Discovery Behavioral Health Selects KipuHealth As Exclusive EMR App

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Jan 17, 2019, 08:03 ET

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Behavioral Health announced today an exclusive agreement with KipuHealth to provide electronic medical records (EMR) software to its more than 60 centers for addiction and behavioral health treatment, located nationwide.

Considered the gold standard in the addiction treatment industry, Kipu EMR provides an integrated, comprehensive application for behavioral health records-keeping and analytics from pre-admission to outcome measures. The software links all aspects of medical and business for healthcare providers, including clinical treatment process, billing and compliance.

"Discovery Behavioral Health has built its brand on a continuum of care including outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization/day treatment, residential treatment, and inpatient detox. Kipu EMR offers the best solution to support our growing platform of services across the United States," said John Peloquin, CEO, Discovery Behavioral Health.

Discovery Behavioral Health specializes in helping teens and adults suffering from mood and anxiety disorders, substance use and addiction, self-harm, attachment and eating disorders. DBH treatment teams are comprised of national experts in the fields of substance use and addictive behavior.

"We are thrilled to partner with Discovery Behavioral Health in providing our Kipu EMR software to their facilities nationwide. DBH becomes our largest client in the field of behavioral health, and the ability to partner with and develop with a company the size of DBH allows us to accelerate our agile development process to continually update and improve both clinical and financial outcomes," says Jeffrey Fiorentino, CEO of KipuHealth.

About Discovery Behavioral Health
Discovery Behavioral Health is a leading U.S. healthcare provider in the treatment of substance abuse, mental health and eating disorders, offering successful residential and outpatient evidence-based treatment of teens and adults. The company was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Orange County, California.

About KipuHealth
KipuHealth offers the most respected Electronic Medical Records, developed specifically for the addiction and behavioral health treatment industry. Its industry gold standard software provides power and capabilities that could only be developed by a team working within the addiction treatment industry. The company was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

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