Netsmart Services The Netsmart Services organization has helped customers manage the sometimes drastic changes in business practices that tend to accompany a new system or that are required to respond to the ever changing industry. Netsmart Technologies associates, with their wealth of industry experience, are uniquely positioned to help you plan strategically for the future. The following services are available to assist your organization. HIPAA Security Solution Even though the compliance deadline for the security regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has passed, Netsmart understands the need for continued, effective compliance and verification tools and services. The Netsmart team offers a range of strategic, technical, and planning services to ensure current and ongoing compliance with HIPAA security regulation. Netsmart’s HIPAA Security Solution helps organizations address the issue of HIPAA security from both technical and policy based perspectives. With Netsmart’s’ assistance, covered entities ensure compliance with the rule through appropriate and cost effective measures.  Business Performance Management For most behavioral healthcare executives, simply monitoring financial and operational performance is not enough. Instead, they need a process that helps them unlock information and identify actionable improvements that will result in enhanced client care. The Netsmart Business Performance Management Solution provides executives with complete insight into the organization, enabling them to make fact based decisions that draw upon organizational knowledge rather than assumptions. ROI Analysis At the heart of all enterprise wide software purchases is the belief that it will expedite the service delivery process, save money and/or raise the quality of care for clients. Because of this universal goal, Netsmart has developed a return-on-investment (ROI) model for organizations evaluating the financial impact of electronic medical record (EMR) systems. Netsmart’s ROI model takes into consideration a variety of costs and can help you: Quantify the total costs of adding an electronic medical record keeping capability and allows scenario building using variables such as the number of users, type of training, and decisions regarding data migration. Model the costs of current clinical operating systems and billing systems and projects the changes in these costs by the automation afforded through EMR. Understand a year-by-year estimate, for a three-year period, of system costs, estimated savings by business process, and anticipated total cost or return. This tool will allow health and human services executives the ability to quantify the total cost and the total projected savings of EMR systems. Information Technology Outsourcing With increased budgetary pressures, and the demands of more complex information technology systems, it is becoming more difficult for agencies to hire the IT staff necessary to operate their technological infrastructure. And when one of those staff members does leave, a replacement is needed quickly. Through its IT Outsourcing program, Netsmart offers temporary, yet highly-skilled personnel to fill positions. Positions range from System Administrator to Chief Information Officer. These jobs can be performed onsite or remotely through virtual connections from Netsmart. In addition, Netsmart can provide skilled professionals that can act as interim CIOs or IT Directors to assist with making strategic decisions and implementing comprehensive technology plans. As part of the service, our professionals evaluate an organization's needs and then place the appropriate resource with the organization. This enables organizations to cost-effectively bridge the gap while trying to find permanent resources.