The various options of EHRs are vast. Going through the process of choosing an EHR can be time consuming and complex. Melinda Fierros, MD shares her journey in shopping for an EHR and why she ultimately chose Valant as the…
Heidi AmrineMay 21, 2020
A guide to determine the best billing model for your private practice. Efficient, cost-effective, and accurate billing is the backbone of a healthy behavioral health practice. As the owner of a private practice, you have to determine the most economical…
Heidi AmrineJuly 27, 2016
How automation with Valant for practice management equates to quality and growth. Profile Jacob Hamm, Gulf Coast Behavioral Health (formerly A&M Psychiatric Services) and Practice Management Consulting Background Jacob Hamm offers a unique perspective as a Valant user in…
Heidi AmrineDecember 8, 2015
Drafting a patient payment agreement and collecting fees is probably not your favorite part about running a behavioral healthcare practice, but it’s vital to your practice’s survival as a business. Clinicians often worry that business transactions with patients can interfere…
Heidi AmrineOctober 9, 2015
Actually... there is no such thing as DSM-5 codes! DSM-5 is a set of diagnosis classifications, criteria, and descriptions. The codes associated with the DSM-5 diagnosis are actually the ICD-9 codes and ICD-10 codes used for insurance billing. Here’s an…
Heidi AmrineJuly 28, 2015
Here are some quick ICD-10 facts to help ease your transition from ICD-9: Every behavioral health ICD-10 code starts with an F Overall, the number of total codes jump from 14,000 to 69,000 Luckily for behavioral health, 50% of all…
Heidi AmrineJuly 14, 2015
October 1 will get here before you know it! What do Behavioral Health professionals need to know about the upcoming transition to ICD-10? This whitepaper highlights the key differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 behavioral health diagnostic codes as well as…
Heidi AmrineJuly 14, 2015
This webinar is Chapter One of our Practice Management Success series. Micah Adler, MBA, will be reviewing best practices and strategies for cash only practices, examining Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, comparing in-house billing to out-sourcing, and explaining why one would…
Heidi AmrineMarch 26, 2014
The time is approaching quickly! Effective April 1, 2014, the revised CMS-1500 form (version 02/12) will replace the old version (08/05). The new version of the form is being implemented to accommodate ICD-10 codes, which will be required beginning October…
Heidi AmrineMarch 12, 2014
