7 features to look for in a psychiatry EHR for Behavioral and Mental Healt
These days mental disorders are common worldwide. But the quality of care for these disorders has not increased to the same extent as that for physical conditions. The mental health field is far behind other specialties with regard to the implementation of technologies, especially health information technology to capture relevant health information that could support the diagnosis of mental and behavioral health. Mental health providers often use separate electronic medical record systems compared to general medical provider counterparts or do not have access to these systems at all. This creates big challenges for mental health professionals as a whole in providing quality care for patients who often require coordinated services across different sectors.
Instead of the psychiatrist making an anxiety index on paper and manually calculating scores, the EHR technology can allow him to enter it directly into the system. From there, the software will automatically configure graphs showing various contributing factors that can help calculate the anxiety index score. This eliminates clinical errors, as well as provides detailed information. During the consultation, the provider will be able to see historic graphs that can help him objectively evaluate the patient’s progress.
iPatientCare Psychiatry EHR is preloaded with over 100 different associated problems linked with short/long term goals, objectives and intervention strategies.
Health care systems are increasingly implementing screening for depression as part of behavioral health integration (BHI) in primary care providing patients with better access to needed care for mental health in specialty settings.
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