ODH, a behavioral health technology systems and services vendor, has announced that the South Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc. has selected ODH’s Mentrics technology to help improve the linkage of its mental health, substance use and social support services with jail diversion programs.
Mentrics is a population health management system designed for behavioral health that uses IBM technologies with the aim of transforming the management and economics of behavioral healthcare by delivering predictive insights to enable a collaborative approach among key stakeholders.
The population health platform aggregates available health data, including behavioral and physical health services, criminal justice data, and other social determinants of health, from currently fragmented sources. Mentrics users have data and behavioral health analytics available in an interface, including behavioral health and physical health risk scores and notifications of opportunities to improve care.
The South Florida Behavioral Health Network helps children and adults in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties who have mental illness and substance use disorders. Research shows that individuals with mental illness are three times more likely to be incarcerated rather than be in a mental health facility, the health network said. The health network has developed a coordinated system of behavioral health care designed to provide access to care and excellence in the delivery of behavioral health services. To respond to the needs of the population it serves, the health network has been active in supporting jail diversion programs that serve as an alternative to incarceration.
“We want to ensure all individuals living with behavioral disorders in South Florida have access to the treatment they need, and that requires sophisticated and powerful tools to help us identify those most at risk and in need of services,” said John Dow, president and CEO, South Florida Behavioral Health Network. “We are confident that Mentrics will help us achieve our goal of coordinating the delivery of high-quality care.”
This past Sunday, October 2, marked the first day of Mental Illness Awareness Week, a week designated by Congress in 1990 to educate and increase awareness about mental illness.
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