{"id":2998,"date":"2019-12-05T16:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emrsystems.net\/blog\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2019-12-26T16:05:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T16:05:54","slug":"top-5-mental-health-emr-software-for-small-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emrsystems.net\/blog\/top-5-mental-health-emr-software-for-small-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Mental Health EMR Software for Small Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mental Health EHR Software<\/a> is an Electronic Health Records (EHR) Software designed for mental health professionals. It is important to realize that the selection of the right Mental and Behavioral Health EMR Software for a practice dealing with a number of complex challenges on a daily basis is all the more difficult decision to make. As one wrong choice can make you go back to zero-point i.e. looking for the right EMR Software.<\/p>\n

One of the major problems is physicians settling EMR Software because of either budget constraints or lack of knowledge about the available customizable choices designed to suit the unique specialty-specific needs. Resulting in you ending up with a no-good robust EMR Software too expensive and not entirely suited to your practice\u2019s unique needs.<\/p>\n

With the advent of technology most standalone\u00a0Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software<\/a>\u00a0(both\u00a0cloud-based and premise-based) are now able to support unique and complex functionalities such as e-payment and ICD-10 coding. Throughout this article, apart from making the top\u00a05 Mental Health EMR Software for Small Practices<\/a>, we will discuss unique features offered by the top 5 software vendors.<\/p>\n

Features of Mental and Behavioral Health EMR Software<\/h3>\n

It is advisable to learn about the different features and functionalities of the software to have a good understanding of how the software works and what it has to offer. It also helps you narrow down your list of choices before choosing an EHR software.\u00a0 Before choosing a mental and behavioral health EMR software, look for the following key features<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Compliance<\/u><\/strong> -Top mental and behavioral health EHR software should be HIPPA compliant and Meaningful Use 2 certified<\/em><\/p>\n

e-Prescribing<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 e-Rx<\/a> module should be robust enough to provide controlled substance prescriptions along with conventional patient prescriptions<\/p>\n

Integration<\/u><\/strong> – Lab integration<\/a> for getting quick and efficient lab results and sharing with other healthcare providers under all the data sharing compliance requirements<\/p>\n

Charting<\/u><\/strong> – Mental and behavioral health specialty-specific flexible charting styles should be available to provide the best possible care to the variety of patients<\/p>\n

Patient Portal<\/u><\/strong> – The patient portal should be user-friendly and able to automatically schedule\/re-schedule appointments and reminders for patients<\/p>\n

Narrative Reporting<\/u><\/strong> – Hands-free notes ideally through dictation should be available to allow better patient engagement<\/p>\n

Assessment Scales<\/u><\/strong> – Availability of Mental and Behavioral Health Patient Intake Forms which should provide assessments through measuring scales (e.g. Sadness Scale) and other risk factors (e.g. being suicidal)<\/p>\n

One-Click Solution<\/u><\/strong> – Pre-programmed buttons for simple note-taking minimizing the need for typing so that the physician could focus more on the patient than on notes taking<\/p>\n

Top 5 Mental and Behavioral Health EMR Software by EMRSystems 2019<\/h3>\n

Most Cloud-based Specialty Specific EMR Software systems<\/em><\/a> offer mental health-specific features that have functionality and the ability to offer value to mental practices. Researchers at EMRSystems have consolidated a list of key features that should be part of a Mental Health Electronic Health Records Software. These features meet the ability and design of mental health practice.<\/p>\n