Duke Behavioral Health Informatics Finalizes EHR Technology Agreement with San Francisco’s Westside Community Services (January 17, 2008)
San Francisco, CA – February 24, 2008 – Duke University Behavioral Health Informatics, a leading behavioral healthcare Electronic Health Record technology provider, announced it finalized a contract to provide their comprehensive electronic behavioral health record solutions to Westside Community Services in San Francisco, California.
Westside will implement CRIS (Clinical Research Information System) to help them seamlessly integrate clinical care across all programs and locations, manage regulatory compliance, and improve service delivery and quality of care.
“We’re extremely excited to be providing our technology and services to Westside because of their excellent clinical and service reputation and outstanding contributions to the San Francisco community,” notes Duke Behavioral Health Informatics Director Deo Garlock. “We are dedicated to helping Westside meet and exceed the standards set forth by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, California Department of Mental Health, California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, and other regulators, both now and in the years to come.”
About Westside Community Services
Westside Community Services has been providing an array of community-based prevention, mental health, substance abuse, and social services to clients in the City and County of San Francisco for 40 years. Incorporated in 1967, Westside is one of the oldest community-based mental health agencies in the nation. The range of programs and services has varied over the years, while a commitment to providing excellent, high-quality, culturally and community appropriate programs has remained central to the core of the organization.
The mission of Westside Community Services is to foster, promote, advocate for, and provide the highest quality care for our clients. Westside provides mental health care, drug abuse prevention and treatment, AIDS-related services, and other social services for the youth and adult residents of the City and County of San Francisco. Westside focuses on providing treatment to African Americans and other minority communities.
Visit Westside Community Services on the web at www.westside-health.org.
About Duke Behavioral Health Informatics
Duke Behavioral Health Informatics is built on the principles of offering quality products, reliable service, rapid implementation, low cost of ownership, and high user satisfaction. CRIS’ data element design, clinician-centric user interface, and easy-to-use administrative tools allows customers to configure the system to match each user’s workflow and assist clinicians in efficiently managing their daily work and enhancing patient care. Employing a clinical rules engine, CRIS guides clinical practices and creates a clinical outcomes data warehouse for decision analysis support to improve patient care, regulatory compliance and financial and organizational performance.
For additional information on Duke Behavioral Health Informatics, please visit www.mindlinc.com.
Contact: A. Deo Garlock, Director
e-mail:deo.mplus@earthlink.net
Phone: 919.889.2279