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San Francisco DPH details EPIC behavioral-health rollout and privacy limits for substance-use records
Summary
DPH reported a major EPIC go-live for mental health and community clinics, noted operational gains in documentation and billing, and said substance-use treatment remains on separate systems because of 42 CFR Part 2 privacy rules; DPH plans a targeted path forward with consent processes and third-party systems evaluation.
San Francisco Department of Public Health officials told the Health Commission that the EPIC electronic health record rollout in behavioral health and community clinics has produced measurable operational gains, but that privacy rules are constraining how substance-use records are integrated.
Deputy Chief Information Officer Jeff Scarfia said the EPIC behavioral-health launch on May 22 brought mental-health services and more than 70 community clinics onto the departmentEHR. "Over 1,400 staff ended up using the new system," he said, adding that DPH provided more than $1,100,000 to community-based organizations to ensure they had equipment and support during the go-live. Scarfia…
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