The Importance Of Coordinating Data In Behavioral Health Under A Value-Based Model – Free White Paper Released By Streamline Healthcare Solutions
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (April 19, 2018) – Streamline Healthcare Solutions recently released a white paper, The Importance Of Coordinating Data In Behavioral Health Under A Value-Based Model, which is available for download free of charge – courtesy of Streamline. The white paper addresses the components of a transition from a fee-for-service model to a value-based model, and the emphasis payers place on whole person care. This has created a need for providers to track and report a wide range of data, including medication and appointment adherence, employment, family history, and smoking status. The emphasis on whole person treatment also requires coordinated care among different providers. Unfortunately, U.S. health care has long had a so-called “silo mentality” that does not incentivize different organizations and specialties for working together and sharing data. This lack of connectedness, sometimes within an organization, reduces effective communication, increases costs and even threatens patient outcomes.
The information in this white paper is especially important for the field of behavioral health, in which patients often present with co-occurring disorders that can raise health costs and increase mortality risk. The white paper also provides insight into the meaning of “value” in the context of behavioral health, and how it is best achieved. With this knowledge, this paper will provide readers with an understanding of why software solutions are essential in assisting behavioral health providers with demonstrating value and coordinating care, as well as the specific qualities a software solution should possess to be successful.
Containing data from sources such as The American Psychiatric Association Report and The American Journal of Accountable Care, this resource outlines the implications of a transition to a value-based model within behavioral health, the need for whole person treatment, the importance of demonstrating value and coordination of care, and the role of software solutions like Streamline’s SmartCare system.
To download this white paper, The Importance Of Coordinating Data In Behavioral Health Under A Value-Based Model, available free of charge courtesy of Streamline Healthcare Solutions, and learn more about the importance of coordinating data and the value-based model in behavioral health, please visit: https://www.openminds.com/market-intelligence/resources/the-importance-of-coordinating-data-in-behavioral-medicine-under-a-value-based-model/.
About Streamline
Streamline delivers web-based software for healthcare organizations to provide and coordinate specialized behavioral service delivery processes. Streamline’s SmartCare™ solution was developed to truly integrate all departments; moving them to a more holistic service model. Streamline’s software solutions are well suited for organizations who wish to have a system that can incorporate its entire business processes into a single solution, with the ability to continue to grow as business-lines needs evolve. Streamline has been offering software in the behavioral health marketplace since 2003.