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As a behavioral health provider, you may have patients who go off to college - either in or out of state.  This can be a difficult transition for the patient, as well as you, as the provider.   There may be some challenging issues and decisions about treatment.  A few questions come to mind...

If you have been practicing in the Allied Health space for years or are a new practitioner, you likely have heard the saying, “If it wasn’t documented, it wasn’t done.” This may have been taught in your training to enter your profession. Proper documentation is not as clear-cut as this statement, however. Documentation is critical, but there are also times when certain observations or occurrences may not be memorialized when documenting in an electronic medical record (EMR) or in written format.

If you email with patients, there are a few tips to keep in mind...

Congratulations on graduating and entering the Allied Health profession! There are many issues you may not have learned about while in school. This risk management resource discusses: the type of employment arrangement you may have with your new position, what to consider if being presented with a contract for employment, and considerations if planning to open your own business or practice.

The landscape of behavioral health is changing. Some primary care offices are now employing or contracting with behavioral health providers (BHP) and psychiatric providers to consult about and/or treat patients. These models vary in structure but can be referred to as a collaborative care, integrated care, or co-located care model