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Contents: 2007 Issues      Click here for 2007 Annual Index
January
PRACTICE PROFILE ‘Integrated health’ approach helps expand her referral base p.1
MANAGED CARE NPI numbers will be required by ValueOptions; new forms needed p.3
FEEDBACK Answers to your questions p.4
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES APA slams magazine story accusing it of weak stance on torture p.5
SPECIAL REPORT A look ahead at technology trends in behavioral health care p.6
Publishing an e-book is affordable and a practice-booster p.7
PRACTICE BUILDING 9 tips for making the most of a media interview p.8
Tie press releases to current events p.9
RESOURCES Items of interest to you and your clients p.10
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES UBH and PBH networks are merging; a bad offer in the mailbox p.11
February
MEDICARE One Medicare cut has been averted--but a deeper one looms p.1
Deadline for use of the NPI is May 23; new forms are required p.2
MARKETING Landing your own local radio show for fun and profit p.2
NICHE MARKETING Treating drug problems, old and new p.4
HIPAA Another look at the basics as MCOs speed toward e-claims  p.6
MANAGED CARE MHN prepares to launch a ‘pay-for-performance’ plan p.8
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.9
MANAGED CARE NOTES Magellan electronic advance; fighting for coverage of anorexia p.9
RESOURCES Index of Psychotherapy Finances articles from 2006 p.10
PROFESSIONAL NOTES Whipping up interest in psychology; states that are growing p.12
March
PRACTICE BUILDING Group programs provide multiple advantages p.1
TECHNOLOGY Improving your Web site by adding video clips p.3
NICHE MARKETING Serving an underserved population--clients with OCD p.5
SPECIAL REPORT Clinicians detail the ups and downs of working with Medicare p.6
Any fee’s too low if you don’t get paid p.6
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Scope-of-practice battles are raging in California p.9
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES New federal parity legislation; UBH checks bounce; correction p.12
April
NICHE MARKETING Women suffering from bad break-ups p.1
Treating active-duty military for trauma--by phone and email p.2
An anxiety disorder sub-niche: shyness p.3
FEEDBACK Answers to your questions about low fees and high co-pays p.5
MANAGED CARE A therapist who knows how to wheel and deal p.7
RESOURCES 10 Web sites you should know about p.7
PRACTICE BASICS  The ABCs of successful managed care applications p.8
TRENDS New round of prescription bills launched, but roadblocks remain p.10
MANAGED CARE NOTES Value Options wants CE presenters; UnitedHealth’s ups and downs p.10
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES Health costs doubling; Dirty Harry reaches out to psychologists p.12
May
NICHE MARKETING Interventions represent a mental health growth area p.1
A dicey business with security guys, private eyes p.2
MARKETING Don’t forget about low-tech practice building tools p.3
UPDATE announces postponement of NPI deadline p.5
RESOURCES Items of interest to you and your clients p.5
SPECIAL REPORT Strategies for improving your Web marketing with Google AdWords p.6
Tips from another AdWords pro p.7
LEGAL ISSUES 5 points to remember when your clinical records are requested p.8
HIPAA UPDATE Couples counseling is a confidentiality hazard p.9
PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES Combining therapy with your other interests and enthusiasms p.10
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now  p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES APA comedy; self-esteem hurts; meth epidemic declines? p.11
June
PUBLIC POLICY House and Senate mull very different parity bills p.1
FEEDBACK Answers to your questions about managed care credentialing p.3
PRACTICE PROFILE A business built on services for children and adolescents p.4
NICHE MARKETING A cautious clinician jumps into the IOP market p.6
Lessons from an IOP that didn’t work out p.8
LEGAL ISSUES 5 courtroom ‘sins’ that can prove costly to your practice p.9
MANAGED CARE NOTES News from Magellan, Aetna, Ceridian, MHN, and ValueOptions p.10
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES California Rx bill bogs down; IRS beat; racism in therapy p.12
July
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Counselors and MFTs duke it out in three states p.1
MARKETING Health fairs bring you face-to-face with new referral sources p.3
FEEDBACK Answers to your questions about patient records p.4
RESOURCES  Items of interest to you and your clients p.5
NICHE MARKETING Helping clients kick the smoking habit can light up a practice p.6
PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES Developing a menu of consulting services p.6
NICHE MARKETING Treating addicted physicians--get your money up-front  p.9
Finding the impaired physician program near you  p.9
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES UnitedHeath in the clear; video game addiction not a mental illness p.12
August
NICHE MARKETING Hoarders represent a much-overlooked specialty p.1
MARKETING Print ads can work--in the right publication p.3
FEEDBACK Can you get into trouble when clients bypass their health benefits? p.4
Is bartering permissible under ethics codes? p.5
RESOURCES Items of interest to you and your clients p.6
NICHE MARKETING Helping clients live with serious illness p.7
PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES Can you build a consulting business on humor? p.7
TECHNOLOGY Therapists report problems with new Vista operating system p.10
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.11
MANAGED CARE NOTES  Wellpoint shakeup; Magellan wins a Medicaid contract p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES Dukakis endorses shock therapy; meditation a crock? p.12

 

September
MEDICARE Psychologists and CSWs work to reverse rate cuts p.1
NICHE MARKETING Ways to tap into the eating disorders specialty p.2
PRACTICE BUILDING Developing workshops that people are willing to pay for p.4
PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES No shortage of work for pain management specialists p.6
FOLLOW-UP To barter or not to barter--licensing boards don’t like it p.8
MANAGED CARE MultiPlan rate cuts hit therapists after merge p.9
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES Medical cost offset; APA convention draws big; pain meds soar p.12
October
MARKETING Here are 9 therapist Web sites you should take a look at p.1
NICHE MARKETING A therapist who focuses entirely on parenting issues p.4
SPECIAL REPORT Sexual misconduct continues to trip up clinicians p.6
Survival strategy: Ditch the couch and watch your ‘neutral zone’  p.6
UPDATE Two cautionary tales about verifying benefits under state laws p.8
MANAGED CARE More mergers: Horizon purchased by Psychiatric Solutions p.9
Magellan loses $88 million Empire contract p.10
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES Christmas toy; women surf for health info; military mental health p.12
November
PRACTICE BUILDING 10 simple (and cheap) strategies to boost your practice income p.1
NICHE MARKETING Selling services to schools as a therapist and consultant p.3
PRACTICE PROFILE Internet addiction creates disparate mini-niche specialties p.5
Has the hour for outcomes measurement come round at last? p.8
UPDATE NAPPP takes new approach to provider network plan p.10
MANAGED CARE NOTES Why claims get rejected; Aetna expanding its Medicaid business p.10
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Mental health and the military p..10
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.1
RESOURCES Items of interest to you and your clients p.11
PROFESSIONAL NOTES New CPT codes; high on sewage; international mental health news p.12
December
MINI-NICHES Cult survivors, career changers, and compulsive shoppers p.1
MARKETING How to bring in more clients for group therapy p.4
MANAGED CARE Magellan added as defendant in eating disorders suit p.7
PRACTICE BASICS The value of having a ‘living will’ for your practice p.7
RESOURCES Items of interest to you and your clients p.8
MANAGED CARE ALERT Companies that want your services now p.9
MANAGED CARE NOTES ValueOptions offers direct deposit; tips to avoid board complaints p.9
RESOURCES ndex of Psychotherapy Finances articles from 2007 p.10
PROFESSIONAL NOTES "Very happy" professions; dementia screenings don’t work p.12

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