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Episode 19 Insurance Billing for Testing Psychologists: Guest Interview

In Episode 19, Katia and Danielle interview Dr. Jeremy Sharp, a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that he founded in 2009. Jeremy specializes in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation/testing with kids and adolescents. He is also the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, providing private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow testing services in their practices. Jeremy shares his insight with us into how to manage a practice that is testing based. You can check out more about Jeremy by following links on our FB page!  Read more

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Episode 18 Moving Offices

In Episode 18, Katia interviews Danielle all about tips and tricks of updating information for a seamless transition when moving offices. While this might seem like a simple one, when it comes to insurance updating your address is essential. Visit the IAP Facebook Page for show notes and resources for this episode.

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Episode 17 New Year – Best Practices

In Episode 17, Danielle asks Katia about what she does to prepare for the new year insurance-wise and practice-wise. Topics include: what to ask clients in the new year regarding insurance, how to explain to clients about their deductibles resetting and options to provide them, and general best practices for your practice such as resigning ROIs and gathering your expenses from the last year.

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Episode 16 Switching Insurance Credentialing from Group to Solo Practice

In this episode, Katia asks Danielle about the process of switching your group practice credentialing over to a solo practice. Danielle answers questions about what you need before switching over your credentialing, how to update the insurance companies with your new practice information, and some pro-tips on how to streamline the process.

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Episode 12 New Client Set-Up From Phone Call to Intake

In this episode, Danielle asks Katia about her process from the initial client contact up to the end of the first session. Topics discussed include questions to ask a potential client during the initial contact, when to verify and tell the client their insurance benefits, setting up your client using paper charts (Katia) vs. EHR (Danielle), different ways to schedule clients, as well as how to bill the first session.

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Episode 9 Dealing with Claim Denials

In Episode 9, Katia asks Danielle about why her claims would be denied and how to correct any claim errors. This one is an important one! 

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Episode 7 Filing a Claim, Finally!

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In Episode 7, Katia asks Danielle all about the information needed to file a claim. Topics include, information needed from the client, from the provider, and more specific details about a claim.

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Episode 6 Verifying Benefits

In Episode 6, Danielle asks Katia how to verify a client’s mental health benefits once you are an in-network provider. Katia discusses some common questions that come up when verifying benefits such as what to do when a client has a “carve out plan” and how to calculate a client’s co-insurance rate.

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Episode 5 Credentialing, the final steps!

In Part 3 of the Credentialing Series, Katia asks Danielle about the final steps to the credentialing process. Danielle answers questions about getting your contract, requesting fee schedules, and how you know you are effectively paneled. She also offers helpful tips to get set up with electronic billing. Visit the IAP Facebook Page for show notes and resources for this episode.  Read more

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Episode 4 All About EAPs

In Episode 4 All About EAPs, Danielle discusses what an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) is, the benefits to clients and clinicians, as well as some of the cons to paneling with EAPs. She also shares some insider tips on how to find EAPs in your area as well as how to increase your EAP referrals.

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