Welcome to Credible’s Clinical News and Information newsletter for October 2019. Credible provides this complimentary monthly newsletter to help inform, update, and enlighten Behavioral Health Agencies of the current trends and clinical updates impacting the greater Behavioral Health community. Below […]
Resources
Strategic Technology Assessment: When, Why & How?
“In the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind,” is a Louis Pasteur saying that resonated with me during The 2019 OPEN MINDS Technology & Informatics Institute session Is Your EHR On Track: How To Conduct A Strategic Technology Assessment […]
Workforce 2.0 – Provider’s Values And Value Based Reimbursement: Supporting Workforce Skills In A New Market
Preparing your workforce for the shift to a value based reimbursement (VBR) model is a unique challenge for behavioral health organizations. The conceptual underpinning of VBR is relatively simple: Payment based on improved outcomes. However, the implementation of value-based programming […]
The Challenges & Opportunities Of Interoperability
Interoperability is a critical feature necessary to realize a return-on-investment in health information system technology. Unfortunately for providers serving consumers with complex care needs, the current state of interoperability with electronic health records (EHRs) and other technology systems is not […]
Health Information Exchange (HIE) Case Study Of Mental Health Center Of Denver: An EHR Best Practices Community Interview with Subject Matter Expert Brandon Ward
Health information exchange (HIE) is frequently thought of as a solely digital interaction. Where as previously, health information was exchanged through paper, CDs, DVDs, faxing, and other means of transporting documentation from one provider to another. With organizations today having […]
EHR-Based Tool Developed To Identify Consumers With Chronic Kidney Disease
Researchers working with a consortium of five health systems have developed a tool to identify consumers with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The tool accurately diagnosed chronic kidney disease (CKD) in health care consumers in these five health systems. For identifying […]
The Tech-Enabled Provider Organization: The 2019 OPEN MINDS Health & Human Service Technology Survey
As the health and human services market shifts to value-based reimbursement with a focus on cost and quality, specialty provider organizations will need to adopt new technologies to survive. Increasingly there is a need for population health management, data exchange, […]
What Are Health Plans Doing About VBR?
It’s hard to get a snapshot of where the specialty health care market is with value-based reimbursement (VBR). Our recent surveys of provider organizations and health plans provide an interesting view. Generally, while specialty organizations that serve consumers with complex […]
Implementing Value-Based Care Through The Certified Community Behavioral Health Model: A Value Based Care Community Interview With Chad Van Houten
Implementing innovative service changes with a focus on value-based care and reimbursement often involves identifying how to provide more effective service outcomes through coordination-of-care and integration of services – internally and with other community providers. A good model for this […]
Credible Behavioral Health Clinical News and Information – September 2019
Welcome to Credible’s Clinical News and Information newsletter for September 2019. Credible provides this complimentary monthly newsletter to help inform, update, and enlighten Behavioral Health Agencies of the current trends and clinical updates impacting the greater Behavioral Health community. Below […]