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What is Behavioral Health Consulting?
What is behavioral health consulting? Behavioral health is a rapid paced sector of healthcare. Typically, behavioral health refers to; mental health, substance use disorders and emotional & behavioral disorders. These disorders can be extremely difficult to properly diagnose, manage and treat. Providers who have successfully created programs embrace the changes that constantly appear within the…
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Addiction Consulting- Missed Revenue
There is no debate, addiction treatment is needed now, more than ever. Despite all the publicity of the “opiate epidemic”, addiction treatment providers are facing dwindling reimbursement rates. Insurance providers are scrutinizing billable rates, denying stays in treatment and opting for less effective treatment options, based on cost. Payors are attempting to avoid paying when…
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Congress Perpetuated The Opiate Crisis
The recent 60 Minutes episode, which exposed Drug Czar, Tom Marino, was eye opening for many Americans, who are awakening to the severity of this epidemic. It was exposed that U.S. Congress prohibited the DEA from taking action against large drug companies violating many laws, aimed to regulate and thwart overuse of these drugs. The…
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Exciting News!
I spoke with Dr. Kenneth Blum today. Dr. Blum is truly a leader in the treatment of addiction. In fact, he is the man who coined the phrase, Reward Deficiency Syndrome, or RDS. We are hoping to have Dr. Blum give the keynote presentation at the first annual Neuroscience of Addiction conference in Boise, Idaho…
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New “Opiate Court” in Buffalo City
Here is an adaptation of Drug Courts, specifically to address the opioid crisis. My initial impressions of this program is they have a more realistic understanding of how difficult opiates are. There appears to be a level of compassion and understanding built into the program. Having worked with diversion programs over the years, I can…
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