Mental Health Billing Problems: Insurance Changes
Client changed insurance and didn’t notify you? If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out for you. We want to...
View ArticleMental Health Billing: COBRA
What’s a COBRA anyway? If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out for you. We want to help you with some quick...
View ArticleMental Health Billing: How long do Providers have to submit an Insurance Claim?
Oh.. About that claim from 2 years ago? Mental Health Billing: How long do Providers have to submit an Insurance Claim? If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private...
View ArticleMental Health Billing and Insurance: What is the hardest part?
It may seem like you are climbing an endless hill. What are the hardest parts of mental health billing? We talked to the Senior Medical Biller at Thriveworks, Alicia Potts, and she gladly shared her...
View ArticleMental Health Billing: Referrals, Authorization, Sessions, More
Answering Your Questions on Mental Health If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out for you. We want to help...
View ArticleMental Health Billing: 10 Common Questions and Answers
Mental Health Billing: 10 Common Questions and Answers -by Thriveworks Billing Staff If you are a mental health professional working in private or group practice, you have your work cut out for you....
View ArticleSurviving an Insurance Company Audit: 4 Tips for Healthcare Practices
Last November, my company received a letter from a major third party payer–an insurance company we will refer to as COMPANY. The letter read as follows: “[COMPANY is] conducting a review to verify...
View ArticleKareo Practice Fusion Rivalry May Lead to More High-Quality, Affordable Options
Big EHR Shakeup May Lead to More High-Quality, Affordable Options Perhaps you’ve heard of the free web-based Electronic Health Records (EHR) program Practice Fusion. It has a growing user base 150,000...
View ArticleCan a Provider Bill Insurance Under Another Providers NPI?
Question: I have been presented with the opportunity to join a growing practice. After meeting with the lead clinician I have the feeling something is not right in terms of medical billing practices. I...
View ArticleBuild a Private Practice: ACA Presentation Slides
The following are slides from the 2013 American Counseling Association conference, for the presentation “Thriving in Private Practice 2013: Strategies for Starting and Building a Counseling Private...
View ArticleThe DSM 5 ICD Code Disaster: Why the DSM 5 Uses Codes More than 20 Years Old
This is an embarrassing situation for the DSM 5 task force. Consider the following: The ICD coding system began in 1893. In 1946, ICD codes expanded into mental health disorders, with the release...
View ArticleThe Importance of Verifying Benefits
Why verifying benefits is crucial for all clinicians and practices. Billing is one of the least enjoyable aspects of any provider’s relationship with managed care. It can easily lead to frustration,...
View Article6 Places Where Counselors Should Spend Money To Make Money
For many of us, finding success in private counseling practice involves working with a shoestring budget, and making up for our lack of capital with a lot of sweat equity. While this approach works,...
View ArticleMental Health Medical Billing
You can Thrive – We can Help. Let’s focus on Mental Health Billing. If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out...
View ArticleDoes Insurance Pay Mental Health Providers Well?
Is Mental Health Billing worth it? Do insurance companies pay mental health providers well? It is the question that you want to ask (but may not feel comfortable to do so), so we answered it for you....
View ArticleMental Health Billing: Do sessions need to be pre-authorized?
Earlier, we discussed if insurances pay mental health providers well and how long it would take to get reimbursed. If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or...
View ArticleMental Health Billing: Reimbursed from the insurance companies?
Earlier, we discussed if insurances pay mental health providers well. If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out...
View ArticleMental Health Billing: Can Counselors Balance Bill Clients?
If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out for you. We want to help you with some quick tips and answers on...
View ArticleMental Health Billing Problems: Insurance Changes
If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out for you. We want to help you with some quick tips and answers. Earlier...
View ArticleMental Health Billing: COBRA
If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out for you. We want to help you with some quick tips and answers. What is...
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