Technology

Credible Announces Free Access to EHR for 90 Days Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Credible Behavioral Health, in partnership with Change Healthcare, is providing assistance to provider organizations now facing remote staff, telehealth documentation and billing challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Telehealth Vendor Makes Software Free to Medical Professionals During Pandemic
With demand for telehealth platforms skyrocketing, PingMD has announced it is making its app available to medical professionals and patients for the duration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Hazelden Betty Ford Ramps Up Telehealth Platform Expansion
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has expanded its telehealth-based outpatient services in the seven states where it operates facilities, with plans to soon reach all 50 states in response to COVID-19-related social distancing. A peer support services company in Ohio is also adding staff and going virtual.
Artificial Intelligence Brings Potential—and Challenges—to Behavioral Health, Addiction Treatment
Alaap B. Shah of Epstein Becker Green discusses the ways in which artificial intelligence can improve care, as well as the hurdles it presents to providers, payers and regulators.
EHR Vendor Practice Fusion Admits to Kickback Scheme, Will Pay $145 Million
San Francisco-based health IT firm Practice Fusion has admitted to soliciting and receiving kickbacks from a major opioid company in exchange for using its EHR software to influence physician prescribing of opioid pain medications, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Psych Behavioral Health Learning Network, Gloo Launch Center of Excellence
Gloo and the Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Learning Network have announced a partnership to create a virtual center of excellence aimed at improving patient outcomes among mental health treatment and addiction recovery providers.
Advancing Virtual Communication Solutions for Behavioral Healthcare
New communication modalities can address some of our current problems in the field.
Unusual Google Search Results Rankle SEO Pros
A pair of lead aggregation websites recently soared to the top of Google’s organic search results for popular addiction treatment terms, setting off alarm bells among ethical operators.
TCIV: ‘Cat-and-mouse’ games impact reimbursement
Parity enforcement, long-lasting marketing tactics, compliance and culture were among the topics discussed Wednesday at the Treatment Center Investment & Valuation Retreat.
Nebraska finds success with expanded PDMP
Nebraska's transition into becoming the first state to require all pharmacists and pharmacies to report all prescriptions to the state's database is off to a promising start.
Federal lab works on database to identify fentanyl analogs
A pilot project is seeking to facilitate earlier identification of compounds related to the deadly fentanyl.
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