I recently purchased “How to Thrive in Counseling Private Practice” and enjoyed reading it, thank you. I had a question about insurance credentialing. I would like to start a private practice but don’t imagine I will be ready for clients for at least 6 months from now. I have been…
I am opening a chiropractic practice in Fort Collins, CO this spring. I will be graduating from school in about 7 weeks. I understand that I need to be licensed before any work can be done…
Opening a DME Company takes a lot of time, money, patience, and some perseverance mixed with luck. Like starting a new business, there are a thousand things that must be done to open your…
Facing the problem of closed insurance panels? If you are like many healthcare providers today, especially providers living in densely-populated urban areas, perhaps you have reach out to an insurance company to join their network, only…
This is a question we hear every day (if not several times a day) at Thriveworks about insurance panels. The answer can get complicated, as the rules change by insurance company, and by state. However, in…
For healthcare providers in practice today—from nurses, to chiropractors, to physicians—the process of becoming credentialed with insurance providers (that is, the process of getting on insurance panels, and being able to accept 3rd party payments from…
I was speaking with an acupuncturist recently who told me the following story. He said, “This past weekend I took a training course, to learn more about insurance credentialing and medical billing. As I sat in the classroom…
These days, healthcare providers–from physicians, to chiropractors, to acupuncturists–are, in droves, running to become credentialed with insurance companies. And for good reason! Not being able to accept insurance means that up to 90% of their potential patient…
By Dean Porter, Executive Director CALPCC Limited Liability Company (LLC) CALPCC occasionally gets questions about forming a LLC from members looking to set up a private practice. Some states may allow this, but California does not. However, LPCC’s can set up a sole…
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Hi Anthony, I have a few questions but just want to give you some context first. A few months ago my agency closed. I was overseeing registered interns through grant funding and a county contract in 3 different cities, primarily providing counseling at…
Starting a new practice is exciting. It’s a creative process. You’re inventing something new! You determine what it’s going to look like and feel like. How it’s going to be different from other practices. You choose what services your practice will and won’t…
