Discover the pros and cons of starting a private practice versus joining a group practice. Learn about the autonomy, financial benefits, and challenges of private practice, and the stability, resources, and peer support offered by group practices.

This blog post discusses the challenges and strategies for streamlining payment collections in mental health practices, highlighting technological complications, insurance issues, and the importance of clear communication and advanced billing systems.

This blog post explores the impacts of cancellations and no-shows in mental health practices, common reasons behind them, and effective strategies to manage and reduce their occurrence while maintaining positive patient relationships.

This blog post offers strategies for attracting and retaining clients, essential for the growth and sustainability of a new mental health practice.

This blog post discusses strategies for negotiating in-network contracts in mental health care to improve financial stability and patient access.

This post explores the impact of choosing between in-network and out-of-network insurance on your practice’s finances, operations, and patient access, offering insights to help make informed decisions for better patient care.

In our second part on practice charge masters, we cover some common pitfalls that can arise when configuring your charge master for the first time, as well as steps you should take to ensure your charge master stays compliant.

In the first of two parts discussing charge masters, we go over the components of a charge master, and how to best determine the services and costs that it’s comprise of.

This week, our focus is on assessing costs associated with starting your mental health practice.

Welcome to the Sit and Stay blog, where we break down the challenges of starting and maintaining a mental health practice.

For our first blog, our focus is on starting a mental health-based private practice.