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Case Study: Improving the Billing and Documentation Efficiency for School District Counseling Services

A partnership with Valant helped Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) Counseling Services reclaim hours of lost time and plug holes in an error-prone billing process. MDUSD Counseling Services was using hard copy files instead of an EHR to manage…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 28, 2022

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What Happens When Your Behavioral Health Practice is Audited or Subpoenaed – and How To Prepare

Audits and subpoenas may strike fear into the heart of many mental healthcare practice owners—but if you’re well prepared, there’s really nothing to fear. Knowing what to expect if your practice does need to comply with either of these processes…

Andrew SchatzbergJanuary 27, 2022

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Case Study: Catalyst Counseling Ditches Generic EHR for Valant’s Integrated Behavioral Health Software

Sarah Kugal, Chief Administrative Office at Catalyst Counseling LLC Catalyst Counseling, LLC, needed efficient processes to manage a network of 90-plus school therapists, but a cumbersome EHR system held them back. In Valant, Catalyst saw an opportunity to manage their…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 25, 2022

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Case Study: Solving Unseen Problems

The Mental Mediator turned to Valant for e-prescribing and learned just how much of their daily work could be improved. From integrated outcome measures to efficiencies with clinical documentation, this behavioral health practice improved their efficiency in ways they couldn't…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 6, 2022

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ICD-10-CM 2022 Updates

Updates to ICD-10-CM Coding 2022 The American Psychological Association (APA) announced coding updates to its DSM-5 diagnosis list based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ICD-10 diagnostic coding updates for 2022. Healthcare providers worldwide use the ICD-10-CM…

Andrew SchatzbergDecember 30, 2021

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Using Measurement-Based Care to Improve Patient Outcomes in Mental Health

A growing body of research affirms that behavioral health treatments are far more effective when clinicians use objective measures to assess patient progress. This practice, known within behavioral health as measurement-based care, involves the repeated screening of patient symptoms over…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 25, 2021

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Industry Adoption of Measurement-Based Care: How to Get There

Measurement-based care has the potential to revolutionize behavioral health care. With its demonstrated improvements in patient outcomes and engagement, a strong argument can be made for adopting it as the standard method of care across the entire industry. The physical…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 12, 2021

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Donna’s Story: Visually Impaired Provider Connects with Patients Through Valant EHR

Working at Valant, we often hear inspiring stories from our customers. Here’s a special example from Donna Offield, M.A., LPC. The Beginning Donna Offield did not come into this world easily. While her father was serving in the United States…

Andrew SchatzbergJune 15, 2021

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ICD-10 Codes for Depression 2024 – F32.0–F33.3

In this blog post, Valant discusses the ICD-10 codes for depression, ranging from F32.0 to F32.9. It’s important to note coding changes frequently; the code for 2021 went into effect on October 1, 2020. As of this date, the ICD-10…

Odd DogJune 4, 2021

ICD-10 Code for Anxiety, Unspecified 2024 – F41.9

In this blog post, Valant discusses the ICD-10 code for anxiety. The ICD-10 code for unspecified anxiety disorder is F41.9. It is important to note, however, that there are a number of anxiety disorders indexed in ICD-10. The ICD-10 code…

Odd DogJune 1, 2021

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