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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

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 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

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