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Talking Back to Managed Care

Oxford Health Plans (a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare) recently shocked the psychiatric community by doing a retroactive audit of psychiatric services, and demanding repayment of up to tens of thousands of dollars of reimbursements from some physicians based on insufficient documentation. Read More

Dr. Brendel, thanks for agreeing to educate us about HIPAA, which remains a pretty mysterious and intimidating entity for most psychiatrists! How did you get to be such a HIPAA expert? Read More

HIPAA Compliance for Psychiatrists: A One-Stop Shop

In this month’s interview, Dr. Brendel does a wonderful job explaining what psychiatrists need to know in order to become HIPAA-compliant. In this article, TCR really gets down and dirty with HIPAA, taking you by the hand to tell you exactly what to do, what forms to use, and where to get them. Read More

Should we use rating scales in our clinical practices? And if so, which ones? Do the benefits of scales compensate for the extra time it takes to administer them? Read More

By definition, a “progress note” should be a written record of the degree of our patients’ progress. We can all agree on this much, and this is pretty much where the agreement ends. Read More

Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Sixth Edition (2022)
Guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments covering the medications you use in your...
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General Psychiatry
Using SAMe In Clinical Practice with Garrett Rossi, MD
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General Psychiatry
Elvis, Adderall, and a Broken Heart - Part 1
A new medical investigation changes our understanding of Elvis Presley’s untimely death and offer some pearls for modern psychiatric practice.
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