Does your NPI have you current name? NPI UPDATE FORM – CMS10114 Have you you been married, divorced or separated? If this is you, spend three minutes to confirm how your name is registered with your NPI. Some insurance companies cross check the NPI registration diligently and others don’t currently. But, what if your payor changes…
Is Sleeping with the TV on Good or Bad for Mental Health? Many people fall asleep with the TV on. Some people do this because it keeps them from thinking about things that would keep them awake. Others do it because the dim light lulls them to sleep. It doesn’t matter why you keep…
Originally scheduled for implementation for October 1, 2014 has been extended a year. President Obama signed into law legislation (HR-4302) that delays the conversion to ICD-10 diagnostic and procedure codes until at least October 1, 2015.
NO SHOW POLICY Do you have a “No Show” policy for your office? If not, you get need one!! Especially in mental health, as you can only see one patient at a time. In life and business your most valuable asset is your time. That hour or forty-five minutes is valuable, because you…
HumanaOne LifeSynch not covered without signing a separate form HumanaOne, LifeSynch is the policy that individuals who sign up through the Affordable Care Act receive. The policy premiums are paid directly by the patient, versus automatically being deducted from their payroll check. Meaning lack of payment can effect eligibility of policy, therefore claims to be…
How To Rebuild Your Marriage After A Separation By: Leslie Cane: I sometimes hear from wives who are both happy, relieved, reluctant, and worried all at the same time. They are happy because it appears that their husband might be considering coming back to them or at least “trying again” after the separation. But, they are…
Abandonment and Desertion in Divorce Information Provided by: Divorce Source, Inc. When one spouse just up and leaves the marriage, the other may have a fault ground for divorce — abandonment, which is also known as desertion, a term with very unfavorable connotation. Abandonment means that one spouse has left the other without consent, but…
Mental Health providers are much different than typical doctors who can load 10 different offices and see multiple patients in a hour. A mental health professional can only see one patient in a hour, unless there is a group session or a family counseling session. This is why it is important to control your “No-Shows.” …
Amid Wave of Pro-Gun Legislation, Georgia Proposes Sweeping Law By HERBERT BUCHSBAUMMARCH 24, 2014 ATLANTA — Pro- and anti-gun forces do not agree on much, but they do agree on the breathtaking sweep of the Georgia legislation allowing guns in bars, schools, restaurants, churches and airports that is now awaiting the signature of Gov. Nathan…
For Better or Worse, Siblings Shape Our Close Relationships Early conflicts with brothers and sisters can affect us long-term. Published on November 12, 2013 by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. in Fulfillment at Any Age We all bring our early ways of interacting with our families to our adult close relationships. Much of the existing research…
