American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
My Inspirations for Successful Aging
Last week a participant in one of the online reading groups I belong to asked me a question, “Jack, as [...]
Not Too Late for New Year’s Resolutions
This is the last full week of January. As such, I think it’s not too late to consider and resolve [...]
Get Another Degree or Not?
Over the years I’ve received many questions and requests for my thoughts on whether a clinician should pursue additional advanced [...]
Strategies to Avoid Burnout
Take a centering moment before every patient appointment. Stand there alone in the hall or your office, for the length [...]
Focusing Questions for Deeper Life Engagement
Too many people live in a state of chronic lack, experiencing prominent dissatisfaction, emptiness, disenchantment, estrangement, directionlessness, pointlessness, or lack [...]
New 2021 E/M guidelines: What Psychiatrists and Other Qualified Behavioral Health Professionals Need to Know
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.