The State of Whole Person Care 2022: Great Promise, Significant Challenges Part 2 A growing body of evidence is confirming the value of Whole Person Care (WPC), and everyone from the federal government to states to the nation’s largest insurers is backing the concept. As more organizations attempt to implement it, however, the challenges are … Read more
A growing body of evidence is confirming the value of Whole Person Care (WPC), and everyone from the federal government to states to the nation’s largest insurers is backing the concept. As more organizations attempt to implement it, however, the challenges are becoming clear. What can behavioral health providers do to overcome these obstacles so … Read more
Can EHRs Evolve from Work Horses to Thoroughbreds? Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are the workhorses of Behavioral Health and Human Services provider organizations, yet they are often viewed by users as necessary evils. The best of the new EHRs, however, have the potential to help providers transform their organizations and the care they provide. … Read more
Opportunities and Challenges for CCBHCs CCBHC Grant Funding Increase Announcement In March 2022, the US government announced a significant increase in grant funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), organizations designed to provide a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals. The CCBHC demonstration program launched in 2017 … Read more
Mental Health Issues Rising Significantly Among Young Adults As part of 2022’s May Mental Health Awareness Month, organizations from MTV to the US government are sponsoring initiatives to promote awareness, education, and action related to mental health. For the second year, MTV is sponsoring Mental Health Action Day on May 19 as part of its … Read more
Worlds Imagined: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month This week concludes Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and their partners work together to create a social media campaign that “highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.” The … Read more
Health Insurance Providers Push for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health AHIP, an association whose members include the nation’s largest health insurance providers, recently added its voice to the call for greater integration of physical and behavioral health with an Issue Brief titled: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care. Integration Will ‘Reduce Stigmas and Disparities in … Read more
Is Your Behavioral Health Organization Ready for the New Era of Digital Care? Pre-pandemic, many behavioral health organizations were slow to embrace digital, or remote, care for a variety of reasons. The combination of limited in-person options and increased demand for remote services during COVID forced organizations to take the leap, but challenges remain. A … Read more
How Providers Are Adapting to the New Normal of Telehealth As telehealth evolves from a COVID-19 Pandemic workaround to a permanent fixture in both physical and behavioral health, provider organizations have shifted focus to making this care delivery method as effective as possible as a long-term solution. Telehealth use expanded dramatically during the height of … Read more
Streamline Healthcare Solutions, a leader in building innovative technology solutions for the behavioral health and human services market, successfully completed the most implementations of its SmartCare™ EHR in the company’s history in 2021. However, it was a challenge that Streamline had to do so in the remote and virtual world of COVID-19. Overcoming Challenges During … Read more