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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When providing mental health treatment for a patient, a mental health professional will keep several pieces of documentation. One of the most important of these…
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are essential components of the healthcare billing process. To receive reimbursement for your services and to avoid an audit, it’s…
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For behavioral health professionals who see patients with insurance, the importance of progress notes for insurance claims is a topic that raises many questions. Even…
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Most clinicians enter the behavioral health field because they are driven to help others. Psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals do not enter the field hoping…
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When you visit a physician with a serious health condition, you typically first have a conversation about what symptoms you’re experiencing before the doctor examines…
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Although the majority of patient information is still stored in paper files in medical offices, healthcare providers are making great strides to transfer this data…
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What is PDMP? Is it the same program across all 50 states? What does it mean for me as a clinician? These are all fair…
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Despite inconsistencies in federal and state funding, many electronic health information exchanges — or HIEs — are doing quite well. Some of them, with an…
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Mental health is declining for America’s youth. According to a study by a Johns Hopkins professor, the chance of an adolescent experiencing major depression rose by…
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