Welcome to CEU By Net's Overview Page! On This Site You Can Earn Fast Online Substance Abuse AOD and Mental Health CEUs for Social Workers, Counselors, LMFTs and MFTs - With Both 'Traditional' and 'Out of the Ordinary' Continuing Education Courses. And We Have Two FREE Courses - and Unlimited CEUs for $59.95.
Our Site Looks a Bit Different Than Most, Perhaps - and Our Course Topics and Presentation Style Are a Bit Different, Too. You'll Find Some Non-Traditional Topics On This Site. We Want to Keep Things Interesting.
We Now Offer Three New Features That You Have Come to Expect in Online Continuing Education - 1. FREE CEUs - Two FREE Courses, and 2. UNLIMITED CEUs (for $59.95 for an Entire Year), and 3. Some 'Free to VIEW' Courses and Quizzes That You Can Save and Print for FREE - and Pay a Fee Only If You Decide to Take the Quiz to Earn a Certificate.
Take a look at our FREE-to-read-and-print, sponsored JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS ('Pay Only For Quiz'). These online, easy to comprehend documents are in a PDF format, and address important clinical topics such as Suicide Prevention in LGBT Youth, Psychoactive Treatment Medications, Couples and Family Therapy for Drinking Problems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anger Management, Domestic Violence, and so forth.
Take a quick look at an online quiz. This one's for our FREE-TO-READ sponsored course on Prevention of Suicide in LGBT Adolescents and Young Adults. Our approach to quiz development makes reading through online publications much easier!
Take online continuing education quizzes and courses day or night, and get instant AOD and Mental Health CEU certificates, online here on this website. Customer Support 7 days per week. Want to see courses that are FREE to read and print - where you pay only to take the quiz? Then check our 'Quiz Only' course catalog.
Who can take our courses? CEU By Net is NBCC and State Board Certified. Most Social Worker Boards also recognize our courses as acceptable for continuing education credit because of our multiple ASWB-NASW State Social Worker Licensing Board certifications.
We offer unique and inexpensive AOD and Mental Health CE Courses and CEUs which are accepted in most states for LPC LCSW LISW LSW CMSW CSW PCMSW APSW LMSW LICSW LAMSW LGSW LMFT MFT LMHC LMHP LPCMH LPCP LCPC LCDC LSAT CSAC LCDP LADC LADAC LCDC LPAT - and many more.
What Kind of Courses Do We Offer? Earn Fast and Inexpensive Ethics CEUs, Aging CEUs, Diagnosis CEUs, CBT CEUs, AOD CEUs, HIV/AIDS CEUs, Treatment CEUs, Child and Adolescent CEUs, and Lots More. Take a Look at Our Most Popular Courses.
AND A FEW QUICK LINKS: AGING CEUs | ETHICS CEUs | MANAGED CARE CEUs | DIAGNOSIS and ASSESSMENT CEUs | TREATMENT CEUs | CBT for ANGER MANAGEMENT ISSUES | SUBSTANCE ABUSE AOD CEUs | MEDICATION CEUs | PERSONALITY DISORDER in HIV/AIDS PATIENTS | CEUs in COUPLES-FAMILY AOD THERAPY | ADULT DEPRESSION | MATERNAL DEPRESSION | ADVANCE DIRECTIVES - END OF LIFE CARE
The Technical Stuff
Our Online CE Quizzes Are Fast, Easy and Dependable. And our CEU Certificates are online and instantly downloadable - Save It, Print It, Email It! And Re-Download It whenever you want - no need to track us down if you lose your certificate. And if you NEED HELP with something, we are just an email away - seven days a week, holidays included.
We have Mental Health and Chemical Dependency courses in multiple online formats. Some courses are 'PDF' documents which you can view and download with Adobe Reader. Other courses are easy-to-read Adobe Flash slide shows which you can view at your own speed. And our 'Quiz Only' Free-to-View courses are accessed through an internet link to a public domain publication which you can save as a PDF document for viewing offline if you choose, free of charge.
Quick Link to 'Who Takes Our Courses?'
What States Accept Our CE Courses and CEU Certificates?
NEW! Are you looking for FREE Courses, Unlimited CEUs, and FREE-to-View Courses? We now offer all three. Unlimited CEUs for $59.95 for an entire year, here at CEU By Net. And we also have 'FREE to View' Courses.
Who Takes Our Courses? On This Site You Can Find Inexpensive and Practical AOD and Mental Health CE Courses for Substance Abuse and Mental Health COUNSELORS and SOCIAL WORKERS, in Multiple Clinical Areas.
CEU By Net is State Board and NBCC approved to provide online CE courses and CEUs for Social Workers, Counselors, and MFTs.
Our CEU certificates are accepted in MOST STATES for MOST LICENSES.
Click HERE to view our CE status with YOUR state.
Examples of some licenses for which we offer substance abuse and mental health continuing education CEUs for Social Workers and Counselors: LPC LCSW LISW LSW CMSW CSW PCMSW APSW LMSW LICSW LAMSW LGSW LMFT MFT LMHC LMHP LPCMH LPCP LCPC to name a few.
For more information about SOCIAL WORKER CE approvals, to here.
For more information about COUNSELOR CE approvals, to here.
For a more complete list of other professional licenses, go here.
New Stuff on Our Site:
We now offer two FREE Courses . . . and Unlimited CEUs for $59.95 for an entire year . . . and several 'Free to View' courses for which you pay only for the quiz. These courses are FREE to view, download, and print (both the course materials and the quiz) whether you decide to pay the fee and take the quiz for your CE certificate, or not!
We are most excited about our new Annual Subscription which offers Unlimited CEUs - one full year of CE Courses for only $59.95.
And our customers also seem to like our two FREE CEU COURSES - each of which awards 1 FREE credit hour CEU for Mental Health and Substance Abuse professionals. These free CE courses are an introduction to our two course formats - a slide show format, and a 'Quiz Only' format - and also serve as an intro to the mechanics of our easy online CE quizzes and our instant CEU certificates.
WANT UNLIMITED CEUs for an Entire Year - for $59.95? Click here to see details.
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♦ POPULAR COURSES
♦ Who Can Take Our Courses?
♦ NBCC Online CE Provider Approval
♦ Social Worker CE State Approvals
♦ Find YOUR State On Our States and Licensure Map
♦ Tour the Ethics CE Catalog
♦ Watch an Ethics Course Preview
♦ Treatment of Non-Alzheimer's Cognitive Impairment: Aging Course 4G
♦ Watch a Preview/Demo of Aging Course 4G
♦ Check Out Our New 'Quiz Only' CE Courses!
♦ Anger Management: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Manual
♦ AOD CE Catalog
♦ Managed Care CE Catalog
♦ AOD and Mental Health Treatment Catalog
♦ Child and Adolescent CE Catalog
♦ Diagnosis and Assessment CE Catalog
♦ 10-credit Managed Care CE Course $40.
♦ Overview of Managed Care
♦ Browse Our Entire CE Program Catalog.
What Formats Do We Offer?
We have several popular in-house SLIDE SHOW courses (in aging, ethics, managed care, etc.) which are presented in Adobe Flash technology! Users control how fast they move through slides, skip around, move back, replay, etc. To watch an Aging Course slide show DEMO or an Ethics Course slide show DEMO CLICK HERE - very cool!
We ALSO offer PDF-formatted courses - like our Child and Adolescent Assessment Course . . . and our new 'Quiz Only' Courses which you can VIEW and PRINT DIRECTLY FROM THE PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE for FREE, to study offline if you like. With a Quiz Only course, you pay a fee only if you want to take the online quiz and get an instant CEU certificate for the course.
What About Our Certificates? We award instant online certificates (which you can print, download, email, and save, and re-access at any time). Our CEU Certificates have all of the information needed for proper credit, including the GOALS of the course you took.
More, About Who Takes Our Courses
♦ What About Social Workers?
CEU By Net's CEUs are accepted by many STATE SOCIAL WORKER BOARDS, on an automatic approval or 'acceptable source' basis. Why is that? Social Worker Board Rules oftentimes specify that 'Acceptable CE Sources' include CE providers with 'any State Board or national organization approval'. That includes CEU By Net.
NASW accepts our courses for Continuing Education Credit because we are a certified CE Provider for multiple State social work licensing boards. We are a certified CE Provider for the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, and for the State Social Work Licensing Boards in California, Alabama, and Florida - all of whom are board members of ASWB. You may find the NASW information in FAQ question 23, at this NASW website address: http://www.socialworkers.org/credentials/faqs.asp
We have multiple State Board certifications for Social Worker CE (Texas, California, Florida, and Alabama) - and we are also certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), which many State Social Work Boards deem sufficient for automatic acceptance of our CE courses and CEUs. CLICK HERE to view a list of Social Worker Boards which accept our CE and CEUs.
Some State Boards also give the Social Worker discretion in choosing CE Courses, based upon relevance to licensure.
Social Workers earning CEU credits from our site include LCSWs, LSWs, LISWs, CMSWs, CSWs, PCMSWs, APSWs, LMSWs, LICSWs, LGSWs, LAMSWs, LSWAs, LBSWs, SWAs, SWTs, and more.
Here are links to State Social Worker Boards, for which we are certified CE Providers:
Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners
California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
Florida State Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling.
♦ What About MFTs and Counselors - Both Mental Health and AOD?
Our national NBCC certification as an 'Online Continuing Education Provider' of CE and CEUs is accepted by almost every state for Counselors and MFTs and many Chemical Dependency Counselors. Many states also recognize our multiple State Board approvals (Texas, Florida, California, and Alabama). Licenses taking our courses for credit include, for example, LPCs, LCPCs, LPCPs, LMHPs, LMCPCs, LMHCs, LSATs, LCDCs, CSACs, LPATs, etc. For a more complete list of licenses, go here.
Watch the Geriatric Aging Course Demo. And the Ethics Course Demo. Just click the links. Very cool indeed. NOTE: Most modern computers have the Adobe Flash Player already installed. If your computer has it, you can view our slide show courses. If you can't view them, you need to download the Adobe Flash Player program. It's easy to download, and it's FREE. Click HERE and we will give you a link to download it.
A More Complete List of Counselor Licenses
Our NBCC-approved courses are approved or accepted by most State Boards for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists, and by many Social Work Boards. 
Counselors and MFTs earning CEUs on our site hold a broad range of Counselor Licenses, including LPC, LMFT, MFT, AMFT, PLPC, PC, APC, LPCC, LPCA, CPC, LPCP, LCPC, LPCMH, LMHC, LCMHC, LMHP, PCMHC, LIMHP, PC, APC, LMHC, MHSP, LGPC, MFCC, LMFC, MFTI, MFCI, RIC, RP, LSAT, CSAC, LCDC, LCDP, LADC, LADAC, LCDC, LPAT, and other Addiction Counselors, Pastoral Counselors, and Rehabilitation Counselors with various license designations. Other behavioral health practitioners also obtain CEU credits from our site, such as LMFT, MFT and the various Marriage and Family Therapists, and Florida School Psychologists. Click your state on the interactive map.
Many State Social Worker Boards Accept Our CE Credits!
Because we are an approved online provider certified by multiple State Social Worker Boards (Texas State Board, California BBS, Alabama State Board, and Florida State Board - all of which are ASWB Board members), most state boards recognizes our courses as an acceptable source for Social Worker Continuing Education Credit. We also meet the published criteria in at least the following states:
Missouri, New Mexico, Delaware, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Jersey , Connecticut, Wyoming, Montana, Ohio, Kansas, Idaho, Alaska, Iowa, West Virginia, Virginia, Maine, Washington, Georgia, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Indiana, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Delaware, District of Columbia (DC), Oregon, Tennessee, Maryland, Utah and others (including those states in which Social Workers have discretion in applicability of the course).
Our continuing education courses are taken by social workers with various licenses, including LCSW, LAMSW, LBSW, LMSW, LSW, LGSW, APSW, CMSW, LSCSW, CSW, LISW, LICSW, ICSW, lBSW, SWA, SWT, PCMSW, and more.
Want details for YOUR STATE? Just go to our interactive map and CLICK YOUR STATE!
Looking for Free CE Courses?
Take a free AOD and mental health continuing education course here. We have two FREE Courses - Course 1B and Course 1D! Each awards 1 CEU credit hour. We are NBCC and multi-state approved!
Course 1B is a very cool slideshow about the key clinical issues facing providers under the managed care health care reform initiative. Course 1D - 'Substance Abuse: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment' - is one of our 'Quiz Only' Courses - you can print and save the document and the quiz for free, whether you pay the fee to take the quiz and get your certificate, or not!
CLICK HERE to go to the catalog for FREE Course 1B. 'Intro to Behavioral Health Programs Within a Managed Care Environment – It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Chevy' (1 Credit Hour - A FREE Continuing Education Course with an Instant Certificate!)
This free CE course is a very basic intro to the changes brought by Managed Care to the mental health and AOD fields. So what's really changed here, in the delivery of mental health and AOD services? A lot! It's a whole new way to deliver treatment which requires a new way of thinking and documenting. Read more about this course in the catalog. This is a FREE COURSE!
SUMMARY of 1B: This is a FREE COURSE which serves as an introduction to our SLIDE SHOW FORMATS, and to our UNIQUE approach to Continuing Education for Mental Health and AOD professionals. This course is also a small but informative introduction to the clinical issues brought by the Health Care Reform movement - it's brought Managed Care back into focus! It's a 1 hour online CE course earning a total of 1 (or 0.1) Continuing Education credit (CEU).
CLICK HERE to go to the catalog for FREE Course 1D. 'Course 1D - 'Substance Abuse: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment' (1 Credit Hour - A FREE Continuing Education Course with an Instant Certificate!)
Summary of 1D: This mini-course is appropriate for Mental Health, AOD, and Dual Diagnosis treatment providers. The publication SUMMARIZES the current National Guideline for providing Intensive Outpatient Programs to persons with SA-CD-AOD and Dual Diagnosis issues. The Guideline was created by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Its Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).
Aging and Geriatric Issues and Treatment Interventions.
We have two courses which pertain to treatment interventions with the geriatric population: Our new Ethics Course 2D, 'Advance Directives: Assisting with Plans for End of Life Care', and our Aging Course 4G which focuses upon cognitive decline and behavioral issues with the geriatric population. You can go directly to the catalog for these two courses by clicking the name of the course above - and you can also read about Aging Course 4G below.
Aging Geriatric Course 4G.
How Do You Address Cognitive Impairment Issues in the Geriatric Population? Serious Behavioral Issues? And Is It Always Alzheimer's?
Need Aging or Geriatric CEUs? We address these issues in our Geriatric-Aging Course, awarding 4 CEUs. Read on below, for details. [You can view a DEMO of this course by clicking here. Or jump to this course in the catalog here.]
This course presents a STRUCTURED SKILLS-BASED TREATMENT approach to working with cognitive impairment and behavioral difficulties of the elderly. The course also helps you to ASSESS and PRIORITIZE the cognitive impairment and behavioral issues at hand.
Is it always Alzheimer's when we see a cognitively impaired and behaviorally confused elderly client appear at our door? No. And thus there are treatment interventions that can help. The interventions in this course are particularly helpful with cognitive confusion or acute cognitive impairment associated with sudden or traumatic changes or events – things like a stroke, major shift in living arrangement (e.g., a move to a nursing home, the loss of one’s personal home and possessions), death of a spouse, loss of independence (perhaps due to a stroke or surgery, or physical illness), or other external factors.
"Improving Behavior and Cognitive Functioning In the Elderly Patient, Through A Structured Skills-Based Treatment Approach." (4 CEUs) Aging 4G is a 4 hour independent study course that is unique, fast paced, and entertaining in a slide show format. Appropriate for Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Rehabilitation Counselors, and others who work with aging individuals in a variety of settings.
We present a creative and effective approach to working with cognitive and behavioral difficulties of the elderly which are encountered in private practices, mental health clinics, nursing homes, and adult day care centers.
GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THESE: 1. Overview of Cognitive and Behavioral (Functional) Deficits of the non-Alzheimer's Geriatric Population. How is the cognitive and behavioral dysfunction of the AGING population different than we see with other people with such issues? 2. Specific Techniques for Reconnecting and Reinforcing Cognitive Processes in AGING INDIVIDUALS. 3. Behavioral Management Techniques Tailored To The Aging or Geriatric Patient. 4. Designing and Implementing Individualized Treatment Plans for Cognitively and Behaviorally Impaired Aging Mental Health Consumers. 5.Effective Documentation of Such Treatment.
Some Highlights of Popular Courses in Our Catalog.
At the top of the popularity list: The Aging Geriatric Treatment Course 4G, and our two easy-to-watch slide show Ethics Courses for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency providers. We have divided the 'popularity list' into 'non-traditional or unique' and those that are more 'traditional'. See below.
Popular 'unique or non-traditional' courses earning AOD and Mental Health CEUs certificates include these:
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the ethics of documentation of treatment in client records, within a managed care environment
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treatment of early onset cognitive confusion and decline with behavioral abnormalities in the elderly
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a popular 'Quiz Only' course on treatment of Personality Disorders in HIV/AIDS patients
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crisis and biopsychosocial assessment of children and adolescents. This is a very popular mental health assessment and diagnosis course offering 3 credits, which moves you 'Beyond The Yellow Legal Pad'. And it's a pdf document with printable forms for you to download and modify for use in your own work, if you wish.
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popular clinical documentation courses for those who are looking to fulfill CE documentation requirements (hard-to-find).
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courses on 'surviving those new-fangled Managed Care contracts' - now relevant again, with the Federal Health Care Reform initiative. Note: FREE Course 1B on Managed Care gives you a flavor for our practical approach to Managed Care.
. . . and take a look at our specialized Chemical Dependency Course that will take you through the 'Big Transition' in the Substance Abuse Treatment culture under managed care.
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substance abuse treatment for couples and families
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community-based treatment of maternal depression
Popular courses which are a bit more 'traditional' - earning AOD and Mental Health CEUs certificates - include these:
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mental health and AOD medications, a manual for counselors and social workers - 'Psychotherapeutic Medications - What Every Counselor Should Know'
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substance abuse treatment for couples and families
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community-based treatment of maternal depression
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the 'Stepped Care' Model for treatment of adult depression
Click Here to Go to the Managed Care CEU Catalog.
How To Survive Managed Care! Whether Your Contract is Managed By the State, An MCO (HMO, BHO), a Commercial Insurance Plan or Another Entity, This Course Is Relevant These Courses Are for Private Practitioners As Well As Those Working in the Public Sector Programs (e.g., Medicaid) For an OVERVIEW of the Managed Care courses on this page, CLICK HERE. To go to our FREE COURSE 1B on Managed Care Clinical Issues, CLICK HERE.
Some Managed Care Courses in Our Managed Care Catalog Are Described Below. Or Just Jump to the Managed Care Catalog.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 3C - Beyond the Yellow Legal Pad!
Biopsychosocial and Risk Assessment of Children and Adolescents - for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Providers, Including Texas' TRAG Providers!
SUMMARY: This course focuses upon a structured, 1-2-3 approach to Mental Health and Substance Abuse (AOD) Assessment of minor clients - emphasizing and demonstrating the features of assessment which facilitate CORRECT DIAGNOSIS(ES) and APPROPRIATE TREATMENT PLANNING. It comes with a FREE DOWNLOADABLE ASSESSMENT FORMAT!
Includes critical assessment ERRORS to avoid which can result in legal complications and professional liability issue.
Also includes a structured approach to RISK ASSESSMENT of a child or adolescent - including the short, easy-to-use FREE downloadable Risk Assessment Form. Protect yourself from legal vulnerability and critical incidents when working with clients who present a potential for harm to self or others.
And, for you TEXAS professionals, the course and the assessment content FULLY SUPPORT YOUR TEXAS' TDSHS UA requests for children and adolescents. Be documented beyond question in that child's chart! Get FREE Downloadable Forms which you can tailor to your own needs if you have software to modify pdf documents.
Some of the Managed Care Courses in Our Managed Care Catalog Are Described Below. Or Just Jump to the Managed Care Catalog.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 1C - 'Understanding That Capitation Thing - AND How It Impacts Providers!' - 1 Credit Hour
Are there different kinds of Managed Care contracts? Yes indeed. There's The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - for the Managed Care companies AND for the providers!
SUMMARY: 'Understanding That Capitation Thing - AND How It Impacts Providers!' - Some of the same introductory material as in 1B, but also explains how these managed care contracts work at a practical level - i.e., should providers take on ANY of these high-risk arrangements, working as a provider for an HMO? Or as the 'substitute' for an HMO? What kind of risk are they taking? And can they succeed in any of these arrangements? (Answer: Yes.) Also, 'which' contract designs have 'which' major implications for providers. This is a hour online CE course earning a total of 1 (or 0.1) Continuing Education unit.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 2B - "They're Coming to Audit WHEN?"
The Insurance Company's or Contract Manager's Treatment Authorization Process and YOUR Documentation in Client Records .... a.k.a, 'What Can Go WRONG in That Chart?' - 2 Credit Hours
SUMMARY: This course is a nice 'companion piece' to Ethics Courses 3D and 4D - which focus upon the ETHICS of documentation in client records and related issues, when insurance is paying the bill. This Course 2B takes it a step further, in demonstrating the typical 'holes' in clinical records and the 'holes' in the thinking of even the most experienced mental health and AOD practitioners, which must be avoided if you are to pass a clinical review of your treatment records, unscathed.
This material applies to those in private practice who have a Provider Agreement with either a commercial insurance company or an HMO which is administering the State's Medicaid or Medicare plan. Particularly with the coming of the new Federal Health Care Reform, no professional is unaffected, unless they limit their practice to private pay clients.
Much of the material in this short course also relates to how we - as treatment providers who are always at risk of falling into legal and professional potholes - can avoid setting ourselves up for problems which oftentimes result from failure to document crucial issues in our clients' records.
The course also provides a clear explanation about HOW those insurance companies make pre-authorization decisions to APPROVE or DENY your requests for treatment . . . and WHAT you must write in the client's chart to support that authorization. It's all about how to ENSURE that you will be ready when the MCO or State auditors appear at your door.
AVOID RECOUPMENT! Failure to properly DOCUMENT certain details of the client's treatment and his need for treatment is the primary reason for RECOUPMENT (taking back) of funds already paid to you by the government contractor or the insurance company. How we document treatment has CHANGED with the coming of Care Management! This course gives you clear 1-2-3 information about how to document effectively - within the bounds of good professional practice.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog, for Course 2C - "We Have To Change WHAT?"
An Introduction to Professional & Clinical Issues In Managed Care - Necessary Shifts in Program Design and Treatment Approach - 2 Credit Hours For Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Providers
Will providers HAVE TO CHANGE WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW? Yes indeed they will - even if they have long since abandoned the old traditional 'talk therapy in the office' approach and the 28 day programs. Learn to THINK LIKE THE MCO (or other health care insurer, which in some cases may be the State or County health unit).
SUMMARY: This course - 'We Have to Change WHAT?' - focuses upon the IMPACT of the new healthcare industry's goals upon providers, both CLINICALLY and FINANCIALLY - Including how Provider Agreements are changing the way that we do treatment, the managed care contractor's search for new providers, the conflict between a provider's own professional beliefs and ethics vs. the insurance company's Care Management decisions about approval or denial of treatment requests.
Some material related to managed care goals and what we write in treatment records overlaps 2B material, but moves ahead to include professional, clinical, and programmatic changes in store for professionals under managed care. Includes some interesting OPTIONS FOR PROVIDERS in the design of their practices and programs, as part of an HMO contract. This is a 2 hour online CE course.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 3A - Managed Care - Is There Anything GOOD About It?
'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Providing Treatment Under Managed Care - The Perils and The Opportunity.' - 3 Credit Hours
SUMMARY: This MiniCourse 3A takes some content from the MiniCourses 1B and 1C about how managed care plans are designed and the reasons WHY Managed Care has come into play. And then we expand on the clinical opportunities and perils for providers. We attempt to put to rest the question, 'So Is there really anything GOOD about Managed Care for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency professionals?' Oh yes indeed, there is!
We take a look at what contract and treatment opportunities to pursue (and which to avoid) when you work with an HMO or other managed care administrator - what types of treatment fit with a managed care system - and how innovative, non-traditional treatment services (especially for children and adults with major mental illness or dual diagnosis) can be provided under the new managed care models for difficult high-risk clients.
NOTE: The final lesson in this course focuses upon the clinical details of how Care Management departments make treatment decisions which impact your clients' recovery process, and how providers can accommodate to this shift in clinical emphasis.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 3B - 'Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency Treatment - The Big Transition' - 3 Credit Hours
"The Big Transition in the AOD Field: Assessment of 'Need For Treatment' and 'Treatment Interventions' - How They've CHANGED!' This CE course - accepted for LCDCs in TEXAS and approved for mental health practitioners in TEXAS and CALIFORNIA - addresses the 'nitty gritty' of major programmatic, therapeutic, and philosophical changes taking place within the traditional Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment culture, due to a new health care environment. Material applies to single AOD diagnosis and to Dual MH-AOD diagnoses.
The course offers a bird's eye view of how ASSESSMENT of the NEED for TREATMENT - and HOW we DELIVER treatment - have changed under Managed Care and other insurance plans . . . and how to constructively adapt when it's ethically possible.
We also provide an understanding of HOW the MCOs make those treatment decisions for substance abusing and chemically dependent individuals during the CARE MANAGEMENT or Utilization Review (UR) process - and how to ASK for 'WHAT' from the MCO's care manager.
Also, the module shows how to DOCUMENT both your assessment of need for treatment, and the treatment you deliver - in a way that reduces the chances that your paid claims will be 'RECOUPED' by the MCO. Some material is included from MiniCourses 1B and 1C, but this course does it from the AOD perspective.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 5B - Managed Care Contract? Survive It!
'Where The Rubber Meets The Road: The Nitty Gritty of How To Have More Gain and Less Pain With Those Managed Care Contracts!'
Note: This is the same as Module 401 in FlexiCourse 10A, and it earns five (5) credit hours.
SUMMARY: MiniCourse 5B is an unvarnished, tell-it-like-it-is 'short course' on the PAINS AND THE GAINS that Managed Care holds in store for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency / Substance Abuse treatment providers. Negotiating for great options and needed changes in Provider Agreements, and contract designs that have 'Don't Even Think About It' written all over them. Problem solving with MCOs including how to collect on denied claims. When to say NO to an MCO, when to say YES, and when to say 'How about if I do THIS?' And Quality Management red flags to avoid.
This is not just a tutorial on 'doing business' with a Managed Care Company. It presents the clinical conflicts and stresses that come with delivering care under a managed care model . . . and some viable clinical options that providers may seek to negotiate with an MCO, which can give the provider greater clinical autonomy in treatment decisions.
ABOUT OUR MANAGED CARE FLEXICOURSES
Interested in a course with MULTIPLE CERTIFICATES which you can claim (all or part) now or ANYTIME WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, as you need them - with COST SAVINGS built in? How about 10 CREDIT HOURS for just $40.00 - with 4 certificates that you can collect whenever you need them, over the next year? See this one and MORE of our FLEXICOURSES, down below.
FLEXICOURSES contain to 4 'chapters' each, and each chapter grants a separate certificate. You SAVE MONEY when you purchase a FlexiCourse.
FlexiCourse 4A awards 4 CEU hours in two (2) certificates
Course 5A awards 5 CEU hours in three (3) certificates
FlexiCourse 10A awards 10 CEU hours in four (4) certificates - just $40.00!
(Or better yet, get an Annual Subscription for unlimited CEUs for an entire year - just $59.95.)
Our MANAGED CARE courses focus upon the oftentimes 'nerve-wracking' scenarios brought about by the 'Managed Health Care' scene - AND NOW the Health Care Reform Laws! These courses are designed to give you 'Quick and Easy Recipes for Managed Care Success' . . . or 1-2-3 directions on 'How To Survive It'.
YOU CAN JUMP DIRECTLY TO THE MANAGED CARE CATALOG
Health care delivered under a Care Management system requires a significant shift in treatment approach - with new approaches to programming and to documentation of the treatment you do. And you have to play 'Mother May I?' with the managed care company. Here's how, in these Managed Care Courses.
- How to AVOID those 'duh!' PROVIDER ERRORS which can COST you big bucks in claims collection. How to COLLECT YOUR MONEY when the MCO or other insurance manager has erroneously DENIED YOUR CLAIM. What to be aware of, when working out CONTRACT details with a managed care company - as in 'the potholes' and the 'good stuff. When to say NO, when to say YES, and when to say 'How about if I do THIS?'
-The professional, organizational, and CLINICAL CHANGES required of treatment providers under a managed care contract - with additional detail on this subject beyond what's in our FlexiCourses. e issues and problems of RISK BASED CONTRACTING - and what IS the 'risk' that they keep talking about? And is the PROVIDER AT RISK, too - or is it just the Managed Care Company?
♦ What About MFTs and Counselors - Both Mental Health and AOD? Watch the Geriatric Aging Course Demo. And the Ethics Course Demo. Just click the links. Very cool indeed. NOTE: Most modern computers have the Adobe Flash Player already installed. If your computer has it, you can view our slide show courses. If you can't view them, you need to download the Adobe Flash Player program. It's easy to download, and it's FREE. Click HERE and we will give you a link to download it. Counselors and MFTs earning CEUs on our site hold a broad range of Counselor Licenses, including LPC, LMFT, MFT, AMFT, PLPC, PC, APC, LPCC, LPCA, CPC, LPCP, LCPC, LPCMH, LMHC, LCMHC, LMHP, PCMHC, LIMHP, PC, APC, LMHC, MHSP, LGPC, MFCC, LMFC, MFTI, MFCI, RIC, RP, LSAT, CSAC, LCDC, LCDP, LADC, LADAC, LCDC, LPAT, and other Addiction Counselors, Pastoral Counselors, and Rehabilitation Counselors with various license designations. Other behavioral health practitioners also obtain CEU credits from our site, such as LMFT, MFT and the various Marriage and Family Therapists, and Florida School Psychologists. Click your state on the interactive map.Want details for YOUR STATE? Just go to our interactive map and CLICK YOUR STATE!
Looking for Free CE Courses?
Take a free AOD and mental health continuing education course here. We have two FREE Courses - Course 1B and Course 1D! Each awards 1 CEU credit hour. We are NBCC and multi-state approved!
Course 1B is a very cool slideshow about the key clinical issues facing providers under the managed care health care reform initiative. Course 1D - 'Substance Abuse: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment' - is one of our 'Quiz Only' Courses - you can print and save the document and the quiz for free, whether you pay the fee to take the quiz and get your certificate, or not!
CLICK HERE to go to the catalog for FREE Course 1B. 'Intro to Behavioral Health Programs Within a Managed Care Environment – It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Chevy' (1 Credit Hour - A FREE Continuing Education Course with an Instant Certificate!)
This free CE course is a very basic intro to the changes brought by Managed Care to the mental health and AOD fields. So what's really changed here, in the delivery of mental health and AOD services? A lot! It's a whole new way to deliver treatment which requires a new way of thinking and documenting. Read more about this course in the catalog. This is a FREE COURSE!
SUMMARY of 1B: This is a FREE COURSE which serves as an introduction to our SLIDE SHOW FORMATS, and to our UNIQUE approach to Continuing Education for Mental Health and AOD professionals. This course is also a small but informative introduction to the clinical issues brought by the Health Care Reform movement - it's brought Managed Care back into focus! It's a 1 hour online CE course earning a total of 1 (or 0.1) Continuing Education credit (CEU).
CLICK HERE to go to the catalog for FREE Course 1D. 'Course 1D - 'Substance Abuse: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment' (1 Credit Hour - A FREE Continuing Education Course with an Instant Certificate!)
Summary of 1D: This mini-course is appropriate for Mental Health, AOD, and Dual Diagnosis treatment providers. The publication SUMMARIZES the current National Guideline for providing Intensive Outpatient Programs to persons with SA-CD-AOD and Dual Diagnosis issues. The Guideline was created by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Its Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).
Aging and Geriatric Issues and Treatment Interventions.
We have two courses which pertain to treatment interventions with the geriatric population: Our new Ethics Course 2D, 'Advance Directives: Assisting with Plans for End of Life Care', and our Aging Course 4G which focuses upon cognitive decline and behavioral issues with the geriatric population. You can go directly to the catalog for these two courses by clicking the name of the course above - and you can also read about Aging Course 4G below.
Aging Geriatric Course 4G.
How Do You Address Cognitive Impairment Issues in the Geriatric Population? Serious Behavioral Issues? And Is It Always Alzheimer's?
Need Aging or Geriatric CEUs? We address these issues in our Geriatric-Aging Course, awarding 4 CEUs. Read on below, for details. [You can view a DEMO of this course by clicking here. Or jump to this course in the catalog here.]
This course presents a STRUCTURED SKILLS-BASED TREATMENT approach to working with cognitive impairment and behavioral difficulties of the elderly. The course also helps you to ASSESS and PRIORITIZE the cognitive impairment and behavioral issues at hand.
Is it always Alzheimer's when we see a cognitively impaired and behaviorally confused elderly client appear at our door? No. And thus there are treatment interventions that can help. The interventions in this course are particularly helpful with cognitive confusion or acute cognitive impairment associated with sudden or traumatic changes or events – things like a stroke, major shift in living arrangement (e.g., a move to a nursing home, the loss of one’s personal home and possessions), death of a spouse, loss of independence (perhaps due to a stroke or surgery, or physical illness), or other external factors.
"Improving Behavior and Cognitive Functioning In the Elderly Patient, Through A Structured Skills-Based Treatment Approach." (4 CEUs) Aging 4G is a 4 hour independent study course that is unique, fast paced, and entertaining in a slide show format. Appropriate for Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Rehabilitation Counselors, and others who work with aging individuals in a variety of settings.
We present a creative and effective approach to working with cognitive and behavioral difficulties of the elderly which are encountered in private practices, mental health clinics, nursing homes, and adult day care centers.
GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THESE: 1. Overview of Cognitive and Behavioral (Functional) Deficits of the non-Alzheimer's Geriatric Population. How is the cognitive and behavioral dysfunction of the AGING population different than we see with other people with such issues? 2. Specific Techniques for Reconnecting and Reinforcing Cognitive Processes in AGING INDIVIDUALS. 3. Behavioral Management Techniques Tailored To The Aging or Geriatric Patient. 4. Designing and Implementing Individualized Treatment Plans for Cognitively and Behaviorally Impaired Aging Mental Health Consumers. 5.Effective Documentation of Such Treatment.
Some Highlights of Popular Courses in Our Catalog.
At the top of the popularity list: The Aging Geriatric Treatment Course 4G, and our two easy-to-watch slide show Ethics Courses for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency providers. We have divided the 'popularity list' into 'non-traditional or unique' and those that are more 'traditional'. See below.
the ethics of documentation of treatment in client records, within a managed care environment
treatment of early onset cognitive confusion and decline with behavioral abnormalities in the elderly
a popular 'Quiz Only' course on treatment of Personality Disorders in HIV/AIDS patients
crisis and biopsychosocial assessment of children and adolescents. This is a very popular mental health assessment and diagnosis course offering 3 credits, which moves you 'Beyond The Yellow Legal Pad'. And it's a pdf document with printable forms for you to download and modify for use in your own work, if you wish.
popular clinical documentation courses for those who are looking to fulfill CE documentation requirements (hard-to-find).
courses on 'surviving those new-fangled Managed Care contracts' - now relevant again, with the Federal Health Care Reform initiative. Note: FREE Course 1B on Managed Care gives you a flavor for our practical approach to Managed Care.
. . . and take a look at our specialized Chemical Dependency Course that will take you through the 'Big Transition' in the Substance Abuse Treatment culture under managed care.
substance abuse treatment for couples and families
community-based treatment of maternal depression
Popular courses which are a bit more 'traditional' - earning AOD and Mental Health CEUs certificates - include these:
mental health and AOD medications, a manual for counselors and social workers - 'Psychotherapeutic Medications - What Every Counselor Should Know'
substance abuse treatment for couples and families
community-based treatment of maternal depression
the 'Stepped Care' Model for treatment of adult depression
Click Here to Go to the Managed Care CEU Catalog.
How To Survive Managed Care! Whether Your Contract is Managed By the State, An MCO (HMO, BHO), a Commercial Insurance Plan or Another Entity, This Course Is Relevant These Courses Are for Private Practitioners As Well As Those Working in the Public Sector Programs (e.g., Medicaid) For an OVERVIEW of the Managed Care courses on this page, CLICK HERE. To go to our FREE COURSE 1B on Managed Care Clinical Issues, CLICK HERE.
Some Managed Care Courses in Our Managed Care Catalog Are Described Below. Or Just Jump to the Managed Care Catalog.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 3C - Beyond the Yellow Legal Pad!
Biopsychosocial and Risk Assessment of Children and Adolescents - for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Providers, Including Texas' TRAG Providers!
SUMMARY: This course focuses upon a structured, 1-2-3 approach to Mental Health and Substance Abuse (AOD) Assessment of minor clients - emphasizing and demonstrating the features of assessment which facilitate CORRECT DIAGNOSIS(ES) and APPROPRIATE TREATMENT PLANNING. It comes with a FREE DOWNLOADABLE ASSESSMENT FORMAT!
Includes critical assessment ERRORS to avoid which can result in legal complications and professional liability issue.
Also includes a structured approach to RISK ASSESSMENT of a child or adolescent - including the short, easy-to-use FREE downloadable Risk Assessment Form. Protect yourself from legal vulnerability and critical incidents when working with clients who present a potential for harm to self or others.
And, for you TEXAS professionals, the course and the assessment content FULLY SUPPORT YOUR TEXAS' TDSHS UA requests for children and adolescents. Be documented beyond question in that child's chart! Get FREE Downloadable Forms which you can tailor to your own needs if you have software to modify pdf documents.
Some of the Managed Care Courses in Our Managed Care Catalog Are Described Below. Or Just Jump to the Managed Care Catalog.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 1C - 'Understanding That Capitation Thing - AND How It Impacts Providers!' - 1 Credit Hour
Are there different kinds of Managed Care contracts? Yes indeed. There's The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - for the Managed Care companies AND for the providers!
SUMMARY: 'Understanding That Capitation Thing - AND How It Impacts Providers!' - Some of the same introductory material as in 1B, but also explains how these managed care contracts work at a practical level - i.e., should providers take on ANY of these high-risk arrangements, working as a provider for an HMO? Or as the 'substitute' for an HMO? What kind of risk are they taking? And can they succeed in any of these arrangements? (Answer: Yes.) Also, 'which' contract designs have 'which' major implications for providers. This is a hour online CE course earning a total of 1 (or 0.1) Continuing Education unit.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 2B - "They're Coming to Audit WHEN?"
The Insurance Company's or Contract Manager's Treatment Authorization Process and YOUR Documentation in Client Records .... a.k.a, 'What Can Go WRONG in That Chart?' - 2 Credit Hours
SUMMARY: This course is a nice 'companion piece' to Ethics Courses 3D and 4D - which focus upon the ETHICS of documentation in client records and related issues, when insurance is paying the bill. This Course 2B takes it a step further, in demonstrating the typical 'holes' in clinical records and the 'holes' in the thinking of even the most experienced mental health and AOD practitioners, which must be avoided if you are to pass a clinical review of your treatment records, unscathed.
This material applies to those in private practice who have a Provider Agreement with either a commercial insurance company or an HMO which is administering the State's Medicaid or Medicare plan. Particularly with the coming of the new Federal Health Care Reform, no professional is unaffected, unless they limit their practice to private pay clients.
Much of the material in this short course also relates to how we - as treatment providers who are always at risk of falling into legal and professional potholes - can avoid setting ourselves up for problems which oftentimes result from failure to document crucial issues in our clients' records.
The course also provides a clear explanation about HOW those insurance companies make pre-authorization decisions to APPROVE or DENY your requests for treatment . . . and WHAT you must write in the client's chart to support that authorization. It's all about how to ENSURE that you will be ready when the MCO or State auditors appear at your door.
AVOID RECOUPMENT! Failure to properly DOCUMENT certain details of the client's treatment and his need for treatment is the primary reason for RECOUPMENT (taking back) of funds already paid to you by the government contractor or the insurance company. How we document treatment has CHANGED with the coming of Care Management! This course gives you clear 1-2-3 information about how to document effectively - within the bounds of good professional practice.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog, for Course 2C - "We Have To Change WHAT?"
An Introduction to Professional & Clinical Issues In Managed Care - Necessary Shifts in Program Design and Treatment Approach - 2 Credit Hours For Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Providers
Will providers HAVE TO CHANGE WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW? Yes indeed they will - even if they have long since abandoned the old traditional 'talk therapy in the office' approach and the 28 day programs. Learn to THINK LIKE THE MCO (or other health care insurer, which in some cases may be the State or County health unit).
SUMMARY: This course - 'We Have to Change WHAT?' - focuses upon the IMPACT of the new healthcare industry's goals upon providers, both CLINICALLY and FINANCIALLY - Including how Provider Agreements are changing the way that we do treatment, the managed care contractor's search for new providers, the conflict between a provider's own professional beliefs and ethics vs. the insurance company's Care Management decisions about approval or denial of treatment requests.
Some material related to managed care goals and what we write in treatment records overlaps 2B material, but moves ahead to include professional, clinical, and programmatic changes in store for professionals under managed care. Includes some interesting OPTIONS FOR PROVIDERS in the design of their practices and programs, as part of an HMO contract. This is a 2 hour online CE course.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 3A - Managed Care - Is There Anything GOOD About It?
'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Providing Treatment Under Managed Care - The Perils and The Opportunity.' - 3 Credit Hours
SUMMARY: This MiniCourse 3A takes some content from the MiniCourses 1B and 1C about how managed care plans are designed and the reasons WHY Managed Care has come into play. And then we expand on the clinical opportunities and perils for providers. We attempt to put to rest the question, 'So Is there really anything GOOD about Managed Care for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency professionals?' Oh yes indeed, there is!
We take a look at what contract and treatment opportunities to pursue (and which to avoid) when you work with an HMO or other managed care administrator - what types of treatment fit with a managed care system - and how innovative, non-traditional treatment services (especially for children and adults with major mental illness or dual diagnosis) can be provided under the new managed care models for difficult high-risk clients.
NOTE: The final lesson in this course focuses upon the clinical details of how Care Management departments make treatment decisions which impact your clients' recovery process, and how providers can accommodate to this shift in clinical emphasis.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 3B - 'Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency Treatment - The Big Transition' - 3 Credit Hours
"The Big Transition in the AOD Field: Assessment of 'Need For Treatment' and 'Treatment Interventions' - How They've CHANGED!' This CE course - accepted for LCDCs in TEXAS and approved for mental health practitioners in TEXAS and CALIFORNIA - addresses the 'nitty gritty' of major programmatic, therapeutic, and philosophical changes taking place within the traditional Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment culture, due to a new health care environment. Material applies to single AOD diagnosis and to Dual MH-AOD diagnoses.
The course offers a bird's eye view of how ASSESSMENT of the NEED for TREATMENT - and HOW we DELIVER treatment - have changed under Managed Care and other insurance plans . . . and how to constructively adapt when it's ethically possible.
We also provide an understanding of HOW the MCOs make those treatment decisions for substance abusing and chemically dependent individuals during the CARE MANAGEMENT or Utilization Review (UR) process - and how to ASK for 'WHAT' from the MCO's care manager.
Also, the module shows how to DOCUMENT both your assessment of need for treatment, and the treatment you deliver - in a way that reduces the chances that your paid claims will be 'RECOUPED' by the MCO. Some material is included from MiniCourses 1B and 1C, but this course does it from the AOD perspective.
Click Here to Go Back to the Catalog for Course 5B - Managed Care Contract? Survive It!
'Where The Rubber Meets The Road: The Nitty Gritty of How To Have More Gain and Less Pain With Those Managed Care Contracts!'
Note: This is the same as Module 401 in FlexiCourse 10A, and it earns five (5) credit hours.
SUMMARY: MiniCourse 5B is an unvarnished, tell-it-like-it-is 'short course' on the PAINS AND THE GAINS that Managed Care holds in store for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency / Substance Abuse treatment providers. Negotiating for great options and needed changes in Provider Agreements, and contract designs that have 'Don't Even Think About It' written all over them. Problem solving with MCOs including how to collect on denied claims. When to say NO to an MCO, when to say YES, and when to say 'How about if I do THIS?' And Quality Management red flags to avoid.
This is not just a tutorial on 'doing business' with a Managed Care Company. It presents the clinical conflicts and stresses that come with delivering care under a managed care model . . . and some viable clinical options that providers may seek to negotiate with an MCO, which can give the provider greater clinical autonomy in treatment decisions.
ABOUT OUR MANAGED CARE FLEXICOURSES
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FLEXICOURSES contain to 4 'chapters' each, and each chapter grants a separate certificate. You SAVE MONEY when you purchase a FlexiCourse.
FlexiCourse 4A awards 4 CEU hours in two (2) certificates
Course 5A awards 5 CEU hours in three (3) certificates
FlexiCourse 10A awards 10 CEU hours in four (4) certificates - just $40.00!
(Or better yet, get an Annual Subscription for unlimited CEUs for an entire year - just $59.95.)
Our MANAGED CARE courses focus upon the oftentimes 'nerve-wracking' scenarios brought about by the 'Managed Health Care' scene - AND NOW the Health Care Reform Laws! These courses are designed to give you 'Quick and Easy Recipes for Managed Care Success' . . . or 1-2-3 directions on 'How To Survive It'.
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Health care delivered under a Care Management system requires a significant shift in treatment approach - with new approaches to programming and to documentation of the treatment you do. And you have to play 'Mother May I?' with the managed care company. Here's how, in these Managed Care Courses.
- How to AVOID those 'duh!' PROVIDER ERRORS which can COST you big bucks in claims collection. How to COLLECT YOUR MONEY when the MCO or other insurance manager has erroneously DENIED YOUR CLAIM. What to be aware of, when working out CONTRACT details with a managed care company - as in 'the potholes' and the 'good stuff. When to say NO, when to say YES, and when to say 'How about if I do THIS?'
-The professional, organizational, and CLINICAL CHANGES required of treatment providers under a managed care contract - with additional detail on this subject beyond what's in our FlexiCourses. e issues and problems of RISK BASED CONTRACTING - and what IS the 'risk' that they keep talking about? And is the PROVIDER AT RISK, too - or is it just the Managed Care Company?
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