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Dec 29, 2024 | 
healthcarebusinesstoday.com | Ram Krishnan
Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems have become indispensable for behavioral healthcare practices. As the EHR market has grown, systems tailored specifically to mental health have been created to meet the unique requirements of this field. Today, efficient EHRs play a major role in improving practice operations, enhancing patient care, and driving growth and scalability. However, an EHR is only as good as its workflows.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
medcitynews.com | Ram Krishnan
A CNN/Kaiser Family Foundation poll recently found that 90% of Americans think we are in a mental health crisis. Behavioral health practices across the country are running full speed ahead with resources that are stretched thin, meaning they must be strategic and optimize operations as much as possible. Running a behavioral health practice requires balancing patient volume and case diversity, while maintaining operations.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Ram Krishnan |Lynn Marie Morski |Lillie Rosenthal |Akshat Jain
Group therapy can be a powerful treatment modality when done right. Research affirms it as equally effective compared to individual therapy, and the relatively lower cost puts this service within reach of patients who struggle to access behavioral health care due to financial constraints.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
hitconsultant.net | Ram Krishnan
Treatment plans are an often-overlooked element of quality mental health treatment. Some providers see them as inefficient busywork, a necessary evil to meet compliance standards. However, treatment plans in counseling have value far beyond compliance. They can actually enhance patient care and benefit a practice’s efficiency.
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May 7, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Ram Krishnan |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna
Treatment plans are crucial to a behavioral health practice as they can help improve client outcomes. Setting mental health treatment plan goals and objectives is a crucial aspect of the process, and providers and their clients need to work together in identifying long-term therapy goals. They should also communicate openly about the objectives used to achieve these goals. The concept of SMART goals can be valuable here. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
healthcarebusinesstoday.com | Ram Krishnan
Efficient operations are the foundation of success for large behavioral health practices. As practices scale up, they often encounter unique complexities in managing patient care, administrative tasks, and regulatory compliance. Electronic health record (EHR) systems provide benefits that can play a pivotal role in optimizing practice operations and improving patient care delivery.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
inboundlogistics.com | Ram Krishnan
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, January 2024 Leaders from eight countries and a range of industries were asked about the challenges and opportunities of AI-powered decision making. Here are the top takeaways.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
inboundlogistics.com | Ram Krishnan
Where Should You Begin? Leaders know that AI can improve logistics, as shown by IDC survey respondents identifying supply chain and logistics among the top business functions with the greatest potential to benefit from deploying decision intelligence. The key is making logistics decisions data-driven and, when feasible, automated. By removing bias, intuition, process silos, and manual work from the decision-making process, companies can achieve better outcomes in a relatively short period of time.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
healthcarebusinesstoday.com | Ram Krishnan
Whether starting a new behavioral health practice or joining and expanding an existing practice, the logistics of growing a practice can be challenging. However, before taking on the roles of both behavioral health provider and entrepreneur, it’s important to consider the behind-the-scenes work required for building a successful practice. Hiring is one of the most important first steps to growing a practice. As you scale, you will need to consider the size of your staff.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Ram Krishnan |Sheila Nazarian |Stephanie Wellington |Timothy Lee
Provider feedback is a powerful tool for behavioral health practices, as it is a valuable indicator of whether or not patient care is on the right track. Gathering feedback, and then acting on it, can also improve a practice’s efficiency. Fostering an open environment, one where providers feel heard and valued improves provider retention.
