We want to keep you apprised of the current status amidst stakeholders for the 2013 CPT coding changes for behavioral health providers. As a part of this, we want to point out, and help you recognize, issues you may come…
Heidi AmrineApril 3, 2013
How To Get Paid For Measurement-Based Care
If your practice hasn’t started administering outcome measures or using measurement-based care, you should be. Why? Not only is it…
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As CEO of Valant Medical Solutions, and as a practicing psychiatrist, I am motivated to continuously explore the increasing potential technology has in assisting clinicians within their practice. Without a doubt, the availability of powerful and accessible Web Tablets has…
Heidi AmrineMarch 1, 2013
Fee agreements for your behavioral health care practice are critical because they help manage client expectations, offer protection for providers, and free up in the long run. Patient's Expectation Patients need to make informed decisions about their clinical treatment -…
Heidi AmrineDecember 30, 2012
HIPAA Password Security Though it might be enticing to use your pet’s name or your street name, you may be making your accounts more susceptible to a potential security breech. In order to maintain the privacy of patient data particularly…
Heidi AmrineOctober 20, 2012
On Thursday 6/28, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold the Affordable Care Act. The major impact on behavioral health care providers can be divided in to 3 categories: 1. Increased access to care Care access will increase because of…
Heidi AmrineJuly 2, 2012
In July, we wrote about the speculation that Stage 2 of the Medicare incentive program was to be delayed until 2014. On November 30th, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius confirmed that this would indeed be the case. The original regulation would…
Heidi AmrineDecember 2, 2011
Last week it was announced that CMS, the governing body for the new HIPAA version 5010 transaction standards, has extended the compliance deadline to March 31, 2012. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Office of E-Health Standards and Services…
Heidi AmrineNovember 12, 2011
Customers will often ask me, "Why can't I just use Quickbooks for tracking patient balances?" Well, the answer to that question highlights the key distinction any practice should understand between Quickbooks and a Practice Management Solution (EHR): Quickbooks is an…
Heidi AmrineSeptember 23, 2011
There are some obvious thoughts about what it means to stay on top of your practice’s accounts receivable. At a very high level, this means having an understanding of revenue cycle management. The question is, how can you apply that…
Heidi AmrineAugust 7, 2011
Large behavioral health group practices are caught between two worlds: that of the relatively mature market for EHR’s for general medical practices and the relatively immature world of EHR’s for behavioral health care practices. The products pitched to them from…
Heidi AmrineAugust 6, 2011
