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Article: A Quick Review of Today's Options.
- Article from:
- Behavioral Health Management
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
- Author:
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Increasing margin pressure, HIPAA and other privacy rules; accreditation requirements; and purchaser demands for performance reporting are just a few of the factors that continue to make technology a "must have" on every manager's list. The question is (assuming a budget has been approved): What to choose? A wide range of technology-based software products and service bureaus have been developed for the field over the years. True, part of the growth in the sheer number of vendors (there are several hundred) is because of the "dot.com" boom of the late '90s--but many of the vendors predate this era. They have found, in fact, some very productive and necessary niches in ...