Inflation. A pandemic. Insane increases in demands for mental health providers. What a 2020 and 2021. As a therapist or mental health provider in private practice working with insurance, your contracted rates with insurance companies are in essence your fee caps for your hourly income. With rising inflation, meaning increased costs of goods, our purchasing […]
If you are new to billing insurance you may not have heard of the HO modifier. The HO modifier is a HCPCS modifier used to allow for greater accuracy in coding in a claim. For instance, in this case the HO modifier is used to specify the provider’s degree level. Another HCPCS modifier, HJ is […]
Calendly.com is a website tool that enables you to create a publicly visible calendar to schedule incoming appointments. We use it to schedule phone calls for mental health providers interested in our services. As a mental health provider, you can use it to schedule new intake sessions, all via embedding something into your website (a […]
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A short and sweet article teaching you how to use Google.com to search for article content answering your mental health insurance billing questions. By using Google.com and your favorite web browser, you’ll be able to quickly find out answers to common mental health billing questions. We have written tons of posts, have hundreds of interviews, […]
It’s really simple: call them up if they leave you their phone number or call them back as quickly as you can if you ever miss their call. Respond to their inquiry into your services immediately. Most people want to get their problems solved ASAP. If they checked you out and thought you could help enough […]
Let’s dive into it! Call insurance companies and verify eligibility and benefits, asking about the patients deductible! Make sure they have the same coverage and that you understand what their patient responsibility will be. Use Square.com to collect copays, coinsurnace and deductible payments. Automate this part of your practice so you’re always paid by your […]
This short article will point you in the direction of three free tools to automate your private practice! You’ll be able to register a free business line, automate your patient scheduling, and take credit card payments on your smart phone! You shouldn’t have to manager every damn second of your private practice. These three tools […]
This short guide will teach you how to prevent mental health insurance claim denials from happening, why they happen most often, and the scripts to use to prevent rejected claims in the future. Denied claims are the plague of mental health practitioners who take insurance. “You did a great job in therapy.. but we’re not […]
In this video guide, Denny walks budding and established therapists through the process of creating a Google Voice forwarding number. Google Voice is a free service that let’s you register a phone number which automatically sends callers to other phone numbers based on your preferences, specifically the time of day and days of the week. […]
“As private practitioners, our clinical work alone is full-time. Add in the unnecessarily difficult insurance billing system and we run the risk of working way over full-time. TheraThink provides an affordable and incredibly easy solution. My daily insurance billing time now is less than five minutes for a full day of appointments. My cost is a percentage of what is insurance-approved and it’s my favorite bill to pay each month! Denny and his team are responsive, incredibly easy to work with, and know their stuff. I cannot capture in words the value to me of TheraThink. Thank you. You free me to focus on the work I love!”
Karen Wyome LICSW, WA 