Essentials of Private Practice: Streamlining Costs, Procedures, and Policies for Less Stress | 
| Author: Holly A. Hunt
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 237
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0393704483
Dewey Decimal Number: 610.68
EAN: 9780393704488
ASIN: 0393704483
Publication Date: January 1, 2005
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Practical suggestions for reducing paperwork and stress while increasing profit. This practical, strategy-filled book provides readers with information on the basics of private practice: how to cut overhead costs, simplify insurance paperwork, manage appointments, handle billing, and implement client policies. Essential reading for new and seasoned therapists alike, no practitioner in private practice should be without the advice offered here.
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 by a therapist for a therapist June 20, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Reading this book is almost like having a supervisor or elder colleague share advice and guidance as you venture to start or improve your practice. The flow is easy, practical, and provides examples of how details can affect you and your clients. The layout is bland and summary boxes seem incomplete or cramped for space, but over all a helpful and easy read.
 An indispensable resource for a profitable doctor's office November 19, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Don't read this book if your only motivation to start your own practice is your personal independence and flexibility. If your only ambition is to break away from being a salaried employee, think again.
But if you wish to learn how to run a PROFITABLE doctor's office in an adversarial insurance companies' dominated environment, this book is one of the best resources to start your learning. The book is organized in three parts focusing on lowering your overhead, simplifying daily procedures, and implementing efficient client policies. As you read this book, you will learn about choosing an office to fit your practice, verifying insurance benefits, billing insurance companies, and managing your daily practice work flow to make sure you collect your fees and remain compliant. The book also includes useful appendices, such as forms for expense estimation, checklists for benefit check, billing tasks, and financial tasks, and an impressive list of professional organizations and practice management resources.
An indispensable resource for anybody building a profitable doctor's office.
Yuval Lirov, Practicing Profitability - Billing Network Effect for Revenue Cycle Control in Healthcare Clinics and Chiropractic Offices: Collections, Audit Risk, SOAP Notes, Scheduling, Care Plans, and Coding
 Not helpful for marketing and introducing a new practice November 8, 2007
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I purchased this book as I was looking for ways to introduce my private practice to the community I live in and how to ethically market counseling services. I found nothing of help in the book regarding those topics. I also found that the book contained information that seemed redundant if you already have your practice started. I did think the forms were helpful, but find the ones in The Paper Office much more despcriptive and professional. The book was easy to read and contained basic start up information, such as picking a location for your office that is safe. There are also sections on how to select a cell phone or land line, how to join a group if you chose to, and resolving issues with billing.
The insurance section was helpful.
The contents of the book include: Arranging your practice right from the start, choosing an office that fits your practice, selecting cost-effective communication systems. Steamlining the first appointment (basically, how to best leave a confidential message with a client), verifying insurance, billing insurance and getting paid quickly. Managing finances wisely and collecting the fees you've earned, implementing a successful cancellation policy and establishing phone practices and policies.
If you are already sure of how to begin your practice and have the paperwork in place, but are unsure on how to market or find more clients, I would suggest not purchasing this book as it is more important in earlier phases of basic decision making with your practice.
useful advice for many practices May 26, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Much of the advice in the book is applicable to any professional who wants to start her own practice. Not necessarily restricted to mental health workers. She offers useful tips in many mundane details of getting started and also in minimising your costs. The latter is vital, especially if you are starting a new practice of your own, and probably will have to carefully watch expenditure.
The extended discussion about dealing with insurance companies probably understates the amount of effort [paperwork] required in actually getting reimbursed.
Excellent guide to starting a practice February 21, 2006
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
Forget the fact that the author is a psychologist. Do not let that dissuade you from purchasing this book if you are not in the mental health care field. Perhaps 98% of the information is applicable to any health care provider wanting to establish a private practice.
The book is filled with treasure. The first sections elaborate on where to look for a potential office/clinic, what questions to ask the prospective building manager (and when to ask them), and how to get an effective phone/voicemail system established. The section on cancellation policies alone is worth the price of the book, as are Dr. Hunt's examples of how to diplomatically pursue outstanding payments. She also devotes a sizable portion of the book to navigating the difficult realm of insurance. To put a human face to the book, Dr. Hunt showcases her past successes and failures (and those of her colleagues) in her first attempts at establishing a private practice.
This book is excellent -- very engaging and seldom boring, concise and pithy. It provokes a proactive spirit. It should be required reading for any health care worker fresh out of school, about to begin a private practice, and with little to no business experience.
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