Behavioral Health Business August 3, 2023
Lawmakers have introduced a new bill that, if passed, would extend funding for electronic health records (EHRs) and other technologies to behavioral health providers.
Behavioral health providers have been slower to adopt EHRs and other technologies than physical health providers. A big reason for that is behavioral health providers were left out of the 2009 HITECH Act, which gave health care providers funding to encourage the “meaningful use” of EHRs.
“More than 90% of hospitals utilize EHRs, however, mental health facilities and substance use treatment centers use these critical tools far less frequently,” Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), a co-sponsor of the bill, told Behavioral Health Business in an email. “The reason for this disparity is clear – previous federal efforts...
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