Key takeaways from Build Back Better Act: How Behavioral Healthcare providers can prepare for the billions earmarked for their industry. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.75 Trillion Build Back Better Act, which includes a massive influx of money to overwhelmed and understaffed behavioral health organizations. This legislation now goes to the … Read more
One Key to Controlling Healthcare Costs: Improve Behavioral Health The relationship between behavioral health and overall healthcare spending A detailed study by Milliman, one of the leading actuarial firms in the world, demonstrates a strong relationship between individuals’ behavioral health issues and their overall health care costs, and at the same time notes that spending … Read more
Streamline’s SmartCare™ EHR Platform Selected at The Buckeye Ranch Oakbrook Terrace, IL – [October 7, 2021] – After an extensive evaluation and procurement process, The Buckeye Ranch of Columbus, OH has selected Streamline’s SmartCare™ as its’ next Electronic Health Record solution. Streamline went head to head with competition in the market but ultimately came out … Read more
The Promise and Challenge of Telehealth in Behavioral Health and Human Services Telehealth, remote health, virtual care—however it is described, providing behavioral health and human services in both electronic and traditional ways is one of the biggest changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID and the rise of Telehealth During the COVID-19 pandemic, the … Read more
Healthcare Ecosystems Are the Future of Whole-Person Care “The healthcare ecosystems of the future, like other ecosystems, will be centered on the consumer, in this case the patient.” That’s one of the conclusions reached in a recent white paper by McKinsey &Co, and it encapsulates a major emphasis in Behavioral Health and Human Services: whole … Read more
EHR Software Determines Data-Driven Success in Behavioral Health and Human Services For the health care industry in general, and Behavioral Health and Human Services in particular, the term “data-driven” is more than a trendy buzzword. It’s a business necessity to survive going forward, and making full use of data depends upon the EHR system. Behavioral … Read more
ePrescribing Growth Driven by Win-Win of Greater Efficiency, Safety Since ePrescribing was introduced in the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) in 2003, it has grown in momentum, thanks to its ability to improve both the efficiency and safety of prescribing practices. What is ePrescribing? Electronic Prescribing, or ePrescribing, enables providers to enter prescriptions into a computer … Read more
The Nord Center Goes Live with SmartCare™ EHR to Accommodate Their Multiple Levels of Care Streamline Healthcare Solutions (Streamline) and The Nord Center of Lorain, Ohio are delighted to share that they officially are live with Streamline’s SmartCare™ electronic health record (EHR). SmartCare™ will allow The Nord Center to utilize a multi-faceted, flexible application to … Read more
For behavioral health providers, offering telehealth services has never been easier. Federal health officials have relaxed many HIPAA rules to encourage providers to offer more telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is good news for behavioral health providers who have been wanting to launch telehealth services but are concerned about staying compliant with HIPAA rules. Here is what the policy changes, including increased HIPAA flexibility, mean for your practice.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL – [February 17, 2020] Archways, a not-for-profit community behavioral healthcare provider, and Streamline Healthcare Solutions (Streamline) have partnered to move the South Florida healthcare agency from its current legacy system to one integrated electronic health record platform.