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Valant’s Managing Your Practice Resources offers comprehensive guidance for behavioral health providers on optimizing practice management. Find tips on improving patient care, enhancing operational efficiency, and navigating the latest industry trends. Whether you’re managing a small or large practice, our resources provide actionable advice to help you succeed in today’s behavioral health environment.

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Gen Z’s Demands for Mental Health Care – Understanding the New Generation

Mental health challenges are increasing across generations, but Gen Z is particularly vulnerable. While this generation has access to digital tools and services that allow them to connect with others and seek help, they still encounter barriers that prevent a…
Andrew Schatzberg
December 10, 2022
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7 Ideas to Increase Group Therapy Attendance and Reduce No Shows

All behavioral health clinicians have experienced it: the clock ticks one minute past appointment start time, then two, then ten. Finally, you call it. Your patient isn’t coming today, and you might as well move on to the next task.…
Andrew Schatzberg
December 9, 2022
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Best Practices for Matching New Patients with Your Therapists

Best Practices for Matching New Patients with Your Therapists Virtual healthcare and online therapist databases have made it easier than ever to find mental health providers. But if you’re an individual seeking therapy, or the manager of a multi-provider practice…
Andrew Schatzberg
December 5, 2022
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Avoid the Avoidable with Therapy Appointment Reminder Software

The best therapy appointment reminder software helps mental health providers avoid “Avoidable Inefficiency,” empowers the patient, and strengthens the relationship between provider and patient. “Avoidable inefficiency” is a sophisticated way of describing unnecessarily missed appointments. While missed appointments represent a…
Andrew Schatzberg
December 1, 2022
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Streamline Mental Health Intake Process by Choosing the Right Patient Portal

You want a steady inflow of new patients to your behavioral health practice. It keeps your business thriving. Yet every new mental health intake requires more administrative work: time spent gathering patient data, setting up a new account and/or EHR…
Andrew Schatzberg
November 29, 2022
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Improving the Mental Health Patient Experience – Why Patient Portal Usability is Critical to the Mental Health Patient Experience.

Improving the mental health patient experience is a primary concern for behavioral health providers. A positive patient experience can keep clients coming back, while a frustrating or confusing experience may push them away. With so much on the line, it’s…
Andrew Schatzberg
November 2, 2022
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EHR Systems for Mental Health Providers

EHR Systems for Mental Health Providers Are EHR systems worth it for mental health providers? Only if you want to work more efficiently and provide better results to patients. It’s hard to overstate the benefits that electronic health records have…
Andrew Schatzberg
October 28, 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 Schatzberg
September 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 Schatzberg
August 25, 2022