Behavioral health is gaining prominence in the US. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the number of behavioral health issues in people due to depression and economic stress. This week, healthcare IT vendor, NextGen has announced the launch of its latest EHR Software suite that gives behavioral health providers seamless access to single, integrated physical and health records. This can streamline patient data and as a result, improve patient care.
Behavioral and mental health in the US
Mental health issues are one of the most common health issues in the United States. According to statistics from the CDC,
- 1 in 5 Americans suffers mental disorders in a given year.
- 1 in 25 Americans have to live with a serious behavioral health condition, this may include, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
- More than 50% of individuals will be diagnosed with a mental health condition in their lifespan.
Importance of NextGen behavioral health suite
The integrated behavioral health platform is a comprehensive solution offered by NextGen EHR Software. The latest release helps to address issues such as substance abuse disorders, outpatient mental health services, and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The suite of solutions is designed to meet the needs of physician practices, public health departments, behavioral health centers, and psychiatric rehabilitation. The mobile healthcare technology enables physicians to easily complete clinical tasks and make way for care coordination to offer high-quality patient care.
NextGen aims to offer holistic care to its patients, the integrated Electronic Health Records Software platform combines primary health, mental health, and human services in a single record. When patient data is residing in one place physicians don’t need to request records but get to focus on enhancing patient care.
NextGen’s behavioral health suite lets caregivers have access to integrated charts where they can easily view data within all the modules including, allergies, medications, orders, and prescriptions.
The scalable solution enhances practice efficiency levels and boosts revenue. The new release provides interoperability options that allow the seamless exchange of data with different technology systems which leads to care coordination and ultimately reduces hospital readmissions and enhances patient satisfaction scores.
Moving ahead
This is the industry’s first integrated care EHR solution for primary care, mental health, and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The new capabilities of improved workflow, discharge summaries, and expanded report features will help streamline daily workflows and result in enhanced outcomes.
