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Team of behavioral health professionals work to retain providers
How the Right EHR Can Help You Retain Providers BlogClinical CareEHR TechnologyIndustry NewsManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPerformance ReportingPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

How the Right EHR Can Help You Retain Providers

How do you retain high-quality providers? It's an important goal for any mental health practice. Talented providers who remain committed to your practice elevate the level of care you deliver to clients, and that care drives your reputation and referrals.…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 24, 2025
clinician works with therapist scheduling software
Scheduling Software for Therapists BlogEHR TechnologyIntake and Assessment AutomationManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPatient CommunicationsPatient EngagementPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing ClinicianProspective Patient ManagementScheduling

Scheduling Software for Therapists

Effective therapist scheduling software empowers you to better serve your patients. Despite being a problem that almost every service-oriented business faces, scheduling tools are hard to get right. This is why we at Valant have worked hard to perfect our…
Andrew Schatzberg
July 29, 2025
clinician researches HIPAA-compliant for behavioral health
3 Ways to Achieve HIPAA-Compliant Communication for Behavioral Health BlogComplianceEHR TechnologyIndustry NewsManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPatient CommunicationsPatient EngagementPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

3 Ways to Achieve HIPAA-Compliant Communication for Behavioral Health

Communicating with patients - in a compliant manner - is an essential part of your behavioral health practice. All practices must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In order…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 24, 2025
Goals to grow your mental health practice
Goals for Growing Your Mental Health Practice BlogBillingClinical DocumentationGrowing Your PracticeManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPatient EngagementPatient PortalPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

Goals for Growing Your Mental Health Practice

Grow your mental health practice by setting, adjusting, and reaching achievable SMART goals around patient growth, finances, staff, and EHR. Many business owners shy away from goal setting because of overwhelm. Mental health practitioners, however, have the advantage of understanding…
Andrew Schatzberg
October 13, 2025
Clinician and investor discussing the importance of collaboration in healthcare
Bridging the Gap Between Clinicians and Investors: The Importance of Collaboration in Behavioral Healthcare BlogEHR TechnologyGrowing Your PracticeManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPerformance ReportingPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

Bridging the Gap Between Clinicians and Investors: The Importance of Collaboration in Behavioral Healthcare

What is the importance of collaboration in healthcare? When clinicians and investors work together, there is tremendous potential for advancing the field of mental health. Marrying clinical knowledge with business acumen can help both parties allocate resources in ways that…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 24, 2025
clinician planning ways to improve mental health practice
Goals for 2023 – Improve Your Mental Health Practice BlogBillingClinical CareClinical DocumentationEHR TechnologyIntake and Assessment AutomationManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPatient CommunicationsPatient PortalPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing ClinicianProspective Patient ManagementSchedulingTelehealth

Goals for 2023 – Improve Your Mental Health Practice

There is always room to improve your mental health practice. As we head into the second half of 2023, consider these possible priorities to finish the year off strong. Increase Provider & Staff Productivity with the Right Tools Consider the…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 24, 2025
The Top 5 Reports for Your Behavioral Health Practice
The Top 5 Reports You Should Be Using In Your Behavioral Health Practice BlogBillingBilling for Behavioral HealthManaging Your PracticePerformance ReportingPractice Administration

The Top 5 Reports You Should Be Using In Your Behavioral Health Practice

Top 5 Reports You Should Be Using In Your Behavioral Health Practice There are five business reports every behavioral health practice should monitor monthly. Your electronic health record (EHR) software, accounting, and related practice management tools should provide the data…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 24, 2025
team discusses empathy during ehr software adoption
The Benefits of Having Empathy While Adopting A New EHR Software BlogEHR TechnologyManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPatient CommunicationsPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

The Benefits of Having Empathy While Adopting A New EHR Software

Do not leave empathy, both for yourself and your staff, out of the equation when implementing an electronic health record (EHR). A new EHR software system is a major undertaking. Without the support of everyone within the organization, things can…
Andrew Schatzberg
June 12, 2026
partners work on growing practice through acquisition
Growing a Practice Through Acquisition: Key Considerations and Best Practices BlogEHR TechnologyGrowing Your PracticeManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

Growing a Practice Through Acquisition: Key Considerations and Best Practices

In this article, we will discuss the process of growing your behavioral health practice through acquisition. We will focus primarily on expanding an existing practice that you have already established, although some of the discussion will be relevant if you…
Andrew Schatzberg
February 24, 2025