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EHR (Electronic Health Records)

Electronic health records (EHR) provide secure and efficient data storage while streamlining administrative tasks, improving client care and overall practice management. When choosing the best EHR software, it’s crucial to consider factors like user-friendliness, interoperability, and customization options tailored to the specific needs of your mental healthcare organization.
PUBLISHED ON: May 25, 2026

What a Medical Billing Service Actually Does, and When You Don’t Need One

It’s the third Friday in a row your practice administrator has stayed late reconciling denials. Two claims aged past 60…
PUBLISHED ON: May 20, 2026

What Are the Joint Commission Standards (JCAHO Standards)? A Behavioral Health Administrator’s Guide

The 2026 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services is 870 pages.1 No clinical di…
PUBLISHED ON: May 18, 2026

Mental Health Claims: Why They Get Denied 85% More Often, and What to Do Upstream

Mental health claims get denied about 85% more often than medical claims, with initial denial rates of 15 to 25 percent…
PUBLISHED ON: May 13, 2026

EMR and Safety: Where Your System Helps, Where It Hurts, and What to Demand

The EMR was sold as a safety upgrade. For most of the clinicians who use one, it isn’t. A national survey of 1,933 phys…
PUBLISHED ON: May 11, 2026

Your EHR Wasn’t Built for Group Therapy: What to Demand Instead

Run four groups a day with eight clients each, and by 5pm you owe 32 individualized notes, not 4. Most group therapy EH…
PUBLISHED ON: May 6, 2026

Does HIPAA Apply to Everyone? Who’s Actually Covered (and Who Isn’t)

Most behavioral health practitioners assume HIPAA covers them automatically the day their license is approved. That isn…
PUBLISHED ON: May 4, 2026

What Makes a Behavioral Health EHR Actually Behavioral Health (And How to Pick One in 2026)

Behavioral health clinicians spend nearly half their working hours on administrative tasks, roughly double the time pri…
PUBLISHED ON: April 27, 2026

EMR Electronic Medical Record: What Behavioral Health Practices Actually Need in 2026

Most behavioral health buyers Google “EMR electronic medical record” and walk away more confused than when they started…
PUBLISHED ON: April 20, 2026

PIMSY vs AdvancedMD: Why Behavioral Health Practices Need More Than a Module

AdvancedMD is a serious EHR. It serves tens of thousands of providers, handles complex billing across multiple specialt…
PUBLISHED ON: April 17, 2026

TheraNest vs PIMSY: Which Behavioral Health EHR Is Built for Your Practice?

TheraNest has a new name. In April 2025, parent company Therapy Brands rebranded to Ensora Health under KKR private equ…
PUBLISHED ON: April 16, 2026

Why Benefit Verification in Medical Billing Breaks Down for Behavioral Health Practices

A session takes 50 minutes. A missed verification step generates a denied claim that can take six weeks to fix. Most bi…
PUBLISHED ON: April 16, 2026

PIMSY vs Ensora Health: Which Behavioral Health EHR Is Right for Your Practice?

If you were comparing TheraNest to PIMSY last year, you may have started your research over without realizing it. Thera…