Missing Piece Blog

How Parent Portals Can Help Increase Caregiver Participation

Caregivers often find it challenging to be actively engaged in their child’s treatment, especially when they’re working full-time jobs. Many recognize how essential it is for the success of their autism therapy program to be more involved. If you’re unsure about how to make this a reality, exploring parent portals may be the missing piece […]

5 Ways ABA Therapists Can Save Time on Insurance Billing

There’s no doubt that anyone starting with ABA therapy billing has wondered how to bill insurance for ABA therapy. Regardless of whether you’ve been running an ABA therapy practice for years or you’ve just started your own, ABA therapy billing can be an extremely complex process. There are many difficulties associated with the billing aspect […]

How Retention and Payroll Impact the Financial Health of Your ABA Practice

Running an ABA practice can be very difficult, with various challenges affecting different aspects of your business. In this blog, we take a deeper look at the different areas of ABA practices and some of the difficulties you may face and share potential solutions that can help you address them. Client retention Client retention by […]

Recruiting and Retaining the Right Behavioral Health Billing Staff

As an ABA practitioner, it’s crucial that you’re able to focus on your patients and provide them with the highest quality care. However, many different elements of your practice may consume your time and prevent you from treating your patients with the attention they deserve. Unfortunately, billing is one of these elements because it can […]

Addressing Healthcare Practitioners’ Medical Data Privacy Concerns

As an ABA practitioner or behavioral healthcare practitioner who collects patients’ information for medical data systems, you may be concerned about how the information is collected and stored. You’re not alone.  A study titled “Privacy and Security Concerns Regarding Electronic Health Information” on the website of the National Library of Medicine notes a general concern […]

ABA Insurance Rate Increases

Recognizing the value and significance of providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to their members, healthcare insurance providers like Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois have taken a positive step forward by implementing rate increases for ABA services. This move showcases their commitment to improving autism care and supporting […]

Unforeseen Impacts of Rejected Claims on Your Practice

As a healthcare provider, there are few things more frustrating than your income being impacted by rejected claims. Rejections in medical billing happen for many reasons, and ultimately the healthcare provider has to take the time to fix the claim and then wait a second time for the claim to be processed. In the meanwhile, […]

Is My Practice Streamlined to Focus on Patient Care?

Whether you’re running an ABA therapy practice, speech therapy practice, or any other type of healthcare practice, there are many different tasks that can and do take up your time. This includes taking calls, replying to emails, completing data entry, managing your staff, and making sure equipment is maintained. This doesn’t yet include the time […]

History of ABA Practices in the United States

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has emerged as an evidence-based therapy for individuals with behavioral and developmental challenges experienced by those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This article explores the history of ABA therapy in the United States, tracing its fascinating origins and development, early applications in behavior modification, important milestones, and the evolving nature of […]

Reasons Your Behavioral Health Organization Is Losing Money

In the fast-paced world of behavioral health services, financial stability is crucial for the success and sustainability of every type of behavioral health provider. However, many behavioral health organizations find themselves facing financial challenges that hinder their growth and impact. Few practices, however, consider that there might be internal missteps causing these revenue losses. By […]