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How to maximize your mental and behavioral healthcare reimbursement rate

Mental & Behavioral Healthcare Billing: How to Maximize Your Reimbursement Rate

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | August 14, 2019

As someone who works in behavioral health care, you entered the profession because of a desire to engage with and help heal patients, not spend…

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How Amazon's Alexa Can Be Used in Clinical Practice Settings

How Amazon’s Alexa Can Be Used in Clinical Practice Settings

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | August 9, 2019

In the age of voice-command technology, it’s simple to set reminders, create alarms and record important information. Millions of users speak to smart devices for…

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What Are the Most Important Practice Management Features for Behavioral and Mental Health Clinicians?

What Are the Most Important Practice Management Features for Behavioral and Mental Health Clinicians?

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | July 23, 2019

In today’s healthcare environment, digital storage of records has become standard practice to facilitate the electronic exchange of patient information among healthcare providers. This holds…

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Does insurance cover teletherapy for behavioral health?

Does Insurance Cover Teletherapy?

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | July 8, 2019

Today’s therapists have to think outside the box and find new ways to reach clients who cannot make an in-person appointment. Behavioral health professionals may…

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How to Prepare for an Insurance Treatment Review

How to Prepare for an Insurance Treatment Review

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | June 25, 2019

How to Prepare for an Insurance Treatment Review As a behavioral health professional, you want to provide the best care for your clients and not…

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What You Need to Know About EHRs and Patient Privacy

What You Need to Know About EHRs and Patient Privacy

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | June 6, 2019

The electronic health record, or EHR, is a type of software physicians and behavioral health professionals use to track and sometimes coordinate every aspect of…

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How Online Searches Fuel Health-Related Anxiety

How Online Searches Fuel Health-Related Anxiety

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | May 7, 2019

Health-related anxiety has struck most of us at one time or another. We’ve all been there — you feel a sudden twinge or brief moment…

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How Does Mental Illness Among the Elderly Go Undiagnosed?

How Does Mental Illness Among the Elderly Go Undiagnosed?

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | April 29, 2019

Aging populations are shifting the dynamics of healthcare all over the world. By 2060, the number of Americans over age 65 is projected to double from 50…

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How to prevent burnout in healthcare professions

How to Prevent Burnout as a Healthcare Professional

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | April 22, 2019

The healthcare industry is a field that is both challenging and gratifying for its professionals. Facing life-or-death issues day in and day out can take…

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A History of EHR Through The Years

The Evolution of Electronic Health Records: From Paper to Digital

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | April 16, 2019

The electronic health record (EHR) is an indispensable tool for medical and behavioral health professionals. It’s hard to imagine what patient care would look like…

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Is Emotional Intelligence Taking The Place of IQ?

Is Emotional Intelligence Taking the Place of IQ?

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | April 15, 2019

When considering what qualities best predict success in life, intelligence usually ranks at the top of the list. Being intelligent has always been an indicator…

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Understanding The Mental Health Crisis Facing Young People

Understanding the Mental Health Crisis Facing Today’s Youth

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | April 1, 2019

Today’s teens and young adults are making their way in a world much different than the one their parents experienced. Navigating constant developments in technology…

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What You Need to Know About MIPS in 2019

What You Need to Know About MIPS in 2019

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | March 20, 2019

The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is an incentive program run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of two tracks within the Quality Payment Program…

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a counselor taking notes during a client session

Counseling Notes Template and Documentation Guide (with Examples)

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | March 3, 2019

What to Include in a Counseling Note (with Templates and Examples) In behavioral health, clear and compliant counseling documentation is essential. Whether you’re a therapist,…

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CPT Code Basics: What You Should Know

CPT Code Basics – What You Should Know

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | February 27, 2019

CPT Codes for Mental Health  – What You Should Know Current procedural terminology, or CPT, codes are essential to the health insurance billing process. Using…

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