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Comprehensive Eating Disorder Treatment Planning for Behavioral Health Professionals

Eating disorders are among the most challenging conditions in mental health – not only because of their complex clinical presentation and high mortality rate, but also due to the myriad compliance and reimbursement hurdles that providers face.

Depression Treatment Plans: Goals, Assessment & Billing

Discover expert guidance on developing comprehensive treatment plans for depression. This in‐depth resource covers assessment, goal setting, tailored interventions, and documentation—including ICD‑10 and billing codes—to help clinicians, administrators, and behavioral health professionals deliver quality care.

Treatment Plan for Anxiety: ICD-10 Codes, Goals, ICD-11 Updates & Best Practices

This guide covers developing an effective anxiety treatment plan, including ICD-10 and ICD-11 codes (like GAD and unspecified anxiety), setting measurable goals and objectives, and ensuring compliance. It also provides a case study and FAQs, emphasizing the importance of accurate documentation and tools like Behave EHR.

ICD-10 Codes for Anxiety and Comprehensive Treatment Planning: The Ultimate Guide for Behavioral Health Providers

Accurately coding anxiety disorders with ICD-10 and crafting a solid treatment plan are twin pillars of effective behavioral health practice. Getting the ICD-10 coding right ensures compliance, facilitates reimbursement, and paints a clear clinical picture – while a well-structured treatment plan turns that diagnosis into actionable care. This exhaustive guide will walk through everything a behavioral health provider needs to know about ICD-10 codes for anxiety and treatment planning, from coding accuracy and common pitfalls, to developing SMART goals and evidence-based interventions for anxiety. We’ll also explore how these pieces fit into behavioral health documentation and discuss the upcoming transition from ICD-10 to ICD-11 and its implications. Throughout, we’ll highlight how Behave EHR can streamline both coding and treatment planning, ensuring providers stay compliant and deliver high-quality care.

Mental Health Progress Notes: Best Practices | BehaveHealth

Mental health progress notes are the backbone of clinical documentation for therapists, counselors, psychologists, and other mental health professionals. These notes track a client's journey through treatment, providing a written record of each session that supports continuity of care, communication among providers, and legal and ethical accountability. High-quality progress notes ensure that care is consistent and effective, allowing any clinician involved in the case to understand the client's history and current status. They also serve as legal documents that can protect both client and clinician by evidencing the services provided and the decision-making process.

Best Grants: Sober Living & Halfway Houses US | Behavehealth

An outpatient addiction or mental health treatment center looking to expand into sober living housing must approach the project with careful planning. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the key considerations for adding a recovery housing component (such as a sober living home or halfway house) as a separate entity. It emphasizes compliance with regulations, sustainable financial planning, and leveraging grant funding opportunities.

Medicaid Billing For Addiction Treatment In Georgia

Learn what treatment service categories are covered under Georgia Medicaid, as well as some of the most common CPT codes you’ll encounter when billing Medicaid for addiction treatment services in Georgia. 

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.

Understanding Medicaid Billing and Coverage for Addiction Treatment in Minnesota

Medicaid in Minnesota - also known as “Medical Assistance” - is a popular option for many people seeking treatment for Substance Use Disorder in the North Star State.

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.

Buying or Leasing a New Location? What to Look for in Addiction Treatment Real Estate Deals 

Finding right-sized real estate solutions to drive growth in your behavioral health or addiction treatment organization can prove to be very difficult.

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. 


Choosing an EMR for Your Opioid Treatment Program or Suboxone Clinic

Choosing an EMR or EHR for your opioid treatment program (OTP) - whether that’s a suboxone clinic or a methadone clinic - can be very frustrating but it doesn’t have to be.

What's the Top EMR System for Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment in 2023?

If you’re looking for information on how to find the best EMR system or vendor for your addiction treatment center in 2023, you’ve come to the right place. 

The Biggest Insurance Billing Mistakes Addiction Treatment Providers Make in Ohio

Addiction treatment organizations in Ohio are most likely to run across plans issued by Medical Mutual of Ohio, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio, Aetna Inc, United HealthCare of Ohio, Caresource Management Group, Molina Healthcare Inc, Buckeye Community Health Plan and Paramount Advantage.

Best Kept Secrets to Opening an Addiction Treatment Center in Idaho

Like many states, Idaho only requires addiction treatment centers to get certified with the state if they intend to accept public dollars (think Medicaid), participate in state-sponsored programs, accept referrals from state agencies, or apply for public grants.