The RAND Corporation recently released a report expounding the virtues of electronic health records systems’ positive impact on healthcare costs. This hotly debated topic almost always addresses the cost of medical care, hospitalizations, labs, imaging and surgery and almost never includes the cost of behavioral health. Our field’s rate of technology adoption probably has [...]
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 December 3rd, 2009 |  Leave a comment |  Tags: behavioral health, behavioral health providers, EHR, electronic medical records, healthcare financing, Healthcare IT, Healthcare Reform, HITECH, information technology, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, MBHO, Reform | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Health IT Next week’s webinar will offer payors a roadmap to readiness. Register here: http://behavioralhealthcentral.com/index.php/Event-Registration/vmchk.ht Parity Legislation Compliance Webinar Series Part 1: Getting Ready for Mental Health Parity Wednesday, December 9 at 2 p.m. Sign up on or before December 4th and save $150! Enter ”parity” at checkout to receive your early registration discount. The Mental Health Parity [...] December 2nd, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: behavioral health, Brokers, Employers, ERISA, healthcare financing, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, MBHO, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, substance use disorder, webinar | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Advocacy & Education, Plan Design, Policies & Procedures, Providers & Networks, Regulations & Legislation On November 4th Cindy Mann of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) offered a rare glimpse into the guidance and direction plans and providers around the country are anticipating in January. Specifically, her letter was directed to “State Health Officials” responsible for Medicaid and CHIP. Her purpose was to provide some “general [...] December 2nd, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: behavioral health, children's healthcare, healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Parity Regulations, quality, SCHIP, substance use disorder, treatment | Consumers & Families, Regulations & Legislation |
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