‘Care Should Be Integrated’: Best Practices for Linking Mental Health in EHRs

A successful integrated healthcare model requires the inclusion of both medical and behavioral health factors in determining a person’s overall health.
A report from the ECRI, a nonprofit organization dedicated to healthcare quality and safety, crafted in partnership with the Electronic Health Record Association, recommends five steps healthcare organizations should take to integrate behavioral health into primary care in electronic health record systems. Here’s what it lays out:
Make sure behavioral health screening tools are integrated and accessible in the EHR.
Put triggers in place that…