title: Transformational Impact of Health Information Technology on the Clinical Practice of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
abstract: Compared with other medical specialties, psychiatrists have been slower adopters of health information technology (IT) practices, such as electronic health records (EHRs). This delay in implementation could compromise patient safety and impede integration into accountable care organizations and multidisciplinary treatment settings. This article focuses on optimizing use of EHRs for clinical practice, leveraging health IT to improve quality of care, and focusing on the potential for future growth in health IT in child and adolescent psychiatric practice. Aligning with other medical fields and focusing on transparency of mental health treatment will help psychiatrists reach parity with other medical specialties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1601 23rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212-8645, USA. Electronic address: Todd.peters@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Todd E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Child and adolescent psychiatry; Clinical decision support; Health IT; Health information technology; Medical informatics; Pediatric behavioral health care