Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Today I’m talking all about the elusive “medical necessity” guidelines and what it takes to get pre-authorization for testing services. Many insurance companies, when they ask for pre-authorization, are just looking for a concrete rationale to support the testing. The more details you can give, and the more clearly you can explain …
49 Transcript
[00:00:00] Hey, good morning, y’all. This is Dr. Jeremy Sharp, and this is The Testing Psychologist Podcast episode 49. Today, I’ll be talking with you all about medical necessity and how to increase the likelihood that you will get pre-authorization for those testing hours. Let’s do it. Hey y’all, this is Dr. Jeremy Sharp. Welcome back to another episode of …
TTP #48: Jeremy Zug – How to Bill Insurance for Testing Services
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Jeremy Zug knows insurance billing. In my search for a biller who really understand psych testing, he and his wife Kathryn really stood out above all the others. Today he talks with us about the nuances of insurance billing for psych/neuropsych testing. Here are just a few things we discuss: Can you …
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[00:00:00] Dr. Sharp: Hey y’all, this is Dr. Jeremy Sharp. This is The Testing Psychologist podcast episode 48. Today, I’m talking with Jeremy Zug, who’s the co-owner and founder of Practice Solutions. Practice Solutions is a mental health billing service and Jeremy is going to talk with us today all about the nuances of billing insurance for testing services. I …
TTP #47: Dr. Rachel Johnson – Assessment in the Corporate World
Rachel and I have been good friends for going on 15 years now, and until today I had very little idea of what her job actually looks like. She sat down with me to talk all about what it means to be an I/O psychologist and do assessment in the corporate world. Rachel is super humble, but she’s worked with …
TTP #46: Dr. Serena Enke – Specializing in Bariatric Evaluations
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I’ve known Serena for about 15 years now, and I was so excited to have her on the podcast to talk all about specializing in bariatric evaluations. When I caught up with Serena several months ago and learned that she was doing them in private practice, I knew she’d have a highly …
046 Transcript
Dr. Sharp: [00:00:00] Hey y’all, welcome to another episode of The Testing Psychologist podcast. This is episode 46. I’m Dr. Jeremy Sharp. Before we get into today’s episode with Dr. Serena Enke talking all about bariatric evaluations in your private practice, I want to give you a heads-up about The Testing Psychologist mastermind group. This is a group coaching experience …
TTP #45: Dr. Brenna Tindall – Sex Offenders, Forensics, and Criminal Justice Evaluations
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Could you sit in the same room as someone accused of murder? Determine competency of a 10-year-old child? Take a thorough history of sexually explicit crimes? This is Dr. Brenna Tindall’s life. She’s here today talking all about assessment in the criminal justice system. Here are just a few things that we …
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[00:00:00] Dr. Sharp: Hey y’all, welcome to episode 45 of The Testing Psychologist podcast. I’m Dr. Jeremy Sharp. Before we get started with today’s episode with Dr. Brenna Tindall, I wanted to give a shout-out to our podcast sponsor, Q-interactive. Q-interactive is Pearson’s iPad-based system for testing, scoring, and reporting. You can experience unheard-of efficiency and client engagement with 20 …
TTP #44: Dr. Ben Lovett – Rethinking ADHD Assessment
Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Guess what? All those cognitive measures you’re administering during ADHD assessments aren’t really necessary. At least from the perspective of accommodations request reviewers like Dr. Ben Lovett. Dr. Lovett talks with us today about his role as a consultant for standardized testing companies and provides his thoughts on what actually defines ADHD …