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Article: Behavioral health scores in the Davies Awards: HIMSS recognizes two behavioral health IT efforts.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)
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- Behavioral Healthcare
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- November 1, 2006
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When it comes to information technology, behavioral health rarely outshines its peers in other areas of healthcare. But last month, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced that two behavioral health-related organizations were among the winners of the 2006 Nicholas E. Davies Awards of Excellence: the Center for Behavioral Health (CBH) in Bloomington, Indiana, and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
Since 1994 the prestigious Davies Awards, named in honor of a physician committed to improving patient care through better health information management, have recognized excellence in the implementation and use of ...