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Article: Behavioral health and the transition to integrated information systems. (includes related articles on the CMHC/MIS software used by the Florida Health partnership and Options Health Care, and the Connex Provider software used by DeKalb Medical Center) (Technology Information)
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- Health Management Technology
- Article date:
- August 1, 1997
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Competition and the demands of managed care are causing behavioral health providers, large and small, to look to information technology for an edge that might help them survive.
Behavioral health organizations are finding that implementing dynamic, integrated information systems are one way to increase the odds of survival in today's competitive environment.
Although information systems designed specifically for behavioral health have been around for several years, many behavioral health organizations -- especially smaller ones -- weren't ready to embrace technology until recently, says Larry Rosen, research psychologist and author of The Mental Health ...