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Billing and collecting for your mental health practice: Effective strategies and ethical practice.

DOI: 10.1037/13017-000

ISBN: 978-1-4338-1017-6

Publisher: American Psychological Association - American Psychological Association

Aug 13, 2012

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Introduction.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Walfish, Steven

Pages: 3 –5

Mental health professionals must be well versed in billing and the collection of fees. We have provided a brief, readable, practical, and user-friendly book that fills this void in most clinicians’ training. This book provides specific and practical guidance on the technical aspects of billing....
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The ethics of billing, collecting, and financial arrangements: A working framework for clinicians.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Walfish, Steven

Pages: 7 –25

In this chapter, we discuss several aspects of the billing and collections process as it intersects with ethical practice. These include (a) integrating financial issues into the informed-consent process, (b) understanding informed consent as an ongoing process rather than a solitary event, (c)...
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The financial agreement between you and your client.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Walfish, Steven

Pages: 27 –37

There is something unique and special about the delivery of mental health services, and the ethics codes of the mental health professions require that such a document be in place. Although such documents do not exist in other forms of health care practice (how frequently do physicians or dentists...
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The nuts and bolts of getting paid for your services.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Walfish, Steven

Pages: 39 –53

The clinician must establish a set of procedures to be reimbursed for services provided. These procedures can be simple in a fee-for-service practice and complicated in a practice in which clinicians are providers for insurance companies. The purpose of this chapter is to expose clinicians to...
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Do it yourself or contract out: The pros and cons of using a billing service.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Walfish, Steven

Pages: 55 –65

Recently, we posed the following question to clinicians on two e-mail discussion lists: "In the scenario in which one bills insurance (that is, not a fee-for-service practice), one must make a choice about how best to bill and collect from clients. We would appreciate hearing what people think...
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Billing and collecting for forensic mental health services.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Walfish, Steven

Pages: 67 –78

It is important to understand the specialized billing and collection procedures and their ethical implications. The rules governing clinical practice in one’s office conducting individual psychotherapy do not specifically generalize to practice in the forensic arena. In this chapter, we discuss...
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Ethical lapses by clinicians in the billing process.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Walfish, Steven

Pages: 79 –86

Running a busy practice can involve a wide range of activities that can more than occupy a clinician’s time and attention. Such activities include preparing for and meeting with clients, consulting with colleagues, providing feedback on clients to referral sources, attending continuing education...
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Fraud, abuse, and case examples.

Barnett, Jeffrey E.; Walfish, Steven

Pages: 87 –100

As Hannigan (2006) explained, fraud involves billing for services in a manner that seeks higher reimbursement than is appropriate on the basis of the services provided. Fraud is differentiated from abuse in that “fraud implies intention to be dishonest” (p. 512), whereas abuse may be due to...

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