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Whether you’re launching your very first treatment center or if you’ve been established for years and are wanting to grow, sometimes we all need guidance to see what we can’t see and accomplish what we can’t seem to do on our own. Never fear, professional consultants are near. In this segment, I discuss essential principles to consider when hiring a consultant for healthcare projects. In particular, I highlight why choosing the right behavioral health consultant isn’t just beneficial, but critical to success: https://lnkd.in/eB7H6XCt #PoBInsider #treatment #consulting #business

The A4i Inc team partnered with Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health to support efforts related to patient engagement and increasing access to care for patients with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). Consumers were given access to A4i Inc 's mobile application, giving them an ability to engage with their peers, care team and play an active role in their care. The Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health clinicians and peer support specialists access the A4i Inc clinical portal to gain valuable insight into patient activity and progress. The model of utilizing technology and peer support specialists yielded incredible results, with 84% patient retention and average engagement of 70%. For a more detailed overview of the partnership, outcomes and A4i Inc 's capabilities refer to the deck below. #healthcare #behavorialhealth #partnership #technology #digitalhealth #mentalhealth #peersupport #healthoutcomes

Effective documentation is key to making informed decisions in behavioral health practice. Proper clinical note-taking ensures accurate records, helps track client progress, and supports quality care delivery. Among the various types, three clinical notes are commonly used in behavioral health therapy. * SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) Notes * BIRP (Behavior, Intervention, Response, Plan) Notes * DAP (Data, Assessment, Plan) Notes Understanding these notes and their distinctions is essential for clinicians to provide optimal care. In this blog post, we’ll explore the three most commonly used clinical notes in behavioral health therapy, their unique features, and how they contribute to improved client outcomes - https://lnkd.in/g25g5CbF #behavioralhealth #practice #clinicalnotes #provider #saas #healthcare

When Paradigm takes on the clinical management of your employees’ behavioral health and pain challenges, they are paired with a fully integrated, condition-specific team of clinicians focused on their recovery. With experience and expertise in evidence-based, biopsychosocial approaches, this team delivers a structured, goal-based care management plan that helps impacted workers better cope with their conditions by clarifying the diagnosis and appropriateness of the treatment, optimizing resource utilization, and removing barriers to recovery. Learn how Paradigm’s Behavioral Health Clinical Management solution provides optimal support and financial certainty for clients, injured workers, and their families. https://bit.ly/45X9K4y #behavioralhealth #outcomesdriven #holisticcare #workerscomp #workerscompensation #recovery #injuredworker

🔍 Modifier Management in Behavioral Health: Why It’s Critical for Your Revenue Cycle In behavioral health, navigating the ever-changing landscape of CPT modifier rules is a major challenge. 🧠💡 Providers must apply the correct modifiers to telehealth services, time-based psychotherapy, and complex E/M visits to avoid denials, delays, and underpayments. Keeping up with these changes can feel overwhelming, especially with payer-specific requirements and evolving guidelines for group therapy, rural health, and more. 🔑 That’s where Healthcare Logic comes in! As experts in Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), we help behavioral health providers stay ahead of these changes, ensuring: Proper telehealth billing with updated modifiers (e.g., GT, 95) Correct use of time-based modifiers to avoid underpayment Compliance with payer rules for dual services (e.g., psychotherapy & E/M) Optimized claim approval rates and reduced denials Our team understands the complexity of coding and billing in behavioral health, and we’re here to ensure your clinic gets the reimbursement it deserves. 💼📈 Let’s tackle these modifier challenges together! Connect with us at Healthcare Logic today to learn how we can streamline your revenue cycle and boost your financial health. https://lnkd.in/dSmWKWkq #BehavioralHealth #RCM #HealthcareLogic #MedicalBilling #Telehealth #CPTModifiers #RevenueCycle #ModifierManagement #Healthcare #Connections

Just as a patient can exhibit difficult behavior that disrupts treatment, therapists can also exhibit problematic patterns that interfere in the therapeutic process. Common therapist TIBs (or Therapy Interfering Behaviors) include: - Arriving late or canceling appointments frequently - Failing to return patient phone calls in a timely manner - Making critical or judgmental statements towards the patient - Disclosing too much personal information - Seeming distracted, inattentive, or bored during sessions - Responding defensively when patients give feedback about the therapy These behaviors damage the therapist-client relationship and hinder the patient's progress. Failing to reflect on your own behavior as a therapist and recognizing instances where these tendencies may be popping up for you will only create bigger problems that will ultimately end the therapist-client relationship, and can even damage your career. We must be proactive in reflecting on our own tendencies, actions, and missteps to avoid these kinds of situations and to help our patients effectively. Have you found yourself falling into these behavioral patterns at times? Let's support each other and share our own experiences with TIBs in the comments! Check our latest blog post at https://lnkd.in/gqEmNizU to learn more about Therapy Interfering Behaviors and how to handle them! #counselorintraining #clinicalsupervision #dbt

"As responsible leaders in behavioral health, we have a moral obligation to do everything we can to provide the best possible care to our patients. That means taking a hard look at how technology can help us achieve that goal." - Susan Blue, CEO of Community Services Group - CSG, on why #BehavioralHealth providers have an ethical imperative to embrace innovative #HealthcareAI technology 🔗 Follow the link in the comments to read Susan's full op-ed on the crucial role purpose-built technology plays in supporting the health and wellbeing of the clients seeking behavioral health services. 💡 #MoreCareLessOps #AugmentedIntelligence #CareOpsAutomation #HealthIT #HealthcareInnovation

To all of our healthcare partners and operators - A lot of you have been asking about the implications of our recent mega-expansion of capabilities as part of Unlock Health and what the data, tools, and research means for you… Well wonder-no-more as we dive right into the tech that will drive scale and success across the expanding Behavioral Health landscape and consider unique models, tech, and partnerships for health systems and hospitals to explore in Behavioral Health.

👫 Peer support is becoming an increasingly viable treatment option for patients and providers of mental health services. 👇 Peer Support Specialists are not clinicians. They're people that have experienced behavioral health conditions or substance use disorders who are in recovery and can support others dealing with similar conditions. Due to the fallout from the opioid crisis, new reimbursement opportunities, and recent federal incentives, utilization of peer support as a service is gaining mainstream momentum. Why? Peers have a unique understanding of the world that behavioral health patients live in and have seen the light on the other side, which leads to increased patient engagement levels. The model is also cost-effective for providers looking to shift to value-based care. According to Kim Newell Green, MD FAAP, co-founder and CMO of Flourish Labs, who spoke recently at BHB's VALUE conference, "There's a massive opportunity in this space to begin to use peers... they are a faster workforce to train, maybe a little bit less expensive than some of the more licensed providers... and can provide incredibly high-quality work." Human connection is a major component of behavioral healthcare. Providers able to adopt a peer support model are likely to see significant improvements to patient outcomes. via Behavioral Health Business #PeerSupport #MentalHealth #CallPercy

Just as a patient can exhibit difficult behavior that disrupts treatment, therapists can also exhibit problematic patterns that interfere in the therapeutic process. Common therapist TIBs (or Therapy Interfering Behaviors) include: - Arriving late or canceling appointments frequently - Failing to return patient phone calls in a timely manner - Making critical or judgmental statements towards the patient - Disclosing too much personal information - Seeming distracted, inattentive, or bored during sessions - Responding defensively when patients give feedback about the therapy These behaviors damage the therapist-client relationship and hinder the patient's progress. Failing to reflect on your own behavior as a therapist and recognizing instances where these tendencies may be popping up for you will only create bigger problems that will ultimately end the therapist-client relationship, and can even damage your career. We must be proactive in reflecting on our own tendencies, actions, and missteps to avoid these kinds of situations and to help our patients effectively. Have you found yourself falling into these behavioral patterns at times? Let's support each other and share our own experiences with TIBs in the comments! Check our latest blog post at https://lnkd.in/gJwhHjmz to learn more about Therapy Interfering Behaviors and how to handle them! #counselorintraining #clinicalsupervision #dbt