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that found that people with disabilities have a right to choose services in the least restrictive environment. North Carolina has an OLMSTEAD Plan in place to develop more community-based services for many people who currently reside in state institutions. |
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Ombudsman
A person or program responsible for investigating and seeking to resolve consumer complaints. An ombudsman should also collect and analyze information that will enable health plans to correct systemic problems in collaboration with consumers, clinicians, purchasers and regulators. |
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Open Enrollment Period
A period during which consumers have an opportunity to select among health plans, usually without evidence of insurability or waiting periods. |
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OSAT
Outpatient Substance Abuse Team |
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OSHA
Occupational Safety/Health Administration |
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Occupational Therapy |
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Outcomes
The results of a specific health care service or benefit package. |
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Outcomes Improvement
A quality improvement process to assure that services produce expected results for consumers. |
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Outcomes Measures
At the individual level, events used to determine the extent to which service consumers improve their levels of functioning, improve their quality of life, or attain personal life goals as a result of treatments, services and/or supports provided by the public and/or private systems. At the system level, these are events used to determine if the system is functioning properly. |
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Outpatient Services
A collection of services for persons with mental illness or addiction disorders. They may include any of the following but are not limited to assessment, medication management, psychotherapies, family therapy, care coordination or case management, supportive employment programs, housing assistance, rehabilitation programs and activities, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Homeless Outreach, prevention programs, and others. Outpatient services can be provided in a variety of settings, including the person's home, and contain a few or any number of service elements. |
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