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HSC 3015 Assignment 3: Technological Trends in
Behavioral Health
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Assignment 3: Technological Trends in Behavioral Health
Technological advancements in the healthcare industry are usually
associated with improvements in diagnostic machines such as
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT)
scans. However, in behavioral health, one of the more important
technological advancements is in the documentation and reporting
systems used in the treatment of patients diagnosed with chronic
mental illness. Other information technology advancements such as
the use of the Internet have also had a significant impact on
behavioral health services. Read the following article from the
EBSCO host database:
 Ahr, P. (2005, January). Community mental health principles: A
40-year
case study.Behavioral Health Management, 25(1),
15–17.
There are several topics mentioned in this article that have had or may
have an impact on behavioral health services.
Choose an issue mentioned in this article and research at least two
other articles (not more than two years old) that discuss these issues
as they pertain to behavioral health services. Use the following
questions as a guide when developing your essay on the issue:
 Explain in detail the issue as it pertains to healthcare in general
and behavioral health services in specific.
 What was the impact on behavioral health services?
 What are some of the financial, privacy, or ethical issues that
you perceived from this issue?
Submit your synopsis in a two- to three-page Microsoft Word
document to the