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Avoid Customization with a Specialty-Specific EHR

Are you considering customizations to your EHR? Behavioral health practices frequently find that they need customizations to better support their work. That’s because many EHRs are “generalist” systems, designed to fit the needs of your average physical healthcare discipline. Using…

Andrew SchatzbergNovember 28, 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 to Make Your Group Telehealth Appointment a Success

How to Make Your Group Telehealth Appointment a Success Telehealth is a new frontier in the practice of group therapy. Despite the slough of information on individual telehealth since the pandemic began, fewer resources exist to guide clinicians in implementing…

Andrew SchatzbergMarch 17, 2023

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How To Start a Private Practice

How do you start a private mental health practice smoothly and efficiently, with all its moving parts, without overlooking a vital step or getting bogged down in overwhelm? Follow along for a structured map and expert guidance on how to…

Andrew SchatzbergFebruary 24, 2023

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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 SchatzbergDecember 9, 2022

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How to Run a Successful Group Therapy Session

Group therapy can be a powerful treatment modality when done right. Research affirms it as equally effective compared to individual therapy, and the relatively lower cost puts this service within reach of patients who struggle to access behavioral health care…

Andrew SchatzbergApril 23, 2022

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The Tools You Need for a Successful Group Therapy Session

What factors determine the success of a therapy group? Provider training, group cohesion, consistent attendance—these things each play a major role in effective group treatment. Less acknowledged, however, is what goes on behind the scenes, including the software and systems…

Andrew SchatzbergApril 14, 2022

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