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How to Write Progress Notes: Best Practices + Free Template
How to Write Progress Notes As a therapist, knowing how to write progress notes is crucial for tracking your patient’s progress and ensuring effective treatment…
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How to Write Couples Therapy Notes
How to Write Couples Therapy Notes Couples counseling differs from individual therapy because instead of dealing with one person’s issues or addiction, you’re working through…
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What Out-of-Network Clinicians Need to Know About Insurance
What Providers Need to Know About Out of Network Reimbursement An out of network provider is a clinician who has not signed a contract with…
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Recent DSM-5-TR Updates
Recent DSM-5-TR Updates As a behavioral health professional, it’s essential to stay up-to-date on changes to the DSM-5 to diagnose patients accurately and help them…
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Which EHR Is Right for My Practice?
An electronic health record (EHR) underpins the many tasks in healthcare practices, from recording progress notes to billing patients. Since practices have so much to…
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Therapy Note Types Explained: SOAP, BIRP, DAP & More
Types of Therapy Progress Notes with Examples As a therapist or mental health professional, writing therapy notes is one of the most common, important parts…
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6 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Medical Transcribing Services
6 Reasons Why You Should AvoidMedical Transcribing Services Amidst record rates of burnout in healthcare, some practices have turned to medical transcription services to ease…
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Is Telehealth the New Norm?
Due to widespread lockdowns aimed at reducing the risk of community transmission of COVID-19, clinics across the world scrambled to find an effective way to…
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ABA Therapy for ADHD: Strategies to Improve Focus & Behavior
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), previously called attention-deficit disorder (ADD), is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder that affects a person’s ability to sit still and pay attention and…
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5 Life Skills Activities for Group Therapy
5 Life Skills Activities for Group Therapy As a therapist, you can help teach individuals how to make daily tasks more manageable, which makes their…
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Adding and Updating Digital Contact Information in NPPES
Behavioral health providers are no strangers to collaboration and patient file exchanges. Whether you were looking for another therapist’s help on a case or had…
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14 Tips for Effective Couples Therapy Sessions
14 Tips for Effective Couples Therapy Sessions This blog post offers practical tips for couples therapy that help clinicians guide partners toward healthier communication, emotional…
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The Six-Step Crisis Intervention Model Explained
The Six-Step Crisis Intervention Model Explained Clinicians should take note of this blog post because it demystifies the widely-used Six‑Step Crisis Intervention Model-offering a clear,…
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Best Practices for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP) Documentation
Adults struggling with mental health issues may be admitted to a psychosocial rehabilitation program (PRP). This type of program is intended to provide a variety of…
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CMS-1500 Claim Form Guide: Accurate Billing for Behavioral Health Providers
A CMS 1500 form is a claim form you will often use in private practice behavioral health care. This form bills Medicare carriers and in-network…
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