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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 SchatzbergMarch 1, 2023

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Value Based Care Whitepaper: 10 Easy Steps to Work Smarter and Reap Profits in 2023

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 SchatzbergDecember 21, 2022

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How to Successfully Negotiate with Payers for Increased Reimbursement Rates: Achieving Pay for Performance in Behavioral Health

Andrew SchatzbergDecember 13, 2022

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Case Study: Improving the Billing and Documentation Efficiency for School District Counseling Services

A partnership with Valant helped Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) Counseling Services reclaim hours of lost time and plug holes in an error-prone billing process. MDUSD Counseling Services was using hard copy files instead of an EHR to manage…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 28, 2022

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Case Study: Catalyst Counseling Ditches Generic EHR for Valant’s Integrated Behavioral Health Software

Sarah Kugal, Chief Administrative Office at Catalyst Counseling LLC Catalyst Counseling, LLC, needed efficient processes to manage a network of 90-plus school therapists, but a cumbersome EHR system held them back. In Valant, Catalyst saw an opportunity to manage their…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 25, 2022

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Case Study: Solving Unseen Problems

The Mental Mediator turned to Valant for e-prescribing and learned just how much of their daily work could be improved. From integrated outcome measures to efficiencies with clinical documentation, this behavioral health practice improved their efficiency in ways they couldn't…

Heidi AmrineJanuary 6, 2022

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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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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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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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