Managing a Practice
APA members have access to a wide variety of practical assistance on day-to-day issues that arise in managing a practice: reimbursement, relationships with managed care companies, coding, documentation, Medicare, Medicaid, establishing a private practice, closing a practice, etc. You can access OHSF assistance by calling the Practice Management HelpLine at 800.343.4671, sending email to hsf@psych.org or reviewing the resources available through links on this page.
Below are brief descriptions of information available in the this section.
For Medicare Part D issues, send an email to hsf@psych.org or call the HelpLine at 800.343.4671.
External Resources:
Below are brief descriptions of information available in the this section.
- Understanding ICD-10-CM and DSM-5 - A Quick Guide for Psychiatrists and Other Mental Health Clinicians
- Coding – APA's OHSF maintains a coding network to answer members' specific coding questions. For general questions about Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding, call the HelpLine at 800.343.4671. If you have a question about how to code for a specific patient encounter, please send it to hsf@psych.org. Before sending a specific coding question please review instructions for using the coding network.
- Practice Management HelpLine – The HelpLine, 800.343.4671, puts you in contact with staff in the APA’s Office of Healthcare Systems and Financing who will provide assistance with problems you are encountering in your practice.
- Psychiatric Practice and Managed Care Newsletter – Published bi-monthly in Psychiatric News. Practice management information from the APA’s Office of Healthcare Systems and Financing.
- Practice Management for Psychiatrists: The Basics (formerly Practice Management for Early Career Psychiatrists) – A handy reference guide for any psychiatrist thinking of starting or changing a practice. Chapters can be downloaded separately as needed. [Member log-in required.]
- Quick Practice Info Guides – A series of documents created for Members by the APA’s Office of Healthcare Systems and Financing exploring common practice management issues encountered by psychiatrists. If you are unable to download the documents you need, call the HelpLine, 800.343.4671.
For Medicare Part D issues, send an email to hsf@psych.org or call the HelpLine at 800.343.4671.
External Resources:
- AMA Practice Management Free Email Alerts Anyone can sign up to receive timely e-mail alerts from the AMA. Available to an unlimited number of physicians and staff from a practice—including practice managers, coders and billers.