Telehealth Billing: 2023 Update
Enroll in the Online Self-Study and benefit from over 2.5 hours of detailed content
This recorded training gives you the latest information about insurance billing and coverage for video and phone psychotherapy sessions, and what is believed to be coming in 2023. Will clients lose telehealth coverage, and if so, how can we prepare? This presentation shares what is known, help you formulate better questions for health plans, and dispel common myths and misconceptions.
This training is aimed at psychotherapists nationwide, both in- and out-of-network.
No CE credits are offered, just 2.5+ hours of useful and instructional content.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- A review of codes and modifiers for telehealth billing (and why assumptions can be dangerous)
- Will plans keep covering phone sessions, and out-of-network providers?
- The best (and worst) place to find coverage info
- How is documentation different for telehealth sessions?
- What if you give up your office? What address do you use on claims?
- Will you be paid less for telehealth sessions?
- Can you work with a client in a different state? (The answer may surprise you!)
- Will insurance cover interstate practice?
- What ALL therapists should be thinking about now to avoid treatment interruptions.
You will also have access to many helpful resources including downloadable handouts:
- “Checking Coverage: 12 Essential Questions to Ask”
- “What to Ask a Plan When Giving Up Your Office or Practicing Across State Lines”
- Slide handouts
- Telehealth Billing: 2023 Update
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This course will give you the latest information about insurance billing and coverage for video and phone psychotherapy sessions, and what is believed to be coming in 2023. Will clients lose telehealth coverage, and if so, how can we prepare? This presentation will share what is known, help you formulate better questions for health plans, and dispel common myths and misconceptions. This information is aimed at psychotherapists nationwide, both in- and out-of-network. Recorded on December 3, 2022, this self-study offers 2 hours 51 minutes of instruction from billing expert, Barbara Griswold.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
- A review of codes and modifiers for telehealth billing (and why assumptions can be dangerous.)
- Will plans keep covering phone sessions, and out-of-network providers?
- The best (and worst) place to find coverage info.
- How is documentation different for telehealth sessions?
- What if you give up your office? What address do you use on claims?
- Will you be paid less for telehealth sessions?
- Can you work with a client in a different state? (The answer may surprise you!)
- Will insurance cover interstate practice?
- What ALL therapists should be thinking about now to avoid treatment interruptions.
HANDOUTS INCLUDE:
- Course Slides
- "Checking Coverage: 12 Essential Questions to Ask”
- “What to Ask a Plan When Giving Up Your Office or Practicing Across State Lines”
Upon completion of this training professionals will be able to do the following:
- Identify how insurance coverage of telehealth coverage is changing due to the COVID
pandemic. - Identify how to code and bill for telehealth sessions, to avoid claim denials and treatment
interruption. - Name two ways telehealth session documentation is different from in-person sessions.
- Identify legal considerations before providing therapy across state lines.
Barbara Griswold, LMFT
Barbara Griswold, LMFT, is author of “Navigating the Insurance Maze: The Therapist’s Complete Guide to Working with Insurance — And Whether You Should” (8th edition). She has taught hundreds of trainings and provides phone consultations to therapists nationwide about insurance, progress notes, and building a thriving practice. Her mission is to help therapists feel as good about their business as they do about their clinical work. She can be contacted here.
Credit Hours: This course does not offer credit hours. It consists of 171 minutes of instructions content.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
To receive your certificate of completion you must complete the course in its entirety.
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Psychologists and other professionals seeking CE credit through our approval with the American Psychological Association are asked, but not required, to complete the course evaluation before obtaining their certificate of completion, however passing a post-test for online self-study courses, and submitting one's attendance for live on-site and live webinars is required.
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Cancellation Policy
Refunds are offered within the first 30 days for courses which have not been completed. There is a 10% service fee for refunds.
Grievance Policy
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching methods for this course include recorded lecture video and a course evaluation. The course may include required reading.
This program was recorded on December 3, 2022
You have six months to access online courses from the time of purchase.
Barbara Griswold
LMFT
Barbara Griswold, LMFT, is author of “Navigating the Insurance Maze: The Therapist’s Complete Guide to Working with Insurance — And Whether You Should” (8th edition). She has taught hundreds of trainings and provides phone consultations to therapists nationwide about insurance, progress notes, and building a thriving practice. Her mission is to help therapists feel as good about their business as they do about their clinical work. She can be contacted here
The course was so informative and I was glued to my screen for the entire duration. I received so much knowledge concerning ethics in telehealth and I am greatly encouraged to read about all the standards and policies that pertain to my practice. Thank you!.