You might be wondering, “What are the advantages of online counseling?” This is a valid question. To answer, I’m going to begin with a question of my own: Did you know that only a limited number of people who are recommended by a physician to seek mental health services actually…
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Today I am sitting at a coffee kiosk at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, PA. I’m here because this week Thriveworks is opening its third (our second clinical) company-owned location, right here in Philly. As a small company, any endeavor that includes the words “new location” is a serious…
Facing the problem of closed insurance panels? If you are like many healthcare providers today, especially providers living in densely-populated urban areas, perhaps you have reach out to an insurance company to join their network, only to have them slam the metaphorical door in your face! A question we often receive at…
This is a question we hear every day (if not several times a day) at Thriveworks about insurance panels. The answer can get complicated, as the rules change by insurance company, and by state. However, in most instances, healthcare providers who are fully licensed (not intern-level or intermediate-level license) can…
For healthcare providers in practice today—from nurses, to chiropractors, to physicians—the process of becoming credentialed with insurance providers (that is, the process of getting on insurance panels, and being able to accept 3rd party payments from new and potential patients) is one of the most important things that one can do…
I was speaking with an acupuncturist recently who told me the following story. He said, “This past weekend I took a training course, to learn more about insurance credentialing and medical billing. As I sat in the classroom early on a Sunday morning, the speaker said, ‘Raise your hand if, while you…
These days, healthcare providers–from physicians, to chiropractors, to acupuncturists–are, in droves, running to become credentialed with insurance companies. And for good reason! Not being able to accept insurance means that up to 90% of their potential patient (or client) base will politely decline to use their services, and instead opt to…
Protecting the Public Dear Anthony, I wanted to thank you for writing such an interesting article in the November issue of Counseling Today regarding Life Coaches. I am a recent graduate in Community Counseling and just passed the LPC exam. Here in Dallas, a lot of so-called “hypnotist/hypnotherapists” pass themselves…
Greetings readers, it’s been 7 years since I first wrote on this issue, and to date it remains still one of the most asked about topics. This month I present to you a re-visitation, and update! According to Salary.com, a Licensed Professional Counselor (or ‘Family Counselor’) working in Cambridge, MA…