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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
School District Counseling Services
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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 Amrine
January 28, 2022
reviewing how behavioral health practices comply with audits and subpoenas
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What Happens When Your Behavioral Health Practice is Audited or Subpoenaed – and How To Prepare

Audits and subpoenas may strike fear into the heart of many mental healthcare practice owners—but if you’re well prepared, there’s really nothing to fear. Knowing what to expect if your practice does need to comply with either of these processes…
Andrew Schatzberg
January 27, 2022
Sarah Kugal - Catalyst Counseling
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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 Amrine
April 5, 2024
Shannon Shadman - The Mental Mediator
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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 Amrine
April 5, 2024
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
2022 updates for ICD-10 codes
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ICD-10-CM 2022 Updates

Updates to ICD-10-CM Coding 2022 The American Psychological Association (APA) announced coding updates to its DSM-5 diagnosis list based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ICD-10 diagnostic coding updates for 2022. Healthcare providers worldwide use the ICD-10-CM…
Andrew Schatzberg
January 28, 2022
Creating a genogram with whiteboarding during a telehealth session - telehealth whiteboarding
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Tips for Using Whiteboarding During Telehealth Appointments

Whiteboarding is a powerful tool to take traditionally in-person therapy activities to the digital telehealth space. With 41 percent of behavioral health appointments conducted online, therapists and psychiatrists can no longer rely on pen-and-paper or other physical materials for things…
Andrew Schatzberg
March 12, 2024
Clinician works with patient over integrated EHR for behavioral health - integrated vs. standalone telehealth EHR
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Integrated vs. Standalone Telehealth for EHR

Integrated vs. Standalone Telehealth for Your EHR Telehealth is now a standard part of behavioral health care. Patients expect the ability to connect virtually, and providers need tools that are reliable, secure, and easy to use. The options for telehealth…
Andrew Schatzberg
June 15, 2026