New Jersey To Subsidize EHR Purchase For Behavioral Health Provider Organizations

On April 10, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) and the New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) announced $6 million in funding for the Substance Use Disorder Promoting Interoperability Program (SUD PIP) to help behavioral health provider organizations implement electronic health records (EHRs) and improve interoperability. A key goal is ensuring that addiction treatment provider organizations can connect to other health care provider organizations through the New Jersey Health Information Network (NJHIN), which administers the SUD PIP. The funding for EHRs will allow SUD provider organizations to efficiently capture and store data in a structured format that . . .