• Business

    The stories demystifying the business side of private practice.

    A client has their credit card out and their phone out to pay for therapy. Clients contemplate a lot of factors to determine what a reasonable cost of therapy is for them, clinicians should do the same when they set their rates.

    How to Determine the Fair Cost of Therapy

    As a private practice owner in the mental health field, I’ve heard so many perspectives on how to run my … Continued

    Illustrated image of a therapy client on a teletherapy call on a mobile phone wondering if teletherapy is as effective as in person as in a teletherapy session

    Telehealth Therapy vs. In-Person Therapy

    I’m hearing therapists ask questions like: “When does it make sense to make the leap to a fully virtual telehealth … Continued

    A person working at a laptop computer.

    What to Do After a Potential HIPAA Violation

    Wondering what to do after a potential HIPAA violation? First, let’s consider some of the most common ways HIPAA violations … Continued

    A student is working towards becoming a nurse practitioner. They're looking over requirements on what it takes to become a nurse practitioner.

    How Many Years To Be a Nurse Practitioner

    Nurse practitioners (NPs) have extensive educational and clinical training that allows them to perform medical tasks and procedures that are … Continued

    A collage of a woman on a laptop computer as she figures out the tax deductions for therapists she qualifies for

    How to Feel Good About Earning Money in Private Practice

    Like all helping professionals, speech-language pathologists (aka SLPs) have invested in advanced degrees and in countless continuing education courses and … Continued

    A female therapist conducts a psychotherapy session with a female client sitting on a couch, psychotherapy is one of the top CPT codes

    Top 10 Mental Health CPT Codes

    Searching for a list of current procedural terminology codes (aka CPT codes)? Or, perhaps you’re looking for the top mental … Continued

    Female therapist looks up ICD and CPT codes on her laptop for insurance billing

    How Are ICD and CPT Codes Different—and Why Are They Important?

    ICD codes and CPT codes are two of the most important coding systems to understand in the billing process.  Whether … Continued

    A therapist in his office uses his electronic tablet to look at the list of most common ICD-10 Codes for mental health

    Most Frequently Used Mental Health ICD-10 Codes

    To gain insight into U.S. health trends, SimplePractice identified the 20 most common ICD-10 codes used by mental health practitioners … Continued

    A psychiatrist considers billing codes for psychiatry

    Billing Codes for Psychiatry

    Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are a medical coding system created by the American Medical Association (AMA) to describe healthcare … Continued

    Are you interested in writing for Pollen?

    Got a question for Ethics Consult?

    Submit a Question