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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

In this blog, we’ll explore the key takeaways from their conversation and offer actionable strategies hospitals can implement to address these challenges. Streamline Documentation and Compliance Education Educating clinicians and care teams on proper documentation for payer reviews is essential. Document why you believe that.

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Navigating the Storm: Maintaining Work-Life Balance as a Therapist During Personal Challenges

Valant

Clinical Documentation Electronic health record (EHR) tools designed for behavioral health can streamline clinical workflows , freeing up more time. These systems offer note-taking features and customizable templates that simplify documentation. By adopting EHR tools, therapists can minimize the stress.

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The Unexpected Burden of Billing for Small Behavioral Health Practices

Valant

Behavioral health providers managing both clinical care and business operations face unique challenges: complex prior authorization requirements, extensive documentation standards, and insurance coverage barriers. Common reasons for denied claims include using the wrong code or submitting incomplete documentation.

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Navigating Complex Payer Rules in Behavioral Health: A Guide for Providers and Billers

Valant

Understanding Complex Payer Rules in Behavioral Health The rules that payers set dictate how much and what type of information clinicians gather on patients, which billing codes to use, how to document treatment, and which treatments are covered. Heavier documentation. Develop documentation processes. Mental health parity laws.

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Connect Quality - New CPSA PPIP Project Now Available on Discharge Documentation

Connect Care Bytes Blog

We have organized the resources, training, reporting tools, and documentation required for you to meet CPSA PPIP requirements, so you can focus on looking after your patients. A template that can be used to document all CPSA requirements. Our goal is to make your work easier. An example Action Plan. Sign up today at connectquality.ca

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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

If a patient suffers adverse outcomes and lacks documented informed consent, NPs could face liability claims for failing to provide adequate information. Therefore, establishing clear communication and maintaining thorough documentation is essential. Documentation. Malpractice Insurance.

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What Behavioral Health Students Need to Know Before Starting or Joining a Practice

Valant

Practice management skills like scheduling, billing, documentation, and compliance can protect you from professional burnout and set you on a path to success. Many providers make the mistake of piecing together multiple disconnected toolsperhaps using one system for scheduling, another for documentation, another for billing, and so on.

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