SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE DATA

摘要

A system and method for managing behavioral health care data includes an electronically governed transfer of selected information between patient databases residing at a provider site and a host site. The system and method eliminate human intervention at the host site in select cases in which treatment approval is sought and can be granted electronically on the basis of a set of rules resident in the host site computer based upon patient coverage. Treatment outcome can also be uploaded at predetermined intervals, and, if deemed necessary by the provider, an extension of the approved treatment can be sought and granted, again without human intervention at the host site in select cases. An automatic download of patient information to a provider site selected on the basis of such criteria as area of specialization and geographical location can be initiated from the host site.