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Practice Management (Main Menu)

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Billing, Coding, and Reimbursement

An overview of CPT coding and billing

How to determine the complexity of medical decision-making

The No Surprises Act made as simple as possible

Telepsychiatry: What billing codes and “modifiers” to use

Brief interventions (90833)

CPT billing code for the administration of injections


Diagnosis Codes (ICD-10) for Mental Health Clincians

List all relevant diagnosis codes to help plan comprehensive treatment

Useful ICD-10 codes for mental health clinicians

Helpful ICD-10 codes for non-psychiatric, comorbid medical conditions

Use ICD-10 codes for side effects as well

ICD-10 diagnostic codes based on symptoms

Could documenting Z codes be useful?

What diagnosis code to use for laboratory tests in patients on an antipsychotic


Documentation

Why and how to keep separate “psychotherapy notes” for a patient


Emails—HIPAA-Compliant

Why (HIPAA-compliant) emails with patients are invaluable


Prescribing Medications

E-prescribing has so many advantages!

Prior authorization for medications

Pharmacy benefit managers


Private Practice

How to start a private practice

Use an e-fax service instead of a traditional fax machine

A primer on Doximity’s free e-fax service

Why and how to opt out of Medicare


Telepsychiatry

Telepsychiatry: Your questions answered

Expert interview: Telepsychiatry (Peter Yellowlees, MD)

“Telewear”: What to wear when seeing patients virtually

Telehealth: What’s your background?

Telepsychiatry: What billing codes and “modifiers” to use


Termination of Treatment

Letter to be sent at the termination of treatment

Tips on writing and sending a termination letter


Other Topics in Practice Management

Golden Rules for Difficult-to-Treat-Patients

Reduce inappropriate phone calls

What are 504 plans?


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