Mental Health Informatics Update

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Mental Health Informatics Update

• Kathleen Lysell, Psy.D.
• VA Psychology Leadership Conference
• April 28, 2006

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Mental Health Informatics

• Development of Mental Health Software in VistA
  system
• 3 software developers based in Salt Lake City,
  Albany
• Remote Systems SupportPittsburgh
• Maintain ASI and NMHDS databases
• Maintain mental health web page
• http//vaww.mentalhealth.med.va.gov/

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Mental Health Assistant Software
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Mental Health Assistant

• Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Mental
  Health testing package.
• Originally released 2002
• Enhancements (version 3) currently in beta
  testing at 8 test sites
• Provides secure computer environment for patient
  administered testing

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Instrument Administrator
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Results Review--Report
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Results Review--Graphing
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Addiction Severity Index
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GAF
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MHA3

• Restructures VistA files, moving toward the
  Health-e Vet desktop
• Creates progress note from instrument
  administration
• Health summary components for mental health
  instruments
• Simplifies process for adding new instruments
• PTSD screen, Braden skin risk assessment and
  Morse Falls risk included

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MHA Health Instrument Editor
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MHA Health Instrument Editor
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My Health-e Vet Mental Health

• My Health-e Vet is VAs Personal Health
  Recordwww.myhealth.gov
• April, 2005initiative to develop specific mental
  health content and portal
• Efforts co-led by Office of Undersecretary for
  Health Policy and Planning and the Office of
  Mental Health

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My Health-e Vet Mental Health

• Three primary components planned
• Screening
• Educational Materials
• Interactive Module for Continuous Recovery
• Clinical Content Areas
• PTSD
• Substance Abuse
• Schizophrenia
• Depression

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• Focus Groups
• Conducted with 100 veterans and family members
• Use of Computers
• 70 of veterans reported that they have access to
  a computer
• 75 reported that they know how to use the
  internet

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Information Veterans Desire in My Health-e Vet
Veteran Sample
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Percentage of Veterans Who Would Access the Web
For
Veteran Sample