Behavioral Healthcare

ONC, SAMHSA Launch Initiative for Behavioral Health IT Interoperability

February 5, 2024 - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have partnered on an initiative that aims to advance behavioral health IT interoperability. The agencies will invest more than $20 million of SAMHSA funds over the next three years to advance...


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Tribal Healthcare System Selects MEDITECH Cloud-Based EHR

by Hannah Nelson

Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System recently signed an agreement to adopt a cloud-based EHR from health IT vendor MEDITECH. The Tribal Healthcare System serves 10,000 Native American...

Legislators Introduce Act for Behavioral Health IT Adoption

by Hannah Nelson

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), and Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) have introduced an act to support behavioral health...

Massachusetts Taps Health IT to Drive Behavioral Health Care Coordination

by Hannah Nelson

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has awarded health IT vendor PointClickCare Technologies a contract to implement a behavioral health...

Provider Orgs Deploy eClinicalWorks EHR Systems for Care Coordination

by Hannah Nelson

Life is a Journey, a behavioral health practice outside of Dallas, Texas, has selected eClinicalWorks EHR to improve care coordination.  The EHR vendor's behavioral health module includes...

Mental Health Facility Moves to eClinicalWorks EHR for Streamlined Care

by Sarai Rodriguez

Palmetto Counseling & Consulting, a northern South Carolina mental health facility, will begin an eClinicalWorks EHR implementation as part of an EHR platform switch to streamline clinical...

Michigan Medicine Upgrades Epic EHR to Meet Regulatory Requirements

by Hannah Nelson

The newest upgrade to Michigan Medicine’s Epic EHR will add new health IT features to advance care delivery and efficiently meet regulatory requirements. The new features in MiChart will go live...

NextGen Releases New EHR Functionality for Foster Care Services

by Sarai Rodriguez

Health IT vendor NextGen Healthcare has announced the latest release of its integrated behavioral health suite, which now offers enhanced EHR functionality to support the delivery of foster care...

Improved EHR Functionality Needed for Behavioral Preventative Care

by Hannah Nelson

Standard EHR functionality falls short in supporting behavioral preventative healthcare, according to a viewpoint published in JAMA. EHRs are a powerful tool to access patient information, document...

NextGen Releases Latest EHR Tool for Behavioral Health, Human Services

by Hannah Nelson

Health IT vendor NextGen Healthcare has announced the newest release of its integrated behavioral health suite, which includes new clinical documentation features and workflow functionality. The...

Former Epic CFO Joins Specialty EHR Vendor Board of Directors

by Hannah Nelson

Former Epic CFO Anita Pramoda has joined the board of directors at Kipu, an EHR vendor that specializes in health IT for substance abuse and behavioral health centers. Pramoda helped lead a period of...

Why a Behavioral Healthcare Facility Transitioned to an EHR System

by Christopher Jason

Despite climbing EHR adoption rates across the healthcare industry, adoption and EHR implementation within the behavioral healthcare sector is woefully behind, leaving many clinicians to use outdated...

Understanding EHR Adoption, Use With Medical Specialties

by Christopher Jason

An EHR system does not automatically optimize to each specific medical specialty. In fact, EHR adoption, usability, and satisfaction differ significantly across medical specialties. According to the...

EHR Adoption Barriers, Facilitators in Behavioral Health Facilities

by Christopher Jason

Behavioral health EHR developers and hospitals should recognize end users’ perspectives on specific barriers and facilitators before EHR implementation, according to a study featuring survey...

How an EHR Suicide Risk Assessment Tool Can Streamline Workflows

by Christopher Jason

An EHR suicide risk assessment tool can accurately predict suicide attempts and also mitigate clinician burnout in a non-psychiatric medical facility, according to a study published in JAMA Network...

12 Behavioral Health Facilities Tap Cerner EHR for Interoperability

by Christopher Jason

Twelve behavioral health facilities within the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) group will launch Cerner EHR to provide its clinicians with up-to-date patient...