PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR!

You may think if you have never joined an insurance plan, you don’t need to understand insurance billing. But your lack of knowledge about insurance can hurt both your clients and you. Your client’s reimbursement request may be denied by a health plan due to your coding or billing errors. And yes, even out-of-network therapists can have treatment reviewed – and notes requested – by a health plan whenever a client submits a superbill. So if you haven’t kept good notes, or don’t know how to articulate the need for sessions in a clinical treatment review, clients may not be reimbursed, or their treatment may stop being covered, leading to treatment dropout.

In this webinar, we will discuss what EVERY out-of-network therapist should know about billing, since knowledge of how insurance works can help you advocate for the care your client needs and deserves. We will also talk about billing issues for private pay clients.

Topics include:

• Insurance coverage and billing for out-of-network providers
• Telehealth considerations for out-of-network providers
• Ways you can assist clients to afford your treatment, even though you aren’t on their health plan
• Options for assisting out-of-network clients with insurance billing
• Should you check a client’s out-of-network coverage? (and what to ask)
• Is it OK to slide your fee? How can you do this ethically?
• What should be on your superbill to avoid denials
• The best way to find diagnosis codes (hint: It isn't the DSM)
• Audits: Should out-of-network providers worry about them? (hint: Yes!)
• What do plans require in the notes of out-of-network therapists?
• Are Single-Case Agreements with a health plan a good idea?
• One easy way to make thousands of dollars more each year – without working any harder
• PLUS:
  • Sample Superbill
  • "Out-of-Network Checking Coverage Handout" to help clients to check coverage

EASY TO VIEW: The webinar takes no technological know-how to watch – after purchase you will immediately be sent a link. With one easy click you can watch it on your computer or smartphone at your convenience. You can stop and restart, as needed. The link will be available for one year.

BONUS FOR CALIFORNIA THERAPISTS: 2 CE CREDITS are available for California LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs or LEPs; other licensees will have to check with their licensing boards for possible credit.

PRESENTER:  Barbara Griswold, LMFT is the author of Navigating the Insurance Maze: The Therapist’s Complete Guide to Working with Insurance – And Whether You Should, now in its 10th edition. After 32 years in private practice, and decades as a private practice consultant, she provides courses about insurance, progress notes, and the business of private practice to therapists nationwide.

IMPORTANT: AFTER PURCHASE, DON'T LEAVE THE SCREEN! YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REDIRECTED TO A THANK YOU PAGE – scroll down this page to find the blue links to the webinar and handouts (and CE Evaluation link, if purchased).< We will follow up with a separate email with these links within 1 business day, in case you didn't get them. If you do not receive this follow-up email, please CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER.

CE CREDITS: To receive your CE certificate, just choose the CE ticket option, and along with the webinar link, you will be sent a link to complete a brief post-test after viewing the webinar. If you get 70% correct, YOUR CERTIFICATE WILL BE SENT VIA  E-MAIL within 7 days of submitting the post test. Please check your spam folder if you do not see it. If you do not receive it, please contact us at orders@theinsurancemaze.com. If you fail the test, an email will be sent with instructions on how to retake the test. Barbara Griswold LMFT (CAMFT CE provider #023504) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor education for California LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Other licensees must check with their licensing board for potential credit. Barbara Griswold maintains responsibility for this course and its content. For complete CE policies, click here

Disclaimer: The webinar speaks in generalities about insurance billing and requirements. Laws, regulations, and policies will vary by state, health plan, and client policy. No information presented takes the place of legal advice.

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