Implementing New EMR Technologies: Best Practice Recommendations for Behavioral Health & Social Service Provider Organizations

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OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
From the Experts
An estimated 20% of behavioral health and social service provider organizations across the country are currently using a partial or full electronic medical record (EMR), and more than 50% are in the process of implementing this technology — or plan to within the next three years. The federal government has mandated that by 2014 all Americans should have an electronic health record. For the organizations engaged in this transition from paper to electronic records, the challenges and opportunities are enormous.

So what benefits can provider organizations expect . . .