Resource Roundup for Behavioral Health Leaders

Behavioral health compliance comes with its own unique challenges—and it can feel like the rules are always changing. To make it easier, we pulled together a set of resources that break down the latest updates, highlight enforcement trends, and share practical tips you can put to work right away. 

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Navigating Behavioral Health Compliance     

This episode explores the unique compliance challenges in behavioral health, including practical strategies for navigating regulations, building effective programs, and connecting compliance to quality patient care. 

The Gray Areas of HIPAA in Mental Health and Substance Abuse 

Listen to this episode where our experts discuss the complexities of applying HIPAA best practices in mental health and substance abuse settings. 

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Psychotherapy Under Scrutiny: Compliance Risks You Can’t Ignore 

Recent enforcement actions show how easily psychotherapy billing can go wrong—learn how to stay compliant and avoid costly mistakes. 

Your Questions to Mental Health Compliance, Answered 

Our webinar on the enforcement of mental health services sparked important discussion on billing, telehealth, and documentation—read this follow-up blog where we answer the questions we didn’t have time to cover. 

Clinical Justifications for Ordering Diagnostic Tests 

This eBrief covers the importance of properly documenting and ordering lab work to create individualized treatment plans.

Why Mental Health Licensure and Supervision are Critical 

Get a look at one of the largest publicly disclosed government healthcare fraud settlements ever – and the critical role that mental health licensure and supervision played in the situation. 

Compliance Pitfalls of Psychotherapy Treatment in Nursing Homes  

Read our eBrief for insights into some common compliance stumbling blocks when it comes to psychotherapy and mental health treatment for nursing home residents.  

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Upcoming Webinar: Practical Compliance Strategies for Behavioral Health Providers 

Register today and learn how to apply OIG’s Seven Elements of Compliance in behavioral health to protect patients and strengthen your program.  

On-Demand Webinar: Understanding the Recent Enforcement of Mental Health Services 

The OIG and DOJ are increasing scrutiny of mental and behavioral health services, with recent Work Plan updates targeting psychotherapy billing, telehealth use, and Medicaid managed care audits – get expert insights with our webinar. 

We hope this roundup gives you a clearer picture of where behavioral health compliance is headed and helps spark ideas for strengthening your own program.  

To go deeper, learn how our compliance software can simplify processes, support monitoring, and keep your organization ahead of regulatory changes. 

Register for our upcoming webinar on Practical Compliance Strategies for Behavioral Health Providers for an expert-backed deep dive on strengthening your compliance program.

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