Bipartisan Policy Center seeks better integration of clinical, behavioral health data in EHRs

Healthcare IT News: A new report this month from the Bipartisan Policy Center explores the reasons for – and remedies to – the fact that mental and behavioral health data are so poorly integrated with clinical information in electronic health records.

Some 45 million Americans have some form of mental illness, the Bipartisan Policy Center points out, and there's been an increase in deaths due to substance abuse and suicide in recent years. The ongoing opioid crisis is only exacerbating the challenges associated with getting patients the healthcare they need.

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