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Billing 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: Billing Codes and Modifiers

Brief interventions (90833)

CPT billing code for administration of injections

Diagnosis Codes (ICD-10) for Mental Health Clincians

List all relevant diagnosis codes to help plan comprehensive treatment

ICD-10 F codes: Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Useful ICD-10 codes for mental health clinicians

Use ICD-10 codes for side effects as well

ICD-10 diagnostic codes based on symptoms

Could documenting Z codes be useful?

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: Billing Codes and Modifiers

Termination of Treatment

Letter to be sent at the termination of treatment

Tips on writing and sending a termination letter