Evidence has been mounting for years that treating behavioral health conditions has a positive impact on physical health, and now a recently updated study quantifies the physical health cost savings for individuals who receive outpatient mental health care. Unfortunately, adequate access to behavioral health treatment remains a huge hurdle. Behavioral Health Treatment Reduces Physical Health … Read more
For behavioral health providers, offering telehealth services has never been easier. Federal health officials have relaxed many HIPAA rules to encourage providers to offer more telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is good news for behavioral health providers who have been wanting to launch telehealth services but are concerned about staying compliant with HIPAA rules. Here is what the policy changes, including increased HIPAA flexibility, mean for your practice.
In November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services released the Final Rule for the second year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The purpose of the Quality Payment Program is to incentivize, and improve, quality of care by setting into place payment adjustments based on the data reported to CMS. In an effort to … Read more