Braided Funding: Sustainable Funding for California Mental Health

A hand is stacking coins representing braided funding for California mental health.

Mental health providers and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) across California are facing a growing challenge: how to sustain critical behavioral health services for youth and families while navigating a maze of new funding sources. With new initiatives such as the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) and Enhanced Care Management (ECM) introduced through CalAIM, braiding funding […]

How AxiomEHR Improves Productivity: ‘Just Ask My Avatar’

Chatbots can take multiple forms. They pop up on consumer websites and pretend to be customer service people. Or you can ask a chatbot like ChatGPT just about anything – give me a recipe, write me a program, advise me on window treatments – and you’ll get a succinct, eerily conversational answer that’s miles better […]

How AxiomEHR Improves Productivity: An Innovative Solution for ‘No Shows’

When patients skip their appointments, it drains sorely needed revenue from health care, and no provider escapes it. Patients cancel their appointment at the last minute or, worse, ghost their appointment entirely. They miss needed treatment, risk getting sicker, and occupy a time block that another patient would have eagerly taken. Patients are even skipping […]

How AxiomEHR Improves Productivity: Turning Tedium into Automated Workflows

Automated, Streamlined Workflow: Patient Needs New Dosage With tasks automated and integrated this way, therapists have more time to do the work they were trained for – engage in meaningful conversations – with less administrative work hanging over their heads. Our pilot customers report that their therapy sessions are more relaxed, natural, and effective. Prescribing […]

What Should CYBHI Schools Look for in an EHR?

A diverse group of smiling children with backpacks walking down a school hallway, representing CYBHI California schools.

Local Education Agencies (LEAs) frequently face logistical challenges in managing school-based mental health services, particularly when you factor in state billing requirements. With the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), LEAs bear an additional layer of responsibility. LEAs must demonstrate that they have the necessary technology to meet the CYBHI’s operational requirements. This includes […]

How Does Behavioral Health Software Save Time for Clinicians?

A man is surrounded by clinical documentation paperwork and needs behavioral health software to help.

Clinicians often struggle to keep up with clinical documentation, finding there aren’t enough hours in the day to complete paperwork for the number of clients they need to see. And in some states, clinicians can no longer bill for time spent on documentation – leading to a unique problem. Clinicians find themselves needing to complete paperwork as […]

CYBHI: Transforming Behavioral Health Services in California Schools

A diverse group of smiling children with backpacks running down a school hallway, representing Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiatives that support positive, active engagement for kids.

The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) is a transformative $4.6 billion initiative spearheaded by the state of California to revolutionize behavioral health support for children and youth. This initiative is part of a broader commitment to ensure that all children in California gain more integrated, equitable, and accessible support for their mental health and substance […]

Founder Spotlight: Meet the Innovator Behind AxiomEHR

Khalid Al-Maskari (center) is the founder and CEO of HiMS, but did you know that he’s also the developer of our EHR software? Here’s what drove him to create AxiomEHR – in his own words: “It has always been a passion of mine to transform the integrated health care experience using technology. I was CIO […]

EHR Software Prepares School-Based Mental Health Services for Success

Smiling children are standing in a line with backpacks on, waiting for a national school-based mental health services group.

In recent years, schools across the nation have faced unprecedented challenges in meeting students’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Many schools have had to quickly expand existing programs or build entirely new school-based mental health services as they adapt to their students’ changing mental and behavioral health needs. To compound the issue, school districts often […]