by Christian Lehinger | Jan 4, 2021 | Healthcare Articles
New CPT Codes for Psychological Testing and Evaluation In 2019 CMS retired CPT 96103 and CPT 96101, and replaced them with CPT 96136, CPT 96138, CPT 96146, and CPT 96130. It is important to understand the underlying spirit of what CMS is trying to accomplish with this... by Christian Lehinger | Jan 1, 2021 | Healthcare Articles
CPT 96127 Frequently Asked Questions CPT Code 96127 is a generic mental health screening code that is covered by all major insurances. It is designed to pay for the evenly applied screening of a large patient population to uncover underlying mental health conditions.... by Heidi Strohmaier, PHD | Dec 29, 2020 | Healthcare Articles
Mental Health Screening in the Age of Telehealth The age of telehealth is upon us. Telehealth, which encompasses the delivery of medical and mental health assessment and treatment, can be administered via telephone, live video conferencing, and other digital... by Heidi Strohmaier, PHD | Dec 21, 2020 | Healthcare Articles
Increased Mental Health Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic The year 2020 has been unlike any other. The ongoing global pandemic has threatened public health and safety, paralyzed the economy, killed hundreds of thousands of Americans (and more than one million... 
by Heidi Strohmaier, PHD | Nov 2, 2020 | Healthcare Articles
The Importance of Screening for Mental Health Symptoms in the Primary Care Setting Mental health problems affect approximately 45 million adults in the United States alone1, with more than 25% of the population afflicted with some form of mental illness at any given... by Brooke Dulka, PHD | Aug 26, 2020 | Healthcare Articles
Looking to the Future of Comorbid Mental Health Screening Comorbid Mental Health Screening There are many mental health screening tools, such as the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), but are these tools as... 
