New bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill aims improve the coordination of mental and physical healthcare with a funding and guidance to spur wider adoption of electronic health records for behavioral health providers.
WHY IT MATTERS
The Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act was introduced by U.S. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., along with Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Bill…