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Practice Administration

The front office receptionist, one role at a behavioral health group practice
Roles In a Behavioral Health Group Practice: Why You Need a Powerful EHR to Keep Your Team Organized BlogBillerManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

Roles In a Behavioral Health Group Practice: Why You Need a Powerful EHR to Keep Your Team Organized

A group practice of behavioral health providers offers many benefits to patients. It allows them to access the expertise of multiple providers across a range of specialties and can be a one-stop shop for therapy and prescription drugs to manage…
Andrew Schatzberg
July 11, 2025
reviewing how behavioral health practices comply with audits and subpoenas
What Happens When Your Behavioral Health Practice is Audited or Subpoenaed – and How To Prepare Regulations and ComplianceBlogClinical CareClinical DocumentationClinical ReportingEHR TechnologyManaging Your PracticeNon-Prescribing ClinicianOffice ManagerPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

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
Case Study: Catalyst Counseling Ditches Generic EHR for Valant’s Integrated Behavioral Health Software Case StudyBillerBillingBilling for Behavioral HealthBlogClinical CareClinical DocumentationClinical ReportingManaging Your PracticeMeasurement Based CareNon-Prescribing ClinicianPerformance ReportingPractice AdministrationPractice Owner

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
Case Study: Solving Unseen Problems Case StudyBlogClinical CareClinical DocumentationePrescribingIntake and Assessment AutomationManaging Your PracticeMeasurement Based CareOperating VirtuallyPerformance ReportingPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing ClinicianTelehealth

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
Using Measurement-Based Care for Behavioral Health Grant Writing
The Importance of Measurement-Based Care for Behavioral Health Grant Writing BlogClinical ReportingEHR TechnologyIntake and Assessment AutomationManaging Your PracticeMeasurement Based CarePractice AdministrationPractice OwnerUncategorized

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 Amrine
May 9, 2022
Patient Outcomes in Mental Health
Using Measurement-Based Care to Improve Patient Outcomes in Mental Health BlogClinical DocumentationClinical ReportingGrowing Your PracticeIntake and Assessment AutomationManaging Your PracticeMeasurement Based CareNon-Prescribing ClinicianPatient EngagementPractice AdministrationPrescribing ClinicianTreatment Planning

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 Schatzberg
August 18, 2026
clinician taking notes while talking to patient
Industry Adoption of Measurement-Based Care: How to Get There BlogClinical CareClinical DocumentationClinical ReportingGrowing Your PracticeIntake and Assessment AutomationManaging Your PracticeMeasurement Based CareNon-Prescribing ClinicianPractice AdministrationPractice OwnerPrescribing Clinician

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 Schatzberg
November 29, 2021