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Quality Control in Mental Health: Are You Micromanaging Compliance?

Regulatory compliance is an ongoing challenge for private behavioral health practices. Different practices have different ways of ensuring compliance, and traditionally, enforcement has been subsumed into a supervisory or quality assurance role. But quality control in mental health often creates…

Heidi AmrineApril 18, 2017

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Month-to-Month EHR Subscriptions and Free Trials

What to consider when shopping for your mental health practice Private mental health practices must operate within tight budget constraints. As such, they are generally cautious as to what investments they are willing to make, for mismanaging business decisions can…

Heidi AmrineFebruary 1, 2017

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The Cost of Untreated Mental Illness

Why the importance of mental health care is newsworthy outside the context of mass violence We now live in an age where we aren’t surprised to learn of episodes of mass violence on the evening news. It’s a growing problem…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 26, 2017

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How to Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance

The six essential tips for busy behavioral health professionals Behavioral health care demands a lot from clinical and administrative professionals. Despite the convenience offered by modern technology, being constantly connected can compound your workload, effectively keeping you closer to your…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 19, 2017

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Decorating your Therapy Office

The fundamentals of creating an empathetic space for behavioral health care Creating the appropriate environment in your office is essential in the provision of behavioral health care, as studies have shown that patients respond to the visual atmosphere of the…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 9, 2017

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Concurrent Documentation in Mental Health

The pros and cons of taking notes during and after a mental health session Taking detailed notes is an integral part of providing high quality care in mental health. Notes are useful in sharpening the understanding of patient problem areas,…

Heidi AmrineNovember 16, 2016

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Outcome Measures and Behavioral Health

The case for outcomes-based care in the private practice setting Outcomes-based care is the paradigm across most physical health specialties, but behavioral health has been slow to adopt. Concerns over how using outcome measures might affect the quality of care…

Heidi AmrineOctober 31, 2016

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What to Expect When Switching Behavioral Health EHRs

There will come a time when any practice considers changing its EHR software. The desire for change can either be motivated by ongoing frustration or an interest to improve practice performance even further, but whatever the case may be, the…

Heidi AmrineOctober 6, 2016

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5 Considerations for Starting Your Own Practice

5 essentials to building a private behavioral health practice on a budget. As with most professions, making that big next step can feel risky or even downright intimidating. Behavioral health care is certainly no different. Professionals of all experience levels…

Heidi AmrineSeptember 14, 2016

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Internal Auditing Best Practices

5 Steps to Increase Preparation in a Private Behavioral Health Practice Audits are a nominal part of worklife for publicly funded behavioral healthcare organizations, but even small private practices are subjected to them from time to time. Some private practices…

Heidi AmrineAugust 22, 2016

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