Beginning with the Affordable Care Act in 2010, Medicaid policies are required to pay for substance abuse treatment. Due to opioid...

A new year means a fresh start—not just for diet plans, but for medical facilities, too. It’s a time to review policies and processes and...

Though patients always come first, healthcare is also a business. Like any good business, healthcare facilities can only thrive when they...

A fully integrated electronic health record (EHR) system can offer convenience for medical practices and providers. However, according to...

Why Your Facility Should Seek Certification Beginning in 2016, residential detox facilities were given the option to apply for IMS...

Addiction treatment centers have not always had a clean track record for ethical marketing techniques. Facilities often pay marketers for...

As insurers receive more claims for addiction treatment and behavioral health care, they are becoming more stringent on what counts as...

Due to the escalating opioid epidemic, the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is growing quickly; almost doubling since 2007. MAT...

Local payors are not always the enemy; they can be a source of revenue and referrals. Though many treatment centers turn to patient or...

Over the past few years, addiction treatment has become part of mainstream healthcare and has undergone huge changes in regulation,...

Patient outcome tracking is becoming more common—and even required—throughout the healthcare system. Many insurers and certification...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to shape and change the landscape of healthcare and healthcare reimbursement. It’s provisions...

While it’s easy to associate your billing staff with revenue cycle management, many people forget that the revenue cycle actually begins...

The new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Congressional Report highlights the growing opportunities for behavioral health...

Quality metrics are becoming more important than ever in healthcare, particularly in outcome-based reimbursement models. These models...

Denied claims are a frequent problem for physician offices and health care facilities across the country. Even when you are in-network,...

A new law is making co-pay collection more important than ever for behavioral health facilities—and changing the way some facilities do...

If you plan on receiving insurance reimbursement, prior authorization is a necessary step in getting your patients the care they need....

In January 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unbundled CPT Code 99091, a 16-year-old code in desperate need of...

The behavioral health industry, particularly addiction treatment, is evolving rapidly.. To keep up with the changes, it’s vital that your...