Practice Update
APA Practice Organization
May 2008
| Vol.5, No.5
In the Spotlight
APA/VA Psychology Leadership Conference draws record turnout
More than 160 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) psychology leaders met in April to focus on psychology's role in integrated mental health and behavioral health care in the VA health care system
Practitioner Resources
- A matter of law: Know the stakes before signing any solicitation
An APA member recently received a well-disguised solicitation to join a provider network, and signing the document could have come with substantial consequences
From the Field
- Practice Directorate contests Medicare payment limits
Psychologists may find that certain claims for health and behavioral services, as well as testing services, routinely paid by Medicare in past years are now being denied. - APA Practice Organization joins coalitions on health care reform
The APA Practice Organization (APAPO) has joined two coalitions, Divided We Fail and Health Care First, in preparation for playing a leadership role in health care reform - Greetings from Practice Executive Director Katherine Nordal, PhD
As the new APA Executive Director for Professional Practice, Katherine Nordal, PhD, introduced herself to practitioner colleagues in her inaugural column for APA's Monitor on Psychology.
