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ABOUT US
 

SMRTNET comes from a $ 3.4 million effort over three years as part of a research effort from the federal government, state government, local providers and a Native American tribe.  The participants are identified here in the website.  The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services does not share data but has helped to develop the network. The policies, security, and technology have been established using national best practices, national experts, and over sixty Oklahoma clinical, technology, legal, privacy and policy experts. The network is governed by a network agreement which has been developed, reviewed and agreed to all the participants, their attorneys and privacy officials.

The network is overseen by the Cherokee County Health Service Council, which is a public non-profit body, with public meetings and public budgets to create the openness and transparency to build trust with patients and providers. Members of the Health Council include Northeastern State University, Tahlequah City Hospital, Cherokee Nations, Cherokee County Commissioners, an at large member and the Oklahoma State Department of Health as ex-officio. As a subsection, the SMRTNET Management Committee oversees the direct operations of the network and includes all the present and future major contributors to the network.