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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 AmrineJanuary 5, 2022

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Integrated vs. Standalone Telehealth for EHR

Integrated vs. Standalone Telehealth for Your EHR Telehealth is here to stay. Nearly two years into the pandemic, behavioral health has shifted a large portion of its provider-patient interactions online, and research suggests that significant numbers of patients will keep…

Andrew SchatzbergDecember 4, 2021

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The Importance of Measurement-Based Care for Behavioral Health Grant Writing

If you seek grants to further the work of your behavioral health practice or research initiative, you likely spend time contemplating what will excite grantmakers about your cause. What will motivate them to pick you for an award?

Heidi AmrineOctober 28, 2021

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Kids are back in school. How is it affecting behavioral health practices?

It's been a couple of months since students have gone back to school this fall and the transition has taken its usual toll on their behavioral health. For the fall of 2021, the COVID pandemic is yet another factor making…

Andrew SchatzbergOctober 26, 2021

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Do I Need an Office Anymore? In-Person vs. Telehealth Behavioral Health

Can clinicians operate with only a virtual office? Do they need physical offices anymore? Who wins the telehealth vs. in-person behavioral health debate?

Andrew SchatzbergSeptember 29, 2021

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Using Measurement-Based Care to Increase Practice Profitability

Measurement-based care is not just good for your patients; it can also grow your bottom line. You can put this care model to work for you in numerous ways to boost practice profitability. Take advantage of every benefit measurement-based care has…

Heidi AmrineSeptember 21, 2021

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Measurement-Based Care: What Do Patients Think?

Why You Should Educate Your Patients About the Benefits of Measurement-Based Care Although behavioral health providers are fast embracing measurement-based care as an effective approach that generates better results for patients, patients themselves are—on the whole—less knowledgeable about this methodology…

Heidi AmrineSeptember 17, 2021

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Your Patients are Feeling the Heat: How Summer Heat Affects Mental Health

Summertime! Beaches, barbeques, baseball games – there is an endless list of fun activities associated with this time of year. But as many mental health practitioners know, summer weather can be hard on their patients’ mental health. In fact, there…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 27, 2021

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Using Measurement-Based Care to Improve Patient Outcomes in Mental Health

A growing body of research affirms that behavioral health treatments are far more effective when clinicians use objective measures to assess patient progress. This practice, known within behavioral health as measurement-based care, involves the repeated screening of patient symptoms over…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 25, 2021

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Industry Adoption of Measurement-Based Care: How to Get There

Measurement-based care has the potential to revolutionize behavioral health care. With its demonstrated improvements in patient outcomes and engagement, a strong argument can be made for adopting it as the standard method of care across the entire industry. The physical…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 12, 2021

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