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View ArticleEHR makers, Epic and Netsmart, team up on interoperability effort
Starting with behavioral health referrals, EHRs will make steps toward health data exchange
View ArticleCommittee approves Meaningful Use Stage 3 recommendations
Total number of MU requirements is reduced by one third; interoperability remains elusive
View ArticleHIT Policy Committee approves ‘glide path’ to sharing Part 2 data
More data standardization needed for patient assessment quality measures, workgroup says.
View ArticleWhy it’s time to embrace data
Data will be the backbone of everything from reimbursement to care decisions to insurance benefits, so embrace it now rather than waiting to catch up later
View ArticleSeparate EHRs share data for mental health patients
In Florida, interoperable HL7 data follows mental health referral patients from Memorial Healthcare to Henderson Behavioral Health
View ArticleIT group calls for EHR incentives for behavioral health
Behavioral health providers were left out of the federal EHR incentive program in 2009, but it’s time to remedy the situation.
View ArticleWhy you need to read the Federal IT Plan
Look, here's another opportunity to tell the federal government that behavioral healthcare should qualify for EHR incentive payments.
View ArticleSenators form EHR improvement group
Taxpayers are funding many EHR rebate programs for providers, so two senators are on task to make sure it's money well spent.
View ArticleGoldman Sachs invests in Credible
Goldman Sachs has made a $30 million minority investment in an EHR company, indicating growing interest in the behavioral health field overall.
View ArticleEHR cash incentives proposed for behavioral providers
If passed, HR 2646 would extend the incentive program to behavioral health and addiction treatment providers, as they achieve various stages of “Meaningful Use” of their certified EHRs.
View ArticleAssess your EHR situation
The goals for the assessment are to ensure the EHR can support the clinical tasks and the end users workflow with minimal constraints, adverse impact or compromises to patient safety
View ArticleThe 2015 Information Technology Vendor Survey
Technology capabilities are a continuing priority for treatment centers, and solution providers have responded to the market’s needs. EHR vendors in the behavioral space are showing evidence of...
View ArticleWhere health IT is really headed
Population health is one of our ultimate goals, but you'll need to leverage your EHR and your data in increasingly more creative ways to reach that goal in the future. Here are some quick tips to start...
View ArticleEverybody hates their EHR
Personally I’ve been very disappointed with the industry, figuring that by now EHR systems would be tremendously more functional and reliable than they are. I seriously thought we would be closer to...
View ArticleMediocre Senate bill could include EHR incentives
A potential amendment to the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016, now approved by the Senate HELP committee, would allow behavioral health providers to receive federal incentive money to implement EHRs.
View ArticleColorado centers combine tech know-how
Technology implementation can be difficult for small organizations, but as provider organizations in Colorado have discovered, there is strength in numbers.
View ArticleHow to leverage population health strategies
Though challenges arise, it is essential that behavioral health providers create population health strategies to increase patient engagement and eventually cut healthcare costs.
View ArticleImplement and track the new metrics and quality measures
How do you prepare your organization to engage a model of care that emphasizes value, measures and population health reporting? Let’s start with some simple concepts.
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