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Mental Health Progress Notes

Mental Health Progress Notes Not sure what mental health progress notes are supposed to look like? Wondering what information to include and leave out? Maybe you’ve heard of psychotherapy notes and are wondering if progress notes are the same thing.…

Andrew SchatzbergOctober 26, 2022

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2022 List of ICD-10 Codes for Mental Health

The ICD-10-CM is an international system used by healthcare providers to standardize diagnoses, procedures, and other health information. Familiarity with the codes related to mental health can help providers diagnose patients correctly and efficiently. We've provided this list of ICD-10…

Andrew SchatzbergSeptember 26, 2022

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Security of Integrated Credit Card Processing vs. Standalone

The security of your patients’ sensitive information is of utmost importance, and it’s not limited to treatment records. If you accept payment via credit or debit card, as most practices do, you must also protect your patients’ payment information. The…

Andrew SchatzbergSeptember 10, 2022

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Beginner’s Guide to Online Billing for Behavioral Health

If you’ve never used online billing for behavioral health practices before, you probably have a lot of questions about how the process works and whether it’s right for your practice. You’ll also need to know how to set up online…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 25, 2022

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder ICD 10 2024 – F41.1

Generalized Anxiety Disorder ICD 10 The 2022 updates to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM) have given clinicians more precision in coding for anxiety disorders. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is coded as ICD-10 code: F41.1. The F41.1 diagnosis code…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 23, 2022

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What is EHR Integrated Credit Card Processing?

What is EHR Integrated Credit Card Processing? The ability to process credit card payments is a must for any behavioral health clinic because of the number of clients who prefer to pay via credit, debit, HSA, or other type of…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 5, 2022

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TCPA Compliance for Patient Communications

Automating patient outreach from appointment reminders to prescription updates can save your behavioral health practice time and reduce costs. It's also what today's patients have come to expect. From appointment reminders to prescription updates, people rely on timely, personalized messages…

Andrew SchatzbergJuly 21, 2022

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How to Be Successful at Doing Your Own Billing for Your Practice

If you’ve decided to handle billing for your behavioral health practice in-house, congratulations! You’ve started a journey that will give you more control over your business finances and grow your management skills. Yes, mental health billing can seem daunting at…

Andrew SchatzbergJuly 14, 2022

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The Impact of Implementing Good Billing Practices at Your Behavioral Health Practice

Behavioral health practitioners must be adept at medical billing in order to survive, whether that means billing in-house or vetting and partnering with a competent third party to manage it for you. Good billing practices can make the difference between…

Andrew SchatzbergJune 29, 2022

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Finding the Best Automated Appointment Reminders Cadence for Your Behavioral Health Practice

Mental health providers face numerous challenges, but one of the first and most significant obstacles is getting patients to attend their scheduled appointments. Late cancellations and no-shows can derail an office's day, costing your practice time and money. It's not only…

Andrew SchatzbergJune 23, 2022