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Growth Strategies for Behavioral Health Practices: Weighing the Decision to Build or Buy

With demand exploding for behavioral health treatment, and trends in technology and care modalities changing the industry, it’s more important than ever for practices to have a strong growth strategy. Significant opportunities exist for mental health practices that are ready…
Andrew Schatzberg
May 19, 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 Schatzberg
May 15, 2023
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What Are SOAP Notes and How Do You Write Them?

Mental health progress notes, also known as clinical notes or treatment notes, are a key part of every behavioral health practice. Progress notes are where you record information about treatments applied and how the patient responds to treatment. The information…
Andrew Schatzberg
April 30, 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 Schatzberg
April 10, 2023
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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 group therapy online. Don’t be daunted by group telehealth.…
Andrew Schatzberg
March 17, 2023
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Value-Based Care vs. Fee-for-Service: Understanding the Key Differences in Healthcare Models

In this article, we will explore behavioral healthcare definitions and compare and contrast value-based care (VBC) vs. fee-for-service models. While the fee-for-service model is more traditional, the newer value-based care model has been gaining popularity in recent years. Let's discuss…
Andrew Schatzberg
March 1, 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 Schatzberg
February 24, 2023
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How Can Behavioral Health Services Leverage ChatGPT?

In November 2022, a service called ChatGPT was released by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) research company founded in 2015. ChatGPT taps into a large database of text data from various sources (books, the web, etc.) to produce automated text…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 15, 2023