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Best Podcasts for Mental Health Professionals

Podcasts for mental health professionals have become increasingly common in this busy age where psychiatrists want to add to their knowledge but do not always have the time to read. Valant understands the time crunch and is here to help;…
Heidi Amrine
April 19, 2022
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Donna’s Story: Visually Impaired Provider Connects with Patients Through Valant EHR

Working at Valant, we often hear inspiring stories from our customers. Here’s a special example from Donna Offield, M.A., LPC. The Beginning Donna Offield did not come into this world easily. While her father was serving in the United States…
Andrew Schatzberg
November 29, 2021
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ICD-10 Codes for Depression 2025 – F32.0–F33.3

ICD-10 Codes for Depression In this blog post, Valant discusses the ICD-10 codes for depression, ranging from F32.0 to F32.9. It’s important to note coding changes frequently; the code for 2021 went into effect on October 1, 2020. As of…
Odd Dog
October 22, 2026
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How To Get Paid For Measurement-Based Care

If your practice hasn’t started administering outcome measures or using measurement-based care, you should be. Why? Not only is it rapidly becoming the standard of care, but it allows you to achieve better patient outcomes faster, and you can get…
Heidi Amrine
August 30, 2024
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Best Psychology Magazines and Journals for Psychologists

In pursuit of continued self-education within the field, many psychologists and therapists turn to magazines, podcasts, and other timely resources to stay up to date on the ever-changing field of psychology and behavioral health. A quick Google search, however, can…
Odd Dog
July 28, 2026
How to Negotiate Better Reimbursement Rates with Insurance Companies
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Asking for a Raise: How to Negotiate Reimbursement Rates for Behavioral Health in 2024

With reimbursement rates always under threat, behavioral health practitioners in private practice might find themselves at a disadvantage when negotiating higher rates. Larger organizations can afford to hire third-party negotiators to handle it for them but as the person wearing…
Heidi Amrine
August 18, 2026
What is EHR Software?
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What is EHR Software?

An electronic health record (EHR) is a centralized digital collection of patient data that has completely replaced paper records in most behavioral health practices. Typical information included in a patient EHR includes medical history, current and past medications, allergy alerts,…
Odd Dog
September 4, 2026
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How to Improve Business Reporting for Behavioral Health Practices

The most common comment we hear at Valant is “I had phenomenal clinical training but the one class I was never taught in graduate or medical school was How to Run my Practice.” What we have realized is that the…
Heidi Amrine
November 29, 2021
Improve Your Mental Health Business
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Strategies to Improve Your Mental Health Business

There are many strategies to consider when looking to improve your mental health business. Where do you start? Most successful behavioral health practices have these three things in common: They provide high-quality clinical care. They are profitable. They proactively mitigate…
Heidi Amrine
November 30, 2021