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What Your Private Practice Operating Budget Should Look Like

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Key Components of an Operating Budget Overhead costs are the ongoing expenses required to maintain a practice’s operations, excluding direct patient care costs. EHR systems handle administrative tasks, improve patient care coordination , and simplify compliance. The value an EHR provides outweighs the investment.

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Patient Care Technician Job Insights and Trends for 2020

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Working in the frontlines of healthcare, patient care technicians (CPCT/A) assist nurses and other medical professionals. They keep close tabs on patients, and help them with basic needs, perform safety checks, check their vitals, and more. Patient care technicians care for an average 6.5

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Using Wiley Treatment Planners Inside vs. Outside of Your EHR

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Wiley Treatment Planers inside your EHR offer seamless documentation, improved data accessibility, and enhanced care coordination. This integration bridges the gap between treatment planning and overall patient care management. The impact on patient care and outcomes is another crucial consideration.

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Running Your New Practice: 4 Functions to Consider Outsourcing and Hiring For

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By understanding the pros and cons of each decision, practitioners can make the choices that allow them to focus on delivering quality patient care and setting their practice up for success. Insurance credentialing facilitates provider participation in insurance networks, expanding patient access and practice revenue streams.

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5 Ways to Use Outcome Measures Data

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Outcome measures data provides the takeaways used to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments and to ensure that patient care meets established quality standards. This approach is a departure from traditional fee-for-service models , which pay providers based on the volume of services they deliver.

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The Impact of Falling Interest Rates and Lower Inflation on Your Behavioral Health Practice

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Expectations of falling interest rates and lower inflation earlier in the year have come to pass, and these changes can have significant implications for behavioral health practices, affecting everything from operational costs to patient care.

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Navigating the Transition from Clinical to Administrative Roles in Behavioral Health Practice

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While clinical roles focus on direct patient care, administrative roles are geared toward strategic decision-making and understanding sustainable growth. As a clinician, your primary focus is on patient care and therapeutic outcomes. Provide ongoing training and development opportunities to help them grow.

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