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Technology (Factsheet)
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)
The Mental
Health Services Act (MHSA) provides funding for services and
supports that promote wellness, recovery and resiliency. A
portion of the MHSA funds have been specifically set aside for
Technology. The County must show that use of these funds will:
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Modernize and transform clinical and
administrative information systems to improve quality of
care, operational efficiency and cost effectiveness
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Increase consumer and family empowerment
by providing the tools for secure consumer and family access
to health information within a wide variety of public and
private settings
Required Components of an MHSA Funded Project
Any MHSA funded technology project must meet certain
requirements to be considered for approval by the State.
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It must fit in with the State’s long term
goal to develop an Integrated Information Systems
Infrastructure where all counties have integrated
information systems that can securely access and exchange
information.
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It must be part of and support the
County’s overall plan to achieve an integrated Information
systems infrastructure through the implementation of an
Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Ways to Use Technology Funds
Some of the ways the MHSA Technology funds could be used are
listed below. This is not an exhaustive list of possible
projects.
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To purchase a data warehouse to combine
and store data from multiple information systems to increase
or complete clinical picture available to the treatment team
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To purchase resources to increase
consumer and family access to computers
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To fund scanning and imaging
projects to allow the information system to become
“paperless”
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Expansion of the Network of Care to
increase consumer access to the Personal Health Record
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To fund pilot projects to monitor
new programs and improve service outcome strategies
Proposed Use of Funds
The Health Care Agency is currently planning to analyze the best
way to use the available MHSA funds to support the overall goal
to create an integrated information systems infrastructure
through the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
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