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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

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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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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

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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

A female psychiatric nurse practitioner who started her own PMHNP private practice sees a patient via telehealth

How to Start a PMHNP Private Practice

If you’re wondering how to start your own psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) private practice, this article has tips … Continued

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Tips for Starting a Psychiatry Private Practice

Starting a psychiatry private practice is a substantial decision to consider.  You may have many different reasons for making this … Continued

Should you enable online booking to let clients schedule their own appointments

The Pros and Cons of Online Booking

There’s a lot of debate in the clinician community about online booking and whether or not clinicians should enable online … Continued

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The Best Colors for Therapy Offices

Colors for a therapy office are incredibly important. Your clients’ counseling sessions begin the moment they walk in your door. … Continued

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