Valant, a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) solutions for behavioral healthcare practices, has announced significant updates to its platform. These new features, Valant Treatment Plans and Valant Custom Forms, are designed to enhance operational efficiency, streamline workflows, and improve revenue collection for behavioral health practices.
The introduction of Valant Treatment Plans addresses the complex documentation requirements set by payers in the behavioral health sector. This feature offers a flexible system that allows practices to create customized treatment plan types with adjustable fields and reminder-based review cycles. By incorporating research-backed content libraries containing over 1,000 preset problems, goals, objectives, and interventions, Valant Treatment Plans enables practices to deliver a consistent treatment experience while meeting payer obligations.
One of the key benefits of the Treatment Plans feature is its ability to set operational guardrails. This ensures that clinicians meet payer requirements without the need for manual oversight, providing peace of mind for practices during audit processes. The automation of these previously manual workflows not only increases efficiency but also helps practices cover legal liabilities as they onboard new patients.
Complementing the Treatment Plans feature, Valant has also introduced Custom Forms. This new capability empowers practices to create advanced automated forms and segment their intake flow by program. This means that practices can now automatically route the appropriate consent documents to new patients based on the specific services they are seeking. For instance, different packets can be auto-assigned to new clients seeking adult psychotherapy versus those requiring adolescent psychiatric evaluations.
Ram Krishnan, CEO of Valant, emphasized the significance of these updates, stating, ‘Collecting patient data and consent is a time-consuming, tough-to-track process that often involves multiple external solutions, manual data entry, and for larger practices, a dedicated intake team. We aim to make this process fast, trackable, and easy to use so practices work start to finish in Valant.’
The importance of these platform updates extends beyond individual practices. As the behavioral healthcare industry continues to grow and evolve, the need for efficient, compliant, and integrated EHR solutions becomes increasingly critical. Valant’s enhancements address several pain points in the industry, including the complexity of payer documentation requirements, the time-consuming nature of patient data collection, and the challenge of maintaining consistent treatment experiences across various programs.
By automating and streamlining these processes, Valant’s platform updates have the potential to significantly impact the broader behavioral health landscape. Improved operational efficiency can lead to reduced administrative burdens, allowing healthcare providers to focus more on patient care. Additionally, the enhanced ability to meet payer obligations and maintain legal compliance can contribute to more stable and sustainable behavioral health practices.
For patients, these updates could translate to a more seamless experience from intake to treatment, with relevant information and consent forms being automatically provided based on their specific needs. This level of personalization and efficiency in the administrative process may contribute to improved patient engagement and satisfaction.
As behavioral health continues to gain recognition as a crucial component of overall healthcare, tools that support the efficient and effective delivery of these services become increasingly valuable. Valant’s platform updates represent a step forward in addressing the unique challenges faced by behavioral health practices, potentially setting a new standard for EHR functionality in this specialized field.
Valant’s EHR platform is specifically designed for behavioral health professionals in group and solo private practices. It offers an integrated solution that aims to improve care delivery, streamline operations, and ensure compliance. The platform includes features such as individual and group appointment scheduling, treatment planning, medication management, patient engagement, billing, and reporting.
For more information about Valant and its EHR solutions for behavioral healthcare practices, interested parties can visit valant.io.
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