Recently added articles from Behavioral Healthcare:
Blogs.(BH ONLINE)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Staffing In a recent blog post, Ann Borders says that when times are tough ... spend! The president and CEO of Cummins Behavioral Health Systems lays out some reasons for investing in staff training even when money ...
Online exclusives.(BH ONLINE)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Found on the home page. Moving from report to reality Drs. Sylvia B. Perlman and Richard H. Dougherty examine two concepts to help advance recovery-oriented services: shared decision making and self-directed care. Read about how implementing these strategies can make ...
E-newsletter.(BH ONLINE)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sign up for our e-newsletter at www.behavioral.net/e-news. Delivered every two weeks, the e-newsletter provides "on your radar" news, ...
Will 'Integration' include CMHCs?(EDITORIAL)(community mental health centers)
Jun 01, 2008; Edwards, Douglas J. ... Integrating behavioral healthcare with primary care sounds great. After all, mental health and substance use problems affect the entire body. Integrated care promotes a whole health approach and hopefully would reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health disorders. ...
Embrace a diversity of prevention messages.(LETTER)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2008; Swindell, Rob ... Dear Mr. Edwards, I appreciate your editorial each month and, quite honestly, it is one of only a few articles I read each month. I disagree with your position on the subject of your May editorial, but only partly because of a "tough on drug" approach. To not fully ...
Don't let paperwork be a barrier: well-crafted questions can elicit recovery responses.(TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION)
Jun 01, 2008; Ashcraft, Lori ... As we travel around the country talking with folks about recovery, the conversation, no matter how long or short, inevitably comes around to the drudgery of the paperwork process. Yes, this has been a source of complaints since the beginning of time, but it now seems more relevant than ...
Pursuing a larger mission: three organizations see their merger as representing the future of community-based behavioral healthcare.(ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT)
Jun 01, 2008; Edwards, Douglas J. ... Last year two Indiana-based community behavioral healthcare organizations were exploring how they could further partner to improve services and operate more efficiently. Dennis P. Morrison, PhD, head of the Center for Behavioral Health, and Robert J. Williams, PhD, ABPS, at the top of ...
An opportunity to improve lives and the bottom line: addiction treatment centers should consider treating eating disorders.(CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS)
Jun 01, 2008; Koman, Stuart ... Imagine treating drug addicts who had to continue taking heroin to stay alive or alcoholics who had to continue drinking gin. Eating disorders have much in common with addictions, and yet total abstinence from the substance causing the problem is, of course, not an option. ...
A city embraces change; Philadelphia and provider agencies work with NIATx to create more effective services.(PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT)(Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment)
Jun 01, 2008; Fitzgerald, Maureen ... NIATx (the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment) works with providers across the country to achieve four aims: reduce wait times between a client's first request for service and first treatment session, reduce the number of client no-shows, increase admissions to treatment, ...
Building a virtual bridge: Island-based providers use telemedicine technology to connect patients with psychiatric services.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
Jun 01, 2008; Jamieson, Jess C. ... Access to psychiatric care is problematic in many locations, particularly in rural and other geographically remote areas. Without access to specialists, psychiatrically ill residents either remain untreated or the responsibility for evaluating and treating them falls to primary care ...
East helps people with psychosis out west: the program reaches out to people with early symptoms to help them avoid psychosis' devastating consequences.(MENTAL HEALTHCARE)
Jun 01, 2008; Sale, Tamara ... Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network (MVBCN) is an intergovernmental Medicaid managed healthcare organization responsible for Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties in Oregon. In 1999, MVBCN hired prevention researcher Patricia Mrazek to identify evidence-based mental illness ...
Patient privacy in a digital world: people with behavioral health problems may be particularly sensitive about having their health information shared.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
Jun 01, 2008; Quinlan, Kristen J. ... During the past decade, behavioral healthcare has seen the advent of new technologies for capturing patient data. In fact, the conversion of paper records to electronic medical records (EMRs) has been identified as a national healthcare priority by a presidential executive order. Such ...
Facility Design showcase.
Jun 01, 2008; James, McCorry ... Opened in October 2007, the East Pavilion brings together the comprehensive child and adolescent psychiatric and behavioral healthcare programs at The Children's Hospital in Denver, which is affiliated with the University of Colorado at Denver. The programs had been spread over multiple ...
Your resource for purchasing decisions.(INTRODUCTION)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008; Casement, Nicole ... Mental healthcare and substance abuse treatment centers usually have tight budgets, meaning many purchasing decisions must be made carefully. Managers and frontline staff need accurate and up-to-date information to make value-and price-conscious choices. To help you with this critical ...
Software, administrative.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Directory)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Angel Systems, Inc. 11705 Boyette Rd., #411 Riverview, FL 33569 Contact: Charles Budd, Marketing Director Ph. (888) 470-3545 Fax (813) 662-5768 E-mail: cbudd@angelsystemsinc.com Web: www.angelsystemsinc.com Askesis ...
Software, clinical.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Directory)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Anasazi Software 9831 S 51st St., Suite C-117 Phoenix, AZ 85044 Contact: Jon Gabriel, Marketing Mgr Ph. (866) 529-7547 Fax (480) 214-2397 E-mail: jgabriel@anasazisoftware.com Web: www.anasazisoftware.com Askesis ...
Software, document imaging/scanning.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Directory)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Infinity/Civerex, LLC 430 Wynn Dr., Cummings Research Park Huntsville, AL 35805 Contact: Luis Vega, Business Development Manager Ph. (800) 529-5355 Fax (514) 636-8651 E-mail: sales@civerex.com Web: www.infinityciverex.com ...
Software, electronic health records.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Directory)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Angel Systems, Inc. 11705 Boyette Rd., #411 Riverview, FL 33569 Contact: Charles Budd, Marketing Director Ph. (888) 470-3545 Fax (813) 662-5768 E-mail: cbudd@angelsystemsinc.com Web: www.angelsystgemsinc.com Askesis ...
Software, enterprise.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Directory)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Credible Behavioral Health Software 10411 Motor City Dr., Suite 375 Bethesda, MD 20817 Contact: Andorinha Cuna, Marketing Coordinator Ph. (888) 453-6873 Fax (240) 510-0113 E-mail: info@credibleinc.com Web: www.credibleinc.com ...
Software, financial.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Directory)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Accumedic Computer Systems, Inc. 11 Grace Ave., Suite 401 Great Neck, NY 11021 Contact: Jacob Shemesh, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Ph. (513) 466-6800 Fax (516) 466-6880 E-mail: jacob@accumedic.com Web: www.accumedic.com ...