Valant

JUNE 2, 2024

Leadership and communication Workplace culture starts at the top and trickles down, so the tone of your leadership plays a huge role in the overall well-being of your practice. Communication is also important. If you don’t communicate with your team, they may not understand your goals and priorities for the business.

Communication

Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

Before we explore the details and what’s under the hood of the offer, note the price and how it’s communicated in this snippet from the program’s website: the health consumer can “unlock $400 in value for just $39.99.” ” A: “Nope — insurance isn’t needed or accepted.”

Insurance

Valant

MAY 2, 2024

There are a number of factors to consider, such as service fees, patient volume, and reimbursement rates from insurance providers. Examples of overhead costs include rent, utilities, insurance premiums, administrative salaries, and software subscriptions. An operating budget has fixed, variable, and isolated costs.

Documentation

Valant

AUGUST 20, 2024

Decide how you’ll communicate for this task—patient portal, phone, email? Billing: Competent billing becomes even more important when managing reimbursement for multiple patients with differing insurance at the same appointment. Download Template Be alert for things group members share in common and help bring it to the fore.

Billing

Valant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The standardized format and clear organization of the planners facilitate effective communication and collaboration among treatment team members. The structured and evidence-based nature of Wiley Treatment Planners supports smoother insurance claim and reimbursement processes.

Documentation

Valant

APRIL 17, 2024

Not only is it a map for treating a client, it is necessary for compliance with insurance and governmental mandates. After implementing a specialized HER, it becomes faster and easier to document co-occuring disorders and communicate with other treatment teams.

Documentation

Valant

AUGUST 1, 2024

Not needing to worry about the minutiae of insurance claims or appointment scheduling frees up time for clinical work. Download Whitepaper What to Know About Opening Your Own Practice Choosing between opening your own practice and working at a group practice is a decision that requires careful consideration of the pros and cons.

Scheduling

Valant

JULY 25, 2024

The goal is to address family dynamics, communication, and relationships. Insurance Considerations: Reimbursement varies by insurer, degree level of the provider, and age requirements (often 18 or 21). Some insurers may not reimburse for 90846, so verify with each insurance company.

Billing

Valant

MAY 3, 2024

Forms communicate expectations, which can help avoid problems. Self-pay fees for your most used insurance codes should be included, and you should reiterate your cancellation and no-show fees here. Your practice’s fee for a no-show may be higher, and, as with cancellation fees, is not covered by insurance.

Appointments

Valant

MARCH 30, 2024

Comprehensive documentation also facilitates communication and collaboration among members of a patient’s whole treatment team. Automated workflows and reminder notifications save time on administrative tasks and allow for better patient communication. These should facilitate open and honest communication.

Best Practices

Valant

MARCH 20, 2024

It involves improving processes, promoting cohesion among staff, and facilitating seamless communication—internally and externally. Reduced revenue or profitability can be the result of missed billing opportunities, inefficient billing processes , or changes in insurance reimbursement rates, among other things.

Billing

NHA Now

JUNE 10, 2020

We shared a summary of our findings in the 2020 Industry Outlook , available as a PDF download (below) in this year's edition of access TM : an allied health industry journal. Be sure to download your copy of the full summary here! Below are a few highlights from the report. Salaries in this profession range from $26-66K.

Billing

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Nurses Service Organization (NSO) and CNA have published the new edition of the Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report analyzing 232 closed professional liability claims against NPs, student NPs, and NPs covered through a CNA-insured healthcare business over five years (2017-2021). Download the complete report here.

Vital Signs

Valant

MARCH 14, 2024

EHRs streamline these tasks by automating routine, repetitive processes such as appointment scheduling , patient communications, and insurance claims processing. Interoperability and Data Sharing Seamless communication and data sharing between healthcare providers is crucial for effective care coordination and patient safety.

Billing

Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) and other laws/regulations is mandatory. Getting on insurance panels (also known as insurance credentialing ) is an involved process that can sometimes take months and requires a lot of steps and paperwork. Your EHR software can help with this.

Billing

Valant

APRIL 30, 2024

Facilitating Communication Treatment plans can also be a vehicle for better communication with your client. Treatment plans also help therapists quickly communicate with other care providers and with insurance by capturing patient information in a standardized way.

Documentation

Valant

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Consistency in documentation and treatment simplifies communication among a patient’s care team members, reducing the risk of conflicting interventions and helping ensure that all providers are working toward the same goals. The standardized approach promotes continuity of care even when multiple providers are involved.

Documentation

Valant

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Understanding patient engagement metrics allows practices to tailor their services to meet patient needs, improve communication, and strengthen patient-provider relationships. Finally, accurate insurance reimbursement reports are essential for maximizing revenue and minimizing revenue cycle management challenges.

Billing

Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

How does the EHR handle insurance and billing? You’ll also want to ask advanced billing questions, such as: Does it include integration with clearinghouses, superbills , electronic remittance advice (ERAs) , and the ability to collect co-pays, co-insurance, and self-pays via card? Can you track claims through your billing dashboard?

Billing

Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

External Audit Requirements In the behavioral health field, audits involve a comprehensive examination of a practice’s compliance with regulations and standards, such as those from states and insurance providers. Compliance with audit requirements fosters trust and credibility with patients, insurers, and regulatory bodies.

Billing

Valant

MARCH 2, 2024

Prioritizing good communication with patients is another important consideration that also impacts the staffing, technology, and training needed. Training sessions should cover the steps involved in the billing cycle, from verifying patient insurance coverage to submitting claims to following up on denials.

Billing

Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

Performance Reporting: The ability to focus on metrics such as patient retention, insurance aging, and billing documentation status goes a long way towards practice efficiency. Data Visualization: Visual representations of data, such as charts, graphs, and dashboards, enhance the accessibility and interpretability of EHR data.

Documentation

Arkenea

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Especially since the healthcare sector requires complex coordination between insurance carriers, healthcare providers, patients, and third-party vendors, it’s essential to adopt the latest interoperability tech. APIs or application programming interfaces improve communication and data sharing among medical departments and institutes.

Transfers

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Alissa Knight , an expert on hacking and cybersecurity, conducted this research by first downloading 30 mHealth apps in collaboration with the companies, to do penetration testing of their apps and APIs. While a social security number can fetch $1 by a data evil-doer, a credit card can score $110, and a full medical record as much as $1,000.

HIPAA

ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Their knowledge of insurance coverage, regulations in patient assistance, and health policy empowers healthcare providers with tools that reduce hurdles in treatment access. Therefore, FRMs must be highly-knowledgeable communicators who realize the importance of urgency in patient access. Data sourced from (Mills, 2021).

Documentation

CollaborateMD

JUNE 5, 2025

Missed follow ups, incomplete record-keeping, and fragmented communication with patients can result in fiscal loss. Learn more about the Five Reasons for Insurance Claim Denials & How Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Services Can Help. And it saves hundredseven thousandsof hours of wasted time.

Billing