By Sarah C. Threnhauser, MPA Executive Vice President OPEN MINDS I think one of the frustrations of managers of health and human service organizations is the gap between the “promise” […]

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Helen Farabee Centers Shares How They Use SmartCare EHR To Help Them Deliver Patient-Centered Care
Helen Farabee Centers, serving North Texas, specializes in providing individuals and adults who are suffering from serious and persistent mental illness; children with severe emotional disturbance; inpatient and outpatient substance […]
Harbor Behavioral Health Shares Their Story About SmartCare EHR’s Flexibility And Adaptability
Harbor Behavioral Health is a leading provider of mental health services in Northwest Ohio. Using SmartCare EHR from Streamline Healthcare Solutions, Harbor is able to help improve the quality of care […]
Five Things Your EHR Needs To Maximize User Efficiency
“We’ve got data, so what? Wait …I mean NOW what?” The behavioral health and human services industry has done a great job over the last 10-15 years of capturing data, […]
What Every Help Desk Needs for Successful EHR Management
A well organized and well managed help desk can make a huge difference in the overall success of the relationship between a customer and the Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendor. […]
Getting Paid for Services Delivered Is A Core Competency
I have worked in healthcare service delivery for over twenty years, and during that time, I’ve worked with a lot of clients regarding their electronic health record (EHR) requirements. Many […]
CMS Releases Final Rule for Quality Payment Program: Tips and Sources to Receive a Positive Adjustment
In November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services released the Final Rule for the second year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The purpose of the Quality Payment Program […]
How Do We Better Define Value in Healthcare?
We can’t walk into a conference hall, research a behavioral health topic, or have a meeting anywhere in the healthcare industry without running into the term: value.
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How EHR Can Help Manage Opioid Addiction Treatment
Deaths due to opioid addiction have risen to an all-time high. Within the last week, the President declared the opioid crisis a “health emergency”, with health officials across the country […]