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How to Bill for Longer Couples & Family Therapy Sessions
It’s no secret that therapists across the globe aim to help people sort out obstacles in life. In some cases, clients seek guidance on an…
What Is Evidence-Based Health Care?
When you’re providing a diagnosis or treatment plan for patients, it’s important to look out for their best interest in terms of care. Health professionals…
Mental & Behavioral Healthcare Billing: How to Maximize Your Reimbursement Rate
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…
How Amazon’s Alexa Can Be Used in Clinical Practice Settings
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…
What Are the Most Important Practice Management Features for Behavioral and Mental Health Clinicians?
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…
Does Insurance Cover Teletherapy?
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…
How to Prepare for an Insurance Treatment Review
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…
What You Need to Know About EHRs and Patient Privacy
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…
How Online Searches Fuel Health-Related Anxiety
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…
How Does Mental Illness Among the Elderly Go Undiagnosed?
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…
How to Prevent Burnout as a Healthcare Professional
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…
The Evolution of Electronic Health Records: From Paper to Digital
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…
Is Emotional Intelligence Taking the Place of IQ?
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…
Understanding the Mental Health Crisis Facing Today’s Youth
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…
What You Need to Know About MIPS in 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…