Archive for the Week of April 27, 2018
Archive for the Week of April 27, 2018
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the week of April 27, 2018.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the week of April 27, 2018.
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Collaboration Can Aid EHR Use and Adoption in Behavioral Health
Perceived ease of EHR use and perceived usefulness of the technology itself are driving factors toward EHR adoption with physicians in behavioral health, according to a recent study. However, there is still resistance to EHR adoption within behavioral health, which could be eased through greater collaboration. Working collaboratively to mitigate concerns about workflow burden can help improve attitudes toward EHR use, explained a study published in AHIMA’s Perspectives in Health Information Management. Additionally, collaboration can “demonstrate the value of EHRs to improve professional practice, efficiency, safety, effectiveness, and patient outcomes.” “Despite the advances in and wide availability of health information technology, many behavioral healthcare clinicians have not adopted EHRs,” wrote …