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Posted by Erica Erman | Jun 27, 2019 | Behavioral Health Care, Erica Erman, Health Care
Erica A. Erman recently authored the article, “The importance of putting patient care above profits,” for Physicians Practice. The article discusses the case Wit v. United Behavioral Health and highlights eight principles that...
Read MorePosted by Russell Kolsrud | May 13, 2019 | Behavioral Health Care, Erica Erman
The American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel released eight standardized and permanent codes for billing applied behavioral analytics (ABA) therapy services that became effective January 1, 2019. For the first time,...
Read MorePosted by Erica Erman | Apr 23, 2019 | Data Privacy, Health Care, HIPAA
Purpose and Practicality The HIPAA Security Rule[1] was designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of a patient’s protected health information (PHI) while allowing flexibility for each covered entity...
Read MorePosted by Erica Erman | Mar 20, 2019 | Behavioral Health Care, Class Action, ERISA, Health Care, Insurance
Earlier this month, on March 5, 2019, the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California filed a 106-page Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in the class action Wit v. United Behavioral Health (“UBH”). Here are...
Read MorePosted by Erica Erman | Dec 19, 2018 | Health Care
When your resident first expresses a desire to leave against medical advice (“AMA”), take it seriously. Step 1: Verbal Prevention Your first line of defense to ensure your resident’s wellbeing (and consequently, to reduce your...
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