Upcoming Trainings

Mastering Out of Network Billing

Want to be able to charging your full rate for sessions but also make it affordable for your clients? Out of network billing may be your answer.

In this live online ten-part cohort series of one-hour workshops you will learn all about out of network insurance billing and how to submit and accept assignment for out of network benefits, allowing prospective clients to just pay their cost-sharing amount each session, while you collect your full fee with a combination of client payments and insurance reimbursement.

Dates: Biweekly on Fridays 9-10am starting Jan 31, 2025
Duration: 8 weeks
Cost: $240
Limited to 20 participants

What you’ll learn

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    Understanding out of network deductibles, coinsurance and allowed amounts

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    Using insurance portals to track claims

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    Setting up your EHR for out of network billing (focusing on SimplePractice)

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    Superbills vs courtesy claim submission

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    Understanding and processing EOBs (explanation of benefits reports)

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    Methods for handling deductibles

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    Appealing claim denials made easy

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    Registering with insurance companies for out of network claim submission

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    Test claim submission and tracking process for discovering allowed amounts

Meet your instructor

Ian Laidlaw MA MSc LCSW-R

Ian is originally from New Zealand and worked in Japan and the UK with refugees and immigrants before moving to New York. In New York he trained volunteer counselors for 15 years for a community non-profit and established and directed a community mental health clinic. He ran weekly clinical seminars for clinicians for 15 years, taught a postgraduate trauma course for social work graduate students, developed a CE program for a non-profit agency, and alongside establishing two psychotherapy group practices, currently runs several clinical supervision groups for regional social workers.

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