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7 Mistakes You’re Making with Mental Health Telehealth

TheraNest

In our digital age, telehealth has become an invaluable tool for mental and behavioral health providers to reach and support a larger population of individuals in need. Telehealth is a great way to reach clients beyond your physical borders and can even help you find people in mental health deserts.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Then we had to ensure the correct coding and documentation was satisfactory for insurance billing purposes." Purchasing devices and platforms due to pricing was a concern, and HIPAA-compliant platforms and cybersecurity [were concerns] for PHI/patient safety." Williams, CFO and senior vice president at AccessHealth.

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Mastering Mental Health Intake Forms in 2023

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Discover the best practices for collecting mental health intake forms in 2023. Mental health intake forms furnish essential information for providers and care teams. Care teams use mental health intake forms to obtain a patient’s medical history, current symptoms, and other pertinent data in order to deliver patient care.

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The Truth About Using ChatGPT for Your Mental Health Practice

TheraNest

Formatting is Easy Sometimes, clinicians write notes or documentation only to realize they need to reformat it to be compliant with insurance rules, state regulations, or even their own practice’s guidelines. They’re definitely not HIPAA-compliant and cannot be trusted with client information.

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Ambulatory Care Network , and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) When Alex was brought into L.A. Importantly, they align with patient privacy guidelines, often integrating directly with existing systems.

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Key Strategies to Staying Compliant and Passing Audits as a Therapist

TheraNest

Therapists can struggle with compliance in various areas, ranging from HIPAA to telehealth or advertising. This includes federal, state, and local requirements related to documentation, privacy, billing practices, and professional conduct. If you use telehealth, make sure your video conferencing solution is safe and HIPAA-compliant!

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Cybersecurity Tips for Mental and Behavioral Health Practices

TheraNest

Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure: Cyberattacks can lead to unauthorized disclosure of patient information, which can be devastating to the reputation of a mental health practice, not to mention the effect on the clients, who share vulnerable moments because they believe the conversations are confidential.