Case Studies
Pain Management
“Through this partnership we’ve been able to improve the level of care we provide our patients by assessing their overall wellbeing.”
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According to the American Psychiatric Association, “An estimated 35% to 45% of people with chronic pain experience depression.”
Administrative staff typically does not have the bandwidth for additional tasks during a patient visit.
Needs an effective and efficient process to screen patients for behavioral health concerns and refer them to a behavioral health partner if given consent by the patient.
Needed to screen 80% of patients for payer quality measures.
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By integrating to Alliance’s EMR, SmarTest AI® has automated the behavioral health screening and referral process. They utilize the GAD-7, PHQ-9, ORT, & ODI assessments. Upon assessment completion, the provider reviews the results directly in the patient’s progress note within their EMR. If a patient indicates any level of suicidal ideation, SmarTest AI® redirects the patient to the 988 Suicide Hotline. Additionally, if the patient scores >9 on the PHQ-9 or GAD-7, they will be asked if they would like to be contacted by Alliance’s behavioral health partner.
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Automated behavioral health screening and referrals
Identify high-risk patients
Generate objective measures and track progress for repeat patients
Eliminate additional administrative workload
Generate revenue with add on CPT codes
Enhance and improve quality of patient care
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February-December 2024 (when integration was turned on)
Nearly 31% of patients who were asked said “Yes” to behavioral health referral on the PHQ-9.
Just about 29% of patients who were asked said “Yes” to behavioral health referral on the GAD-7
From 1/1/2024 to 1/1/2025 76.25% of patients screened for comorbid behavioral health concerns.
Family Medicine
“The MHT alerts help to facilitate patients to a higher level of care in a seamless and timely fashion.”
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Some of the surrounding behavioral health clinic's weren't able to accommodate our patient's mental health needs. This was either because they didn't take the patient's insurance, or there was too long of a waitlist to be seen. Also, when patients would score high on a depression or anxiety screening, it's hard to capture every single patient that needed to be referred to a behavioral health partner solution.
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MHT created Alerts associated with assessments where if a patient scored above a certain threshold, the referral clinic would have a care coordinator who would be alerted of the patient scoring high. They also connected us to a TelePsych partner that was able to accommodate our patient's mental health needs. Alert's were set up and patient's needs were taken care of in a timely fashion.
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No patient slipped through the cracks. The care coordinator was able to capture every patient needing a higher level of care through a simple automated email. Patient's also received mental health care quicker this way then before.
Urgent Care
“By implementing behavioral health screening through SmarTest AI®, our providers can evaluate overall well-being, contributing to better health outcomes”
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Nearly 20% of all Urgent Care visits are related to behavioral health concerns. Administrative staff typically does not have the bandwidth for additional tasks during a patient’s visit. HealthCare Express needed an effective and efficient process to screen patients for various behavioral health concerns and refer them to appropriate level of care if given consent by the patient.
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By integrating with HealthCare Express’ EMR, SmarTest AI® solution automates the entire screening and referral process. The providers can view full assessment results in the patient’s progress note within the EMR. The clinics utilize the GAD-7, PHQ-9, DAST-10, and AUDIT-R assessments.
If a patient scores 12+ on the PHQ-9 and/or 10+ on the GAD-7
The provider is alerted via email
The patient is asked if they would like to be contacted by a behavioral health specialist. If the patient gives consent, the referral is sent to the designated behavioral health provider in real-time.
If the patient scores 2+ on the suicidality question on the PHQ-9
The provider is alerted instantly via email
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Automated behavioral health screening and referrals
Identify high-risk patients
Generate objective measures and track progress over time
Eliminate administrative workload
Automated billing information upon accepting assessment results
Enhance and improve quality of patient care
Family Care Center, a leading Colorado-based provider of mental and behavioral health treatment services, describes how integrating MHT's platform into their care has benefited their practice, and patients.
In this video, Tushar Mehta from Broadway Medical Center discusses the value MHT brings to an urgent care setting. Implementing mental health screening promotes BMC’s commitment to provide excellent care for each patient.