SAMHSA’s 2017 NSDUH Report on Mental Health and Substance Use in America
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released their much anticipated 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This annual report includes information designed to help providers and public policy influencers better understand important trends shaping America in terms of addiction and behavioral health. While there has been an improvement […]
Learn More3 Questions to Ask EHR Vendor Candidates
Helpful Tips for Interviewing EHR Vendor Candidates Did you get recruited to help your behavioral health organization find a new electronic health record (EHR) platform? If so, you might be asking yourself just how exactly your team should go about evaluating different vendor candidates. The secret is actually all about asking the right questions and […]
Learn MoreOklahoma Introduces Value-Based Care Model for RX Pricing
What’s the next thing that will be impacted by value-based care? In Oklahoma, it’s how the state will soon negotiate prescription drug prices for Medicaid recipients. In June of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gave their approval for a new pricing initiative that allows the state to factor in how […]
Learn More4 Implementation Best Practices You Can’t Ignore
What strikes fear into the hearts of many behavioral health and human services professionals? The prospect of making a large EHR software purchase and experiencing a bad (or failed!) implementation. If a new technology platform takes longer to implement than expected, it can drain internal resources, reduce your risk of ‘buy-in’ by internal users and […]
Learn More3 Ways to Get More From Your EHR
If you have been using the same electronic health record (EHR) platform for several years, it might be time for a tune-up to maximize the value of your investment. It’s important to periodically reassess what you need from an EHR as product functionality itself may change and more importantly, your agency operations and business goals […]
Learn MoreThe Ripple Effects of Value-Based Care
Guest Contributor: Eric Krepfle, Revenue Cycle Product Manager at Qualifacts A large part of my job is really all about listening. In my role, I talk to executives, clinicians and finance leaders who work at behavioral health and human services agencies across the country to better understand the challenges they face to understand how […]
Learn MoreBreaking News: CMS Publishes New Interoperability Rule
Guest Contributor: Angela Ball, Integrations Practice Manager at Qualifacts Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new rule that signaled the increasing importance of interoperability in healthcare. At it’s core, this new ruling is designed to accelerate the pace of data exchange among providers offering Inpatient Prospective Payment System […]
Learn MoreThree Surprising Reasons Why Clinical Decision Support Tools Are Here to Stay
If you work in behavioral health and human services, you’ve likely heard your peers talk about adopting clinical decision support (CDS) tools. While each technology platform varies slightly, in general, they are all designed to help deliver timely information at the point of care to help clinicians make informed, data-driven decisions. Given the rise in […]
Learn MoreAre You EVV Ready? [Update: Delay Passed]
On Monday, July 30, 2018, President Trump authorized an extension where states now have until January 1, 2020, to begin compliance with the EVV law. ————————————————————————————————- Update: Electronic Visit Verification Legislation Delay? If your organization provides Medicaid-funded personal care services and home and community-based services, you’ve likely already heard about Electronic Visit Verification (EVV). EVV […]
Learn More3 Reasons Why You Deserve More (From Your EHR)
If you work in behavioral health and human services, you play a vital role in the lives of others. You and your colleagues help people who are dealing with issues like intellectual and developmental disabilities, severe and persistent mental illness and families in crisis. That’s why you deserve the right tools that can help you […]
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