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Value-Based Care vs. Fee-for-Service: Understanding the Key Differences in Healthcare Models

Value-Based Care vs. Fee-for-Service 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…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 24, 2025
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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 24, 2025
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What is Value-Based Care? What Does It Mean for Behavioral Health?

You may have heard that “value-based care” is attracting attention in the healthcare world. In fact, some predict that it will help define the future of healthcare. But what, exactly, is this type of care—and how does it apply to…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 24, 2025
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Value Based Care Whitepaper: 10 Easy Steps to Work Smarter and Reap Profits in 2024

How to Successfully Negotiate with Payers for Increased Reimbursement Rates: Achieving Pay for Performance in Behavioral Health On-Demand Webinar Webinar Date & Time Time: 12:00pm ET How to Successfully Negotiate with Payers for Increased Reimbursement Rates: Achieving Pay for Performance…
Andrew Schatzberg
January 9, 2024
How to Successfully Negotiate with Payers for Increased Reimbursement Rates: Achieving Pay for Performance in Behavioral Health
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How to Successfully Negotiate with Payers for Increased Reimbursement Rates: Achieving Pay for Performance in Behavioral Health

How to Successfully Negotiate with Payers for Increased Reimbursement Rates: Achieving Pay for Performance in Behavioral Health On-Demand Webinar Webinar Date & Time Time: 12:00pm ET How to Successfully Negotiate with Payers for Increased Reimbursement Rates: Achieving Pay for Performance…
Andrew Schatzberg
April 23, 2024
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Understanding the New 988 Hotline – What It Means for Your Practice and Behavioral Health as a Whole

A recent federal law called the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 requires that the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline be made available via dialing or texting a 3-digit number (988), in addition to the prior 10-digit number (800-273-TALK). The…
Andrew Schatzberg
January 16, 2024
New Medicare decision expands telehealth coverage for behavioral health
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Medicare’s Latest Telehealth Decision and What it Means for Behavioral Health

A new telehealth coverage policy set by Medicare could mean increased demand for telehealth services at your behavioral health practice. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in early November that Medicare will ease restrictions on telehealth coverage…
Andrew Schatzberg
July 20, 2026
No Surprises Act
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No Surprises Act: Information for Behavioral Health Practices

On July 1, 2021, the Biden administration issued an interim final rule establishing the No Surprises Act (NSA), which introduces consumer protections against high medical costs and has implications for how physical and behavioral health providers bill for services. The…
Heidi Amrine
January 5, 2022