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- A Matter of Law: Patient Record Keeping, Part 1
Keeping good records can help ensure continuity of care and protect practitioners in the event of legal proceedings. Knowing legal and regulatory requirements and related factors that affect record keeping is crucial to your practice.
- A Matter of Law:
Patient Record Keeping, Part 2This is the second of two articles addressing questions about record keeping that practitioners often raise with staff in the APA Practice Directorate.
- Increasing Referrals from Other Professionals: A Step-by-Step Guide
A network of strong referral sources can be instrumental in sustaining or helping to grow a practice. This article summarizes important steps you can take to improve your effectiveness in developing and maintaining referrals from other professionals.
From the Field
Psychologists Get Nearly $2.2 Million in CIGNA Settlement PayoutsThe APA Practice Organization became involved in the litigation and settlement negotiations with CIGNA in order to press the profession’s particular concerns. For example, the Practice Organization was successful in ensuring that psychologists would not have “no-cause termination” clauses in their provider contracts.