Behavioral Health Providers and Effectiveness of Electronic Health Record

Electronic Health Records: Eliciting Behavioral Health Providers’ Beliefs [Brief Reports]

Interviews with 32 community behavioral health providers elicited perceived benefits and barriers of using electronic health records. Themes identified were (a) quality of care, (b) privacy and security, and (c) delivery of services. Benefits to quality of care were mentioned by 100% of the providers, and barriers by 59% of providers. Barriers involving privacy and security concerns were mentio...

HIPAA's electronic transactions rule: implications for behavioral health providers.

Improving the Effectiveness of Electronic Health Record-Based Referral Processes

Electronic health records are increasingly being used to facilitate referral communication in the outpatient setting. However, despite support by technology, referral communication between primary care providers and specialists is often unsatisfactory and is unable to eliminate care delays. This may be in part due to lack of attention to how information and communication technology fits within ...

Electronic health record standards.

OBJECTIVES This paper seeks to provide an overview of the initiatives that are proceeding internationally to develop standards for the exchange of electronic health record (EHR) information between EHR systems. METHODS The paper reviews the clinical and ethico-legal requirements and research background on the representation and communication of EHR data, which primarily originates from Europe...

Electronic Health Record Standards

IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2006 Summary Objectives:This paper seeks to provide an overview of the initiatives that are proceeding internationally to develop standards for the exchange of electronic health record (EHR) information between EHR systems. Methods:The paper reviews the clinical and ethico-legal requirements and research background on the representation and communication of ...