The Dark Side of the EHR Systems Revolution
Fortune Magazine recently published an article titled “Death by a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong,” which investigated the issues that the healthcare industry encounters due to the HITECH Act. The HITECH Act of 2009 was created to motivate the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) and supporting technology in the United States. The act mandated tha...
Top Considerations for Addiction Treatment Centers When Switching EHR Systems
The world is cautiously beginning to open again after the Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders are lifted. While it’s welcoming news for many people, it’s of grave concern for others because of financial insecurity, concerns over the future, and rising numbers of coronavirus cases. The stressors of dealing with this volatile landscape has escalated the need for resources for those facing sub...
Mental Health Treatment: How to Get Started with Telehealth IOP Services
In the wake of Covid-19, mental health treatment facilities have been forced into an unfamiliar territory – how to get started with telehealth IOP Services. Once considered to be the less than desirable way to deliver IOP services, today it's the preferred method, with 76% of consumers looking to engage in virtual IOP services. Providers of mental health treatment services are embracing...
Top 10 Telehealth Challenges and How to Overcome Them
The unprecedented changes to the world have challenged the addiction, substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health (MH) treatment centers to rapidly evolve to telehealth services - the method for delivering client services virtually. Today's environment has completely transitioned from a familiar face-to-face to an unfamiliar screen-to-screen experience. While the telehealth boom has ...
