CMS Works to Reduce Barriers to Accessing Behavioral Health Services and Integrating Care As evidence of the effectiveness of whole person care mounts at the same time that an estimated 35% of adults with mental health issues don’t receive care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to work to eliminate barriers to … Read more
Streamline’s only product is our SmartCare™ Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution. It is designed with the stability and flexibility to handle the challenges and changing requirements of providing Behavioral Health and Human Services not just today but tomorrow and beyond. As a result, SmartCare™ enables organizations to evolve and grow with the same EHR they’ve … Read more
Oak Brook, IL – Streamline Healthcare Solutions (Streamline) announced that its electronic health record (EHR), SmartCare™ 6.0, has achieved Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC-Health IT) 2015 Edition Cures Update Certification via Drummond Group LLC, an Authorized Certification Body (ACB). The stamp of approval designates the software delivers the required functionality … Read more
2022 Behavioral Health Recap Part 2: 4 Key Growth Areas Last year was a notable one for behavioral health. The previous blog post covered high-level trends, including rising demand for care, workforce shortages, and increased government spending. This post highlights key areas that saw continued growth in 2022: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), integrated … Read more
Oak Brook, IL – After a comprehensive evaluation process, North Central Behavioral Health Systems (“NCBHS”), based in LaSalle, Illinois, has selected Streamline’s SmartCare™ as its next Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution. NCBHS values a fully web-based, automated solution that can meet the needs of its mental health and substance use services across seven counties in … Read more
2022 Behavioral Health Recap Part 1: Demand Up, Supply Constrained, Big Funding Increases Approved Last year was a notable one for behavioral health. At the highest level, demand for care continued to increase far faster than the supply of those qualified to offer care, which contributed to more than one in four people reporting unmet … Read more
Report: Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads as 1-4 Have Unmet Behavioral Health Needs “More than 25 years after the first federal mental health parity protections were put in place, adequate coverage for behavioral health care – including both mental health and substance use conditions –remains elusive for many consumers with health insurance.”That’s the conclusion … Read more
Oak Brook, IL – CenClear of Bigler, PA, has completed a contract with Streamline Healthcare Solutions (Streamline) to move to the SmartCare™ electronic health record (EHR) platform. After many years on their incumbent EHR, they sought a system that offered better hosting uptime, along with greater flexibility than their current multi-tenant system could provide. More … Read more
A recent study by health care analytics firm Trilliant Health titled “2022 Trends Shaping the Health Economy” reports a continued increase in demand for Behavioral Health services but predicts an ongoing shortage of professionals, and it provides a host of interesting insights related to demographics, geography, payers and other factors for behavioral health and healthcare … Read more
As National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month comes to a close, there is increased focus on initiatives related to suicide prevention. Two in particular are aimed at getting help faster to those in need and helping primary care physicians better screen for and prevent suicide risk. Suicide 12th Leading Cause of Death in US … Read more