Practice Management
Update about Telehealth Flexibilities
Congress extended key Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027, preserving pandemic-era policies that allow beneficiaries to receive telehealth services from any location (including the home) and removing rural and originating-site restrictions. The extension also maintains coverage for audio-only visits, allows FQHCs and RHCs to serve as distant-site providers, and delays in-person requirements for mental and behavioral health telehealth.
CPT Coding and Reimbursement
The Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) code set is used to denote the medical and surgical procedures and diagnostic services rendered by clinicians. The CPT coding system provides a uniform language for describing these services for all billing and documentation and, under HIPAA, is required to be used to record care by all health care professionals in the United States.
Health Information Technology
APA’s EHR resource page will help guide you through the health information technology (HIT) process and provide information on evaluating EHR vendors, EHR educational materials and tools, software listings and reviews, and a glossary of terms
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
If you are an APA member, you can access to two comprehensive HIPAA guides.
Medicare
A wide-range of resources and information on Medicare for members of the American Psychiatric Association.
Practice Management Guides
Do you need help with common practice management issues? Discover APA's guides for many common problems facing psychiatrists.
Starting a Practice
An online reference guide for any psychiatrist thinking of starting or changing a practice.
Closing a Practice
This valuable guide was written by the APA to assist you, families, and colleagues with planning and risk management at the practice level in the event of an unforeseen, emergency closing.
Practice Management Helpline
Members of the American Psychiatric Association can contact the Practice Management Helpline for answers to their questions.
No Surprises Act Implementation
Learn more about the implementation of the “No Surprises Act” (the Act), which allows for patient financial protections that impact health plans, physicians, and facilities, will apply to psychiatrists in certain circumstances.
Telepsychiatry
The use of telemedicine in psychiatry helps meet patients' needs for convenient, affordable and readily-accessible mental health services. With a robust evidence base that shows telepsychiatry leading to improved outcomes and higher patient satisfaction ratings, policy makers, payers and providers are increasingly considering ways to implement and use telepsychiatry.