SATVA

The Software and Technology Vendors’ Association (SATVA) is a trade organization for vendors of behavioral health and human services software and information technology. Its members have a genuine concern for promoting the use of effective information technology in behavioral health and human services; helping to formulate and support quality improvement for the highest industry standards; and facilitating the delivery of more efficient and effective consumer services through use of information technology.

SATVA members value the opportunity for dialogue with all stakeholders in the behavioral health and human services field to increase their understanding of the developing trends and needs of the behavioral health market for information technology. Members meet for a full day semi-annually, and use email broadcasts and conference calls on an ongoing basis to remain updated and exchange current information with each other.

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SATVA Market Survey Released to Public

February 8, 2010

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SATVA worked with the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (the National Council), Mental Health Corporations of America (MHCA), and the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS). The goals of the survey were to:

Gauge the status of electronic health record (EHR) implementation, the level of involvement of behavioral healthcare providers in health information exchanges (HIE), and where additional funding could help them use IT to improve their clinical services.
Identify barriers preventing the implementation of information technology and the importance of software content.
Guide the creation of clinical reporting and information technology products by behavioral healthcare software providers that meet the evolving needs of behavioral healthcare providers more easily and effectively.
Generate awareness needed to encourage government funding and incentives to facilitate the implementation of EHR systems in behavioral healthcare to ensure that agencies receive the funding they require to meet evolving health information technology needs.

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Software and Technology Vendors Association Hosts Successful Behavioral Health Interoperability Conference

(New York, NY – February 1, 2010) – On January 26-28th 2010, The Software and Technology Vendors Association “SATVA” hosted the first Behavioral Health Interoperability Conference in Phoenix, AZ. With full support of SATVA’s conference partners, Mental Health Corporations of America “MHCA”, the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare “the National Council”, the medical
community and the addiction community, their focused goal was met; “defining data needs and supporting technology for a Behavioral Health Continuity of Care Document (CCD) and assure rapid adoption of the final work.”

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BH Interoperability Demonstration

For a demonstration of real-time interoperability of a CCD between two different BH software vendors’ products as mentioned in the press release click here

Software and Technology Vendors Association Hosts Behavioral Health Interoperability Conference in Phoenix on January 26-28th

(New York, NY – January 13, 2010) – The Software and Technology Vendors Association “SATVA” is hosting the first Behavioral Health Interoperability Conference with representatives from Mental Health Corporations of America “MHCA”, the National Council “NCCBH”, the medical community, the addiction community and other stakeholders of the behavioral sciences on January 26-28th in Phoenix, AZ. For the first time Stakeholders will collaborate with the shared goal of defining data needs and supporting technology for a Behavioral Health Continuity of Care Document (CCD) and assure rapid adoption of their final work. This document will support the exchange of relevant needed data among healthcare providers including behavioral health, substance use and medical providers that targets the “coordination and continuity of care”...

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