The electronic health record (EHR) will have a profound, far-reaching impact on the business, management and clinical processes of behavioral and public health care organizations, thru efficiency and effectiveness in all areas of vital records management.

While specific standards are still being discussed, the EHR has already begun to impact the way we collect and manage information.

Netsmart has the EHR solutions to help providers and payers chart a clear, consistent path toward an effective and integrated electronic health record strategy. Electronic clinical expert technology® (eCET) , working with the CMHC/MIS, brings extensive clinical content to the desktop. eCET’s powerful capabilities - advanced clinician data entry, document and workflow management, digital signature and an integrated view of client data - provide a solid foundation for organizations moving toward EHR implementation.

eCET is a comprehensive clinical decision support and outcomes management system that helps agencies meet accountability requirements of major payers and accrediting agencies. Clinical data can be utilized and managed in accordance with established local EHR criteria, reporting and medical billing requirements, utilization directives, and funding and accreditation standards.

With eCET, client data remains accurate, complete and secure. At the same time, agency staff—intake specialists, clinicians, transcriptionists, and billing departments—can access an electronic health records, and work on their areas of a client record, knowing the information they need will be readily accessible and consistently managed throughout the treatment process.

Intake
eCET moves the intake process along quickly and easily, while providing the flexibility to recognize the unique traits and circumstances of each client’s situation.

eCET’s full range of Clinical Intake modules include:

• Presenting problem
• Mental status
• Risk assessment
• Prior treatment history
• Alcohol and drug use
• Social history
• Physical health
• Diagnosis
• Disposition
• Referral
• Crisis plan

Assessment
eCET’s Assessment module includes tests and reports to support the clinician’s work, including the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale Assessment (AIMS). Agencies using eCET can also purchase additional libraries of assessments, including the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) as well as the Adaptive Behavior Scales - Residential and Community: 2 (ABS-RC:2), the Adaptive Behavior Scales – School: 2 (ABS – S: 2) and others.

Medication Management
eCET’s Medication Management module tracks agency-prescribed medications, non-agency-prescribed medications and supplements and medications the client is taking on his or her own.

Agency-prescribed medications may be selected from a user-definable database or entered in text boxes. Use of eCET’s Medication Management module is restricted to agency-defined credentialed individuals who prescribe medications and/or receive medication orders at their agency.

Treatment Planning
eCET’s treatment planning module is highly configurable to meet the varying work requirements of different users and agencies. Users can create treatment plans to accommodate agency or state-specific requirements as well as accreditation standards.

The unique eCET Treatment Plan Content Manager lets clinicians and other users define the treatment plan content or template used with the eCET Treatment Planning module. Content can be defined for up to six levels and customized to meet agency requirements and individual client needs. eCET treatment planning templates accommodate multiple client populations and age groups, while still allowing the addition of agency designed material as needed.

Progress Notes
With eCET, clinicians can write individual or group progress notes while viewing a treatment plan outline. Each note is identified by a user-defined note label and linked to a modality and problem in the treatment plan prior to posting. The Group Notes process is significantly expedited with the Group Wizard, where members of a particular group are automatically pre-selected based on an assigned service in their care map.

Document Management and Workflow
As the industry moves toward a true EHR, agencies need to effectively manage documents and accommodate multiple digital signatures for authorizations. Clinicians utilizing eCET can use digital signatures—either through a personal identification number or electronic signature pad—to validate completed documents. Where multiple signatures are required, documents can be electronically routed for digital signatures. In addition, other relevant documents can be easily scanned and stored as the electronic health record using Netsmart’s Integrated Records Management System (IRMS) software.

eCET Benefits

• Enables multiple digital signatures and electronic routing to support approval processes
• Improves documentation quality
• Promotes consistent service note processes
• Reduces amount of paperwork, allowing more time to focus on client treatment
• Promotes best practices through an extensive content library and resources
• Meets legal, regulatory and accreditation standards
• Meets unique agency requirements as it is customizable
• Reduces chart pulls by providing a universal access point for client charts

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