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One of the best things I’ve done in my adult life is getting my ‘house in order.’ I’m bad at [...]
One of the best things I’ve done in my adult life is getting my ‘house in order.’ I’m bad at [...]
Since our focus is on “Your Independence Day,” today I cover the topic of managing one’s career over the entirety [...]
Last week a participant in one of the online reading groups I belong to asked me a question, “Jack, as [...]
Over the years I’ve received many questions and requests for my thoughts on whether a clinician should pursue additional advanced [...]
Burnout is “a psychological syndrome emerging as a prolonged response to chronic interpersonal stressors on the job,”1 stressors that are often [...]
I received a question about whether clinicians should give advice to patients receiving mental health treatment. This is a frequent [...]
Behavioral health medical providers are in the business of helping others, which is why they sometimes forget to help themselves. We’re talking about helping their own practices survive and thrive financially. What’s the most effective way to do this? Report the right Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. Far too often, psychiatrists and other qualified behavioral health professionals underbill because they aren’t aware of new coding guidelines, or they don’t understand how to apply existing ones. The result? They end up leaving money on the table.
Teletherapeutic Alliance is my term for establishing a therapeutic alliance with patients through the medium of telemedicine videoconferencing. One thing [...]