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2024 - Most Commonly Used Addiction Treatment and Behavioral Health CPT Codes for Billing and Reimbursement

When the CMS drops a new update to existing codes, it’s considered a “new codeset” - a shiny new box of codes that addiction treatment billers can use to communicate about services rendered with insurance payers. 

2024 Product Update

Hello Behave Customers!

I wanted to share a look-back at the product progress the Behave Team has accomplished so far in 2024 and the second half of 2023. We got more done than ever before!

Our focus has been on the top feature requests on our roadmap. I am excited to share a long list of key updates that puts Behave All-in-one software in a class of its own. If you haven’t seen our product in a while, please reply to this email or click here to schedule zoom demo today!

Fully Custom Forms

  • Customize your notifications for submissions and updates

  • Variables support for account-wide variables, time variables, and form level variables

  • Complete redesign of the Form Builder UI

  • Addition of Form Inboxes under every relevant record: Clients, Staff, Organizations, Programs and more

  • Support for new custom forms in Client Portal

  • Exports to PDF & CSV

  • Support for signature workflows

  • Support for Addendums

  • New Table Component (like excel tables for capturing structured data)

  • Added support for file uploads

  • and much more!

Customizable Rounds Rosters

  • create your own rounds templates

  • Round Notes

  • Safety Checks

  • test results capture - UA, Breathalyzer, and Vital Signs

  • Medications - administration Logs, Incident Logs, Destruction Logs

  • Bed checks

  • Program compliance checks

Custom Client Workflows Applicants, Admits, Discharges, Re-admits

  • added required steps to the workflows

  • added instructions text to the workflows for leadership to guide staff

  • Added payment method capture to the workflows

  • Added revoking client portal access to discharge workflow

  • Major Calendar Improvements including attendance rosters flowing to clinical notes

  • Now supporting fully customizable clinical, medical, nursing records

  • Automatic monthly electronic verification of benefits checks

  • Behave has updated the GPS feature and released updates to our Android Apps

  • Custom Applications - Support for unlimited applications form version - Have as many different applications forms to use for different scenarios: website, men/womens programs, partner, special populations, etc.

  • Client Grievance Notes in EHR & Client Portal

  • Client Portal supports To-Do and Calendar Event Creation

  • Behave AI Actions

  • Quick Text update to support categories

  • New integrations page settings to centralize all external integrations

  • Behave Community in beta

    • All Partner Bed Dashboard

    • Internal & Shared Data separation

  • Client Portal support for clients self-adding medications to list and new logs

  • Excel Reports - Added hyperlinks to Behave Records in record exports

  • Treatment Plans 2.0

    • Support for multiple plan types: Medical, Clinical, Peer, Case Mgmt

    • Easy linking from treatment plans to clinical & peer notes

  • Added GIRP note type to clinical notes

  • Peer Notes are a new type of note that also support insurance billing as well

  • Medication Incident Logs - to expand the coverage of tracking records

  • Admin HR Notes - for sensitive HR records only viewable by Account Owners and Administrators

  • Data Importers - new customers can import a wide variety of data now to make switching easier!

  • Client Journals built into client portal - gratitude journal, personal journal, personal inventory

Stay tuned for more from Behave Health, we have additional capabilities planned that will make our product even more useful for you!

Ben Weiss - Founder & CEO BehaveHealth.com

2024 Update! Mastering CPT Codes for Residential Addiction Treatment Services: H0017, H0018, H0019

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, also known as CMS, released their annual update to CPT/HCPCS codes on September 8th, 2023. 

Everything You Need to Know About Insurance Billing for Addiction Treatment in Pennsylvania 

If you’re running an addiction treatment center, IOP program or any type of behavioral health concern in Pennsylvania, you know that addiction treatment billing in Pennsylvania is anything but straightforward.

Behave Community is Live! Explore Security-Conscious B2B Networking for Behavioral Health Organizations

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The two most important codes to understand for IOP are H0015, alcohol and drug services IOP program, and S9480, Intensive outpatient psychiatric services, per diem.

Contingency Management May be Coming to an Addiction Treatment Center Near You

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Behave Health is Celebrating National Recovery Month With 4 Tips for Easing Clinician Burnout 

Make no mistake, this is a demanding job. The rates of clinician burnout in the behavioral health field are astronomical.

Comparing Behave Health and EHR Your Way for Addiction Treatment EHR Shoppers 

Comparing Behave Health and EHR Your Way and trying to decide which one is best fit for your addiction treatment or behavioral healthcare organization? 

Cybersecurity and Behavioral Health: How to Protect Your Addiction Treatment Organization

As behavioral health professionals, we are entrusted with some of the most sensitive and powerful information in our patients’ lives. We owe to our patients to protect this privilege carefully. 

Your Addiction Treatment Outcome Data Hinges on One Surprising Thing

What if we told you that your addiction treatment outcome data actually hinges on one thing?

Creative Ideas for Improving Addiction Treatment Accessibility Rates Capture the Imagination 

The answer to the addiction treatment accessibility problem seems obvious: simply make it easier for people who are suffering from SUD to access the care they need. The reality is not so simple. 

Addiction Treatment Parity Laws May Get an Update Soon - Here's What to Expect

Parity for addiction treatment and mental health care is the law of the land - in theory - but the execution of that reality has been shaky for years. That may soon change.

When Will it Get Better? Staffing Shortages in Addiction Treatment and How Smart EMR Use Can Help

The healthcare staffing shortage, and the behavioral health staffing shortage in particular, does not appear to be easing up any time soon. 

Is Integration with Primary Care Bad for Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment Organizations?

Should we fear integrated care or embrace it as the future of addiction treatment?

Top 4 Most Wanted EMR Features for Addiction Treatment in 2024

ChatGPT, AI, Telehealth. in 2024, addiction treatment organizations are increasingly looking to EHR vendors to leverage these developments for improved patient outcomes and more efficient, affordable, accessible care. 

How to Increase Patient Portal Engagement in Addiction Treatment Clients (and Why it Matters)

Without patient portal use, addiction treatment planning, medication management, patient-provider communication and alumni engagement all suffer.