Can clinicians operate with only a virtual office? Do they need physical offices anymore? Who wins the telehealth vs. in-person behavioral health debate?
Andrew SchatzbergSeptember 29, 2021
Blog for Mental & Behavioral Health Providers
Measurement-based care is not just good for your patients; it can also grow your bottom line. You can put this care model to work for you in numerous ways to boost practice profitability. Take advantage of every benefit measurement-based care has…
Heidi AmrineSeptember 21, 2021
Why You Should Educate Your Patients About the Benefits of Measurement-Based Care Although behavioral health providers are fast embracing measurement-based care as an effective approach that generates better results for patients, patients themselves are—on the whole—less knowledgeable about this methodology…
Heidi AmrineSeptember 17, 2021
Summertime! Beaches, barbeques, baseball games – there is an endless list of fun activities associated with this time of year. But as many mental health practitioners know, summer weather can be hard on their patients’ mental health. In fact, there…
Andrew SchatzbergAugust 27, 2021
A growing body of research affirms that behavioral health treatments are far more effective when clinicians use objective measures to assess patient progress. This practice, known within behavioral health as measurement-based care, involves the repeated screening of patient symptoms over…
Andrew SchatzbergAugust 25, 2021
Telehealth has taken the healthcare field by storm, and behavioral health is no exception. As an innovative method of healthcare delivery, telehealth was already a rising trend before the advent of COVID-19. Now the pandemic has cemented the popularity of…
Andrew SchatzbergAugust 20, 2021
In the field of psychiatry, practitioners share a common headache with the rest of the medical industry – medical coding and billing. It is essential that psychiatrists understand the nuances of this complex area in order to maximize reimbursement and…
Andrew SchatzbergAugust 18, 2021
Measurement-based care has the potential to revolutionize behavioral health care. With its demonstrated improvements in patient outcomes and engagement, a strong argument can be made for adopting it as the standard method of care across the entire industry. The physical…
Andrew SchatzbergAugust 12, 2021
Furnishing telehealth services is a no-brainer (pardon the pun) for mental healthcare providers. With the convenience, efficiency and popularity of telehealth, it is an easy decision for most mental health specialists to adopt this form of patient care delivery. The…
Heidi AmrineAugust 3, 2021
Podcasts for mental health professionals have become increasingly common in this busy age where psychiatrists want to add to their knowledge but do not always have the time to read. Valant understands the time crunch and is here to help;…
Heidi AmrineAugust 2, 2021
