By Ram Krishnan – As part of a broader movement across healthcare to improve patient outcomes while reducing costs, behavioral health has seen a shift toward value-based care incentivizing providers to deliver high-quality and efficient care by linking payment to patient health outcomes.
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By Ram Krishnan – Coordinating new patient inquiries is a top priority for both solo practitioners and managers of multi-provider behavioral health clinics. Prospective patient management may seem routine but it can be cost-prohibitive, if not handled correctly.
By Ram Krishnan – Today, behavioral health providers want to deliver effective treatment that brings hope and healing to patients. They also want to be reimbursed well and quickly so they can invest in the best resources and personnel. Value-based care can help providers achieve both.
By Joel Barthelemy – Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness – but only 42 percent of them receive behavioral health services. Cost, social stigma, inability to access care and other factors can all play a role in the ongoing crisis that is untreated mental illness.
By D’Arcy Gue – The focus of federal efforts to incentivize healthcare IT adoption has primarily been on electronic health records (EHRs), which are oriented around hospitals and physician offices.
By D’Arcy Gue – Are you old enough to remember the pre-concert security searches for recording devices that were once part of every live music experience? Yes, musicians once had some semblance of control over bootleg audio and video.