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‘How Many of you are Using Electronic Health Records?’

Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
When H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, director of SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, asked the question during his keynote

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New technology, old questions

February 20, 2012     By John Morrissey
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As former chief information officer of a Maryland hospital system, Douglas Abel remembers the relatively brief consideration of behavioral health data in fledgling attempts to build a comprehensive information sharing network in the mid-2000s. Brief, because mental health and substance abuse information were pointedly “carved out” out of the process.

DSS launches mental health 'kiosk'

February 17, 2012     News release
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DSS, Inc., has announced a new Mental Health Kiosk solution that allows behavioral health hospitals to capture clinical information and foundational psychological evaluations directly from patients during check-in.

Medsphere, Silver Hill collaborate on OpenVista enhancements

February 16, 2012     News release
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The development partnership between Medsphere Systems and Silver Hill Hospital has produced the first built-from-the-ground-up innovation of Medsphere's OpenVista EHR specifically for behavioral health hospitals.

Five states receive grants for HIE development

February 13, 2012     Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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The Center for Integrated Health Solutions, which is funded by SAMHSA and the Health Resources Services Administration, has awarded $600,000 grants to five states to help their respective behavioral healthcare providers find new ways to securely share medical records, including through the use of the health information exchange (HIE).

Wyandot in Kansas chooses Anasazi Software

February 9, 2012     News release
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Anasazi Software, Inc., has announced that Wyandot, Inc., in Kansas City, Kan., has signed contracts to implement Anasazi Software’s Complete EHR Certified System.

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Qualifacts announces plan for 'shared-risk' EHR implementation

February 7, 2012     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Qualifacts says that 7 of 10 behavioral health executives worry about up-front costs and unforeseen problems during the process of EHR adoption and implementation. Will its plan to share risks encourage more organizations to pursue EHR solutions?

Acadia to implement suite of HMS financial applications at over 25 facilities

February 3, 2012     News release
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Acadia Healthcare has chosen a suite of fully integrated financial-management applications from Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) to help maximize the operating efficiency of more than two dozen of its facilities nationwide.

TMS NeuroHealth Centers physician named 'Top Doc'

January 30, 2012     News release
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Dr. Niku Singh, medical director at TMS NeuroHealth Centers in Tysons Corner has been being included in the Washingtonian Magazine's "Top Doctors" for 2012. The award is based on feedback from a questionnaire sent to thousands of physicians in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Qualifacts increased user community by 35% in 2011

January 25, 2012     News release
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IT vendor Qualifacts added 39 new behavioral health/human services agencies to its customer base; completed 43 new implementation projects (including six EHR collaboratives); and saw 34 eligible professionals from eight providers using its certified complete EHR CareLogic Enterprise receive first-year Medicaid Meaningful Use incentive payments.

DocuTrac launches new healthcare billing service

January 23, 2012     News release
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DocuTrac has added a new behavioral healthcare billing service called Office Therapy Billing Services, which Arnie Schuster, PhD, president of DocuTrac, calls a "natural evolution" for the company.

Shasta County in California inks contract with Anasazi

January 19, 2012     News release
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Anasazi Software has announced that Shasta County in California has signed contracts to implement Anasazi’s Client Data, Assessment, Treatment Plan, Scheduling, Managed Care, Cost Accounting and Doctor’s HomePage Systems.

Netsmart appoints Morrison as first 'chief clinical officer'

January 17, 2012     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Netsmart Technologies has signaled its desire to speak with a more influential voice on “the clinical side” of the industry by appointing Dennis “Denny” Morrison, PhD, former CEO of Centerstone Research Institute (Bloomington, Ind.), as its first “Chief Clinical Officer.”
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