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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

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ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. WHY IT MATTERS. Optimize clinical documentation for behavioral health and primary care integration.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

About 75% of hospitals are members of regional HIE organizations, and 35% participate in regional and national HIEs. A white paper from Particle Health, developer of an API enabling bidirectional data exchange, noted that the nation’s largest health information networks have indexed about 90% of all patients in the United States.

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