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11 EHR Benefits for Large Behavioral Health Practices

Efficient operations are the foundation of success for large behavioral health practices. As practices scale up, they often encounter unique complexities in managing patient care, administrative tasks, and regulatory compliance. Electronic health record (EHR) systems provide benefits that can play…

Andrew SchatzbergMarch 15, 2024

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New Mental Health Medications

The landscape of psychiatric medicine has evolved considerably in recent decades. New mental health medications are often more effective, while also offering fewer and/or less severe side effects. It is important for prescribers and other mental health professionals to stay…

Andrew SchatzbergFebruary 1, 2024

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What Is a PDMP?

A prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), also known as a prescription monitoring program (PMP), is a computer database operated by a state’s government to track the prescribing of potentially dangerous medications. As of 2023, all 50 states and several U.S.…

Andrew SchatzbergDecember 27, 2023

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The Grass Wasn’t Greener: This Behavioral Health Group Practice Left Valant—But Then Came Back

The old adage is true: sometimes, you really don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone. This was Lisa Huber’s experience in 2020 when her behavioral health practice left Valant for a non-specialized EMR software. Huber is a practicing psychiatrist…

Andrew SchatzbergNovember 8, 2023

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How Hiring a Prescriber Can Improve Quality of Patient Care and Grow Your Therapy Practice

Adding a practitioner with prescriptive authority to your therapy practice can help expand your practice and improve your quality of patient care. Patients have been shown to benefit from the combination of psychotherapy and medication for disorders such as depression.…

Andrew SchatzbergOctober 14, 2023

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What Is E-Prescribing and How Does it Work?

Technology has allowed mental health providers to move many tasks online. Just as scheduling, clinical notes, and entire therapy sessions can happen digitally, so too can the prescription process. E-prescribing refers to the process of submitting prescription orders to pharmacies…

Andrew SchatzbergMay 15, 2023

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DEA’s New Proposed Telemedicine Regulations

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the United States Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) implemented special rules allowing certain controlled medications to be prescribed by telehealth/telemedicine, without ever meeting the patient in-person. Although the federal pandemic emergency declaration…

Andrew SchatzbergApril 10, 2023

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Requirements for Prescribing Patients the Depression Medication Spravato®

Spravato® (esketamine) is a newer pharmaceutical that was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2019, to be delivered in a clinical setting as a nasal spray along with an oral antidepressant. As a depression medication,…

Andrew SchatzbergApril 7, 2023

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“Valant Saves Lives”: Betts Psychiatric Streamlines Work to Better Care for Patients

Betts Psychiatric Streamlines Work to Better Care for Patients: William Betts, PMHNP-BC, founded his practice Betts Psychiatric PC to fill a need he saw for more personalized patient care within the mental health system. He wanted a practice where providers…

Allister LiberatoMay 31, 2022

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