We’re All Mad…

May 22, 2013

Well, it is official.  We are all probably diagnosable.  Check out this article from the NY Post about the advent of the new DSM-5.  Yesterday = normal, today = mad.  What do you think about this  development in our probable future clinical assessment process?  Lots of clinicians and organizations refuse to use the new DSM-5.  What about you?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/we_re_all_mad_here_HHs3ZlRzqusuqXL5Ij7ZCI?goback=%2Egmr_4544147

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Psychiatry’s Guide Is Out of Touch with Science, Experts Say

May 7, 2013

Despite years of working on revisions to the DSM, the science to make the new version satisfactory seems to be lacking the specificity many want in a diagnostic manual.  What have you learned about the new DSM V that will be released soon?

Psychiatry’s Guide is Out of Touch with Science, Experts Say
By  and    Published: May 6, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/health/psychiatrys-new-guide-falls-short-experts-say.html?pagewanted=all

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NIMH Will NOT use the DSM V

May 4, 2013

“The National Institute of Mental Health is moving away from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, sometimes known as the psychiatrist’s “bible,” saying that patients deserve better.” By STEPHANIE PAPPAS / LIVESCIENCE.COM/ May 3, 2013, 4:24 PM Researcher will have to stick to viewing participants traditional diagnoses, not limit the diagnosis to a single focus. [...]

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Grief? Good grief… grief is now to be considered a MENTAL ILLNESS?!

April 28, 2013

You may know that the new DSM 5 that is to be released in May has met with a lot of resistance and seen lots of controversy.  Could it be that this new, very expensive diagnostic manual has gone too far?  I must say that I don’t know every thing about this new version but if [...]

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Should we use Skype? Is Skype HIPAA compliant?

April 16, 2013

You all know how concerned I am about tele-health.  Did you know that as soon as you open your computer or smart device “Skype’s settings allow it to automatically issue a real-time notice to everyone in one’s contact list, announcing that the person is now online”? Check out this great article.  You can create a [...]

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DSM 5 Don’t buy it? Don’t use it? Don’t teach it?

April 15, 2013

Just ignore the DSM -5!?     At $200 per the price tag is hefty.  The only codes that are required for billing are in the ICD-9 (soon to be 10).  With all the contention about the new version it is hard to know what to do.  What do you think about this article? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-frances/does-dsm-5-have-a-captive_b_3080553.html [...]

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Does Florida Law prevent MH professionals from asking about gun ownership?

January 23, 2013

Thanks CK for raising a new question for me.  She asked if Florida law prevented medical and mental health professionals from asking if a client owns a gun.  Interestingly, I found something about this question and related to typical risk assessment questions on snopes.com DHHS, according to a recent letter forwarded to me, states that HIPAA  allows [...]

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Avoid claim denials in 2013 and become familiar with the new psychotherapy codes

December 3, 2012

NASW is offering a webinar in January related to the CPT Code changes. http://www.socialworkers.org/ce/online/lunchtime/lCourses/Default.aspx?courseID=082d12e9-7724-49ed-ad55-ff54110aaccc&header=OFF “Avoid claim denials in 2013 and become familiar with the new psychotherapy codes clinical social workers will began using in 2013 to identify services provided in settings such as solo or group practice, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, primary and [...]

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CPT Code Changes will be more Challenging that first thought…

November 20, 2012

I still have not found the proposed Mediare fee list for 2013.  BUT, I have found more information about the CPT code changes and see that they are going to be more complicated to implement that initially thought.  I will try to deal with the fees later on.  At this time the more pressing issue [...]

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Are you ready to start using the New CPT codes . . .

November 11, 2012

and accept 3rd party payor fee reduction which will change in January?   Michael Spellman (Sarasota, FL) reported in a recent LinkedIn discussion that “three major changes are scheduled to start on January 1, 2013. • New CPT codes will replace many of our current codes in both the private and public sector (summary at [...]

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