Clinical Management for Behavioral Health Services CMBHS

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Clinical Management for Behavioral Health
Services (CMBHS)
Technology Strategy
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Architectural Vision

• Leverage existing resources
• Reuse of business components
• Incremental implementation
• Reduce maintenance cost
• Reduce business risk

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Basic Principles

• Support Business Objectives
• Design for Change
• Facilitate Data Exchange and Collaboration
• Embrace Newer Technologies

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Major Components

• Online Application
• Can be used to integrate treatment for both
  Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• Operational Data Store
• A central repository for related Electronic
  Health Record (EHR) information

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Proposed Solution

• A web-based architecture
• with leading-edge technologies
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• HIPAA and HL7 Standards
• XML Communications

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Data Exchange Methods

• Online
• Conversational Data Exchange
• Batch Data Exchange

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Online Data ExchangeCharacteristics

• Web-based form for data entry
• Hosted by DSHS / HHSC
• Manages collaboration of care planning (e.g.
  Integrated treatment planning)
• Provides real time enforcement of business rules

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Conversational Data ExchangeCharacteristics

• Systems exchange and validate data in real time
• Data is not recorded until both systems agree on
  validity

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Batch Data ExchangeCharacteristics

• Systems exchange and validate data after a delay
  (e.g. daily)
• Collaborative care is managed via processes not
  systems
• Independent concurrent treatment plans

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Hybrid Data Collection

• Data is collected through a mix of online and
  data exchange methods
• Method selected falls out of business function
  requirements and impact
• Requirements will vary by function

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Benefits Realized

• Web Interface
• Supports remote access
• Reduced maintenance cost
• Reusable business components
• One set of business rules for Web and batch
  applications
• Reduced new development cost
• Flexible architecture for future growth
• Reduced risk
• Incremental approach for moving business
  components/applications towards newer technologies

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Project Milestones
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Next

• Charlie Lee
• Business Analyst
• Deployment Strategy