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What Your Private Practice Operating Budget Should Look Like

Navigating New Challenges For behavioral health practitioners starting their own private practice, navigating the financial side can often be daunting. After all, they've trained and specialized in behavioral health, not accounting. Understanding the intricacies of budgeting and financial planning for…

Andrew SchatzbergMay 3, 2024

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3 Ways to Get Credentialed with Insurance Companies

Insurance credentialing is an important, intricate process that results in you becoming a “paneled,” in-network provider for a health insurance plan. Credentialing can offer your behavioral health practice more customers and revenue, but it can take several months or longer…

Andrew SchatzbergMay 2, 2024

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Transitioning to In-House Billing for Mental Health Services

For behavioral health practices, transitioning to in-house billing for mental health services can be extremely beneficial. In-house billing can boost efficiency, reduce spending, improve revenue streams, and simplify compliance—even with ever-evolving regulations. Many providers outsource their billing, especially if they…

Andrew SchatzbergMarch 2, 2024

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How To Start a Therapy Practice

Starting your own behavioral health practice requires patience and commitment. The transition from being a clinician to a practice owner is challenging, but also offers unique rewards. In this article, we present a brief guide on how to start a…

Andrew SchatzbergMarch 1, 2024

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How EHR Reporting Helps Identify Areas of Improvement for Your Practice

Behavioral health practices must manage a multitude of factors well in order to be successful. Moreover, from patient needs and treatment modalities to regulatory compliance and financial management, practice managers need to make strategic, informed decisions in a number of…

Andrew SchatzbergFebruary 24, 2024

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Internal vs. External Audit for Mental Health Practices

Being prepared for audits is a critical aspect of running a successful mental health practice. And, of course, it’s a field where compliance with regulations and industry standards is non-negotiable. Compliance ultimately protects both patients and practices. The details of…

Andrew SchatzbergJanuary 30, 2024

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2024 ICD-10 Updates

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) released updates for 2024 related to behavioral health, which went into effect October 1, 2023. This year’s changes include revisions to coding regulations for certain conditions. These revisions help practitioners communicate more…

Andrew SchatzbergJanuary 25, 2024

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Could your patient care process be simpler? A look at Valant’s EHR workflow for the busy clinician

As a behavioral health clinician, you face many demands on your time. The quality of care for patients remains the north star, but time spent in session is not the primary drain for many clinicians—it’s all the paperwork. And much…

Andrew SchatzbergJanuary 16, 2024

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EHR Automation Features That Improve Practice Efficiency

Running a behavioral health practice is demanding, requiring careful juggling of both administrative tasks and patient care. This often leaves private practice managers feeling stretched thin. Fortunately, thanks to advances in technology, EHR automation is poised to offer practices efficiency…

Andrew SchatzbergJanuary 15, 2024

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