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The stories demystifying the business side of private practice.

Female therapists, who uses a therapist termination checklist, sits with her female client discussing the end of their therapy engagement.

How to Fire a Client (Respectfully and Ethically)

Sometimes you and a client aren’t a good fit for each other. If this turns out to be the case, … Continued

Therapist and nurse practitioner discussing HIPAA compliant invoicing and payment processing

How to Ensure HIPAA-Compliant Billing

When you hear someone reference HIPAA (aka the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), you might think about client’s diagnoses, … Continued

An occupational therapist uses a calculator to determine how many occupational therapy billing units to add to an insurance claim.

Occupational Therapy Billing Units

Occupational therapy billing units are a method of time measurement for services rendered.  A specific amount of time is attached … Continued

A person is using a laptop on a table. Over the image is a transparent seal of HIPAA compliance.

What It Means to Be HIPAA-Compliant as a Therapist

Wondering what it means to be HIPAA-complaint as a therapist in order to protect your clients and your practice. Here’s … Continued

person writing a HIPAA breach notification letter

3 HIPAA Compliance Errors Therapists May Be Making

Curious about how therapists can stay HIPAA-compliant and avoid HIPAA compliance errors? Just over three years ago a Department of … Continued

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

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