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Patient payment agreement: 5 ways to improve collections

Drafting a patient payment agreement and collecting fees is probably not your favorite part about running a behavioral healthcare practice, but it’s vital to your practice’s survival as a business. Clinicians often worry that business transactions with patients can interfere…

Heidi AmrineOctober 9, 2015

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How to Bring Innovation to Mental Health Technology

Technology has enabled vast improvements in the way we do business. Everything vital to organizational success - from how we communicate, to how we process and store data - has undergone dramatic transformation. Several other industries already enjoy the benefits…

Heidi AmrineOctober 7, 2015

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ICD-10 Cheat Sheet

Double Check Your Mental Health ICD-10 Crosswalk. October 1st is almost here! We are sure that you are already prepared for this big transition-- but even for the most prepared organizations, sometimes it’s hard to get peace of mind. We’ve…

Heidi AmrineSeptember 28, 2015

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The Treatment Plan Challenge

The Treatment Plan Challenge A treatment plan is not just another clinical note, and shouldn’t be treated that way by your EHR. It is a living document that follows the patient throughout the care provided to reflect progress towards goals.…

Heidi AmrineSeptember 4, 2015

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4 Secrets Auditors Won’t Tell You

Having your funders come on-site to review your agency can be a very stressful process. As much as compliance officers attempt to maintain consistency between entities and reviewers, it still can boil down to a matter of interpretation, with findings…

Heidi AmrineAugust 19, 2015

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You’re not just a behavioral health provider, you’re a business

When you were in school, you decided that you were going to do something and make a difference. Now as a behavioral health provider you are able to actualize that goal every day that you see clients. Whether you are…

Heidi AmrineAugust 10, 2015

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DSM-5 Codes

Actually... there is no such thing as DSM-5 codes! DSM-5 is a set of diagnosis classifications, criteria, and descriptions. The codes associated with the DSM-5 diagnosis are actually the ICD-9 codes and ICD-10 codes used for insurance billing. Here’s an…

Heidi AmrineJuly 28, 2015

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5 Costly Treatment Plan Mistakes to Avoid

Behavioral health practices often have to fight for insurance remuneration, so it is important to have solid treatment planning tools and methodology in place to show the medical necessity of your rendered services. Below are 5 small but expensive mistakes…

Heidi AmrineApril 9, 2015

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North Carolina’s MCOs and the Shift Towards Value Based Care

Behavioral health professionals supporting Medicaid consumers in North Carolina don’t have to settle for subpar clinical tools when selecting an Electronic Health Record platform. In fact, it is important that you don’t, as Local Management Entities/Managed Care Organizations (LME-MCOs) continue…

Heidi AmrineMarch 6, 2015

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How Can You Optimize for DSM-5? Here’s your Implementation Plan

October 2015 may not seem like it's right around the corner, but with it comes the launch of ICD-10-CM. To get there you'll need the DSM-5 firmly in place. You can save your organization time and money during the transition…

Heidi AmrineFebruary 20, 2015

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