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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Washington Physicians Health Program
Address: 720 Olive Way, Suite 1010
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: (206) 583-0127
Fax: (206) 583-0418
Web site: http://www.wphp.org

Staff:

  • Michael Oreskovich, MD, Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer 
  • Scott Alberti, CCDC III, Clinical Director
  • Jilda Johnson, CCDC, II, Clinicial Coordinator - Administrative Director
  • Ashley Sito,  Administrative Manager
  • Dan Friesen, CDP, Project Coordinator
  • Lindsay Reeve, Administrative Assistant

Program structure

  1. The program is operated by:
    • Independent corporation: legally, but is medical society controlled
  2. Do you have a formal contractual relationship with the state medical board? Yes
    • Contract allows for program to capture surcharge funding and mirrors governing statutes

Program services

  1. Types of disease, illness, or conditions monitored:
    • Chemical dependency
    • Mental health
    • Physical illness
    • Behavioral health problems
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Physicians - MD
    • Physicians - DO
    • Families of physicians
    • Medical students
    • Dentists
    • Residents
    • Podiatrists
    • Physician Assistants
    • Veterinarians

Funding
Please indicate the primary sources of funding for your program:

  • State licensing agency $32 surcharge annual license renewal fee
  • Malpractice insurance companies:  Periodic contributions
  • Participant fees:  Clients pay for group therapy and UA's - $410/mo x 2 years, then 215/mo x 3 years

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • Year 1: 36-40 times per year
    • Year 2: 36-40 times per year
    • Year 3: 36-40 times per year
    • Year 4: 24-30 times per year
    • Year 5: 24-30 times per year
    Note: This may vary
  3. Support (self help) group suggestions:
    • AA
    • NA
    • Other mutual support groups
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • Year 1: 8 times per month
    • Year 2: 8 times per month
    • Year 3: 6 times per month
    • Year 4: 6 times per month
    • Year 5: 4 times per month
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: Group therapy/monitoring weekly x 2 years - semi-monthly 1- 2 years- then monthly x 1 year
  6. Work or practice monitor requirement: Worksite monitor required with quarterly reporting
  7. Other provisions:

Mental health

  1. Length of contract: Per specific dx
  2. Support (self help) group requirements:
  3. Support (self help) group frequency:
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement: Treating professional required
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: Individualized
  6. Other provisions: WPHP quarterly meeting with monitoring professional also required
  7. Please describe any other monitoring services provided: