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Mental health care parity the fight is on

One of the most significant developments in mental health care access in the 2000s was the enactment of the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). Fortified by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the federal law stipulates that insurers and corporate-backed health plans, extended now to some 175 million Americans, provide […]

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How we arrived at Free (and why you can believe it)

By now, you’ve heard me speak of our partner therapists — thousands of you giving us your wish-list items for a better practice management/EHR system. The input is paramount to our design development and go-to-market strategy. On that latter point, one issue led the pack: Costs. Working with thin margins, therapists told us that financial […]

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Is SimplePractice losing its way?

I get a lot of inspiration from SimplePractice. I can’t help but look at the tsunami of troublesome issues flooding its users as testament that we’re doing the right thing at MediSprout. Much of the inspiration I get from SimplePractice is also acting as validation. Issues slowing down care for therapists using SimplePractice are largely […]

Pokes like a stick: Addressing the pain of CPT codes

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes were established by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 1966. Standardizing medical terminology and associated codes was then, and is still, a fine idea. From claims processing to research to technology development, CPT codes have plenty to offer the healthcare sector. Providers know the drill: You translate services or products […]

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A fair game Establishing health equity in America

Healthcare inequities are stunningly numerous, deeply rooted, and drive up costs for everybody. Indeed, few people in the United States are unaffected by the inequities of healthcare.  The barriers to health equity do more than limit access to primary care, mental health care, or specialty medical services; they can also hinder one’s ability to simply […]

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A crisis remains: Finding hope in a post-pandemic world

While the debate rages as to whether COVID-19 still rates as a pandemic (nearly 2 million people in the United States are still getting infected daily), one thing is certain: the disease’s dubious legacy lives on among an entire generation of kids. Isolating at home for as many as two and a half years, school-aged […]

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10 head-slapping common-sense things about practice management we learned from you

We see raised eyebrows when we tell people how many providers, therapists, and mental health professionals we’ve talked to in recent years about their pain points and needs for better practice management software. We say, “1000” when asked. The truth is, it’s way beyond that. Admittedly, we’ve lost count. We have attended professional conferences from […]