Mental Health News Radio

Join us for a live sound bite with Scott Lloyd, President of MTM Services. MTM is a strategic partner with The National Council for Behavioral Health.  He swings by the media room of the council's annual conference NatCon16 held in Las Vegas to discuss our presentation on EHR issues with our host, Kristin Sunanta Walker. Read the full blog article HERE, Thank you for joining us.

Sound bite interview with Dr. Aaron Janssen at The National Council for Behavioral Health's annual conference: NatCon16. Dr. Janssen stopped by the media room at the conference for a live interview about his work and his presentation for the conference on Gender Variant Youth.   Read the full blog article HERE.

Join us for a discussion with Cecelia Renteria, CEO of C&C Associates Medical Billing Associates. Her firm specializes in billing and revenue cycle management for the Behavioral Health field - with a special focus on Not-for-Profit Community Mental Health centers.  ' Read the full blog article HERE. Why is Revenue Cycle Management/Billing for Behavioral and Mental Health a passion for you? How does much does it impact a practice or facility when you don't have the right knowledge and/or understanding of a billing department? What recommendations can you give to help prevent this from happening? What would you say the percentage rate is that practices take a loss because of simple mistakes that were preventable? How much stress can be relieved for a practice if they out-source their billing? How much would you say your team has helped practices grow? Why has it been important for you to hire bilingual staff?      

Dr. Corey Waller joins us for a discussion about the consequences of legalizing marijuana from the media room at National Council for Behavioral Health's annual conference. Dr. Waller is a multi-session presenter and we are so glad he could take some time out during the conference for some sound bites about his work. Take a listen and hear factual information that should be part of our national conversation about marijuana usage.  Read the full blog article HERE.  

Neuroscientists focus on the brain and its impact on behavior and cognitive functions. What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Meet two technologists, Cindy Day and Heather Griffin, owners of Triadic, LLC – a Behavioral Health specific revenue cycle management company. It became imperative for everythingEHR to find a billing company that understands how electronic health records software works. The Triadic team is responsible for processing over 50 million dollars in claims per month for some of the largest Community Mental Health agencies in the United States. Join our host, Kristin Sunanta Walker, as she discusses the skill-set and passion required to serve our favorite sector of healthcare: Behavioral Health. Read the full blog article HERE and visit www.triadicllc.com. How have you seen technology change in Behavioral Health in terms of what a billing company needs in order to process claims? What kinds of technology are you familiar with including Behavioral Health EHRs? What kinds of reports have you created when EHR technology didn't give you or your clients what is needed? Providers typically want a billing entity to negotiate better rates from private insurance carriers. It takes a lot of work to make this happen. There is no magic strategy and yet many billing agencies tell their providers this is an easy negotiation process. What is Triadic's take on this process? everythingEHR has, unfortunately, had to refer many of our Behavioral Health clients to new billing entities because they experienced significant losses in revenue and lack of professionalism from their previous billing firm. What are some of the reasons you've seen billing companies quickly go down hill? What is your experience in behavioral health?

Our guest on this edition of Mental Health News Radio needs no introduction. Linda Rosenberg is the CEO and President of The National Council for Behavioral Health. We are honored she was able to take time out of her busy schedule to speak with us a few days before the biggest event in Behavioral Health, the council’s annual conference. Our show is known for authentic conversations with incredible human beings. Linda’s passion for Behavioral Health shines through in every statement she makes. She is also extremely funny, real, and intelligent. We are certainly thankful her leadership is at the forefront of our favorite sector of healthcare: Behavioral Health. Read the full blog article HERE. What is The National Council for Behavioral Health? What is your role with the council and why is Behavioral Health a passion for you? Your list of 2016 priorities for Behavioral Health is tremendous. Can we talk about the role millennials are playing in terms of stigma reduction around mental health? Many of us have paved the way for men and women to have real and authentic conversations about mental health (some even say “uncomfortable” conversations. How do you feel about being a mentor for this generation? What can new generations assess how technology has an affect on their mental health? How can they learn how to use technology wisely to enhance mental health? Patrick Kennedy is speaking at the conference about his 5 point plan to address mental health and addiction. Can we you share your thoughts on his plan?

Author, counselor, and international speaker, Julie Brand, joins us again on Mental Health News Radio. Her first show went in-depth about the trauma of childhood sexual abuse especially when the perpetrator is a parent. Today we discuss the final stage of recovery which is RESILIENCY. Please read the full blog article HERE. One of the topics you have said you love to speak on is resiliency.  Can you explain what you mean by being resilient and how survivors of sexual abuse can become more resilient? So why do some survivors of childhood abuse struggle with lifelong addictions, or harm themselves, or perpetuate the violence that they themselves experienced, while others grow to be safe and psychologically healthy adults?  And why do others become the "rescuers and healers"—as social workers, victim advocates, or counselors?  

We’ve beat the drum about checking on credentials, funding, scalability, and browser-based solutions in the Behavioral Health EHR market. How refreshing to have a discussion using the termholistic when it comes to electronic health records. John Dunbar of Dr Cloud EMR joins us for a candid discussion about their platform, a preferred EHR vendor with The Association of Addiction Professionals.  Read full blog article HERE. Why are you involved in the Behavioral Health Industry? When reviewing the needs of the Behavioral Health Industry, what is one of the largest issues you have seen within your customer base?     How do you think it should be solved?What are foreseeable issues to the solution? What has been the biggest pain with implementing an EHR solution in your experience? How have you changed that outcome?How can someone who is in an implementation currently help elevate that pa If you were put on the other side and needed to help an organization pick an EHR, how would you do it?  How would you do it differently then you regularly see? In the view of DrCloudEMR, what should be the objective of an EHR solution? What are tangible outcomes that you have seen customers experience after the implementation of an EHR solution is completed? Do see a change in the market place happening in regards to the amount of vendors currently offering a solution?  What is your process for making sure that your solution is up to date on the needs of the industry? Do you think that there is a need for more regulation on the state level for the EHR solutions that get implemented?

Our guest today is Brook West, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Valant -- one of the leading Behavioral Health EHRs.As the Behavioral Health market moves toward direct integration with primary care we turn our focus toward EHR software vendors that are already using new technology to deliver solutions.Vendors that have superior credibility and credentials in Behavioral Health, attract quality leadership, and possess an unparalleled infrastructure. Our listeners know that Behavioral Health is our passion. The Valant team will have a booth at this years National Council on Addiction Disorders held in Denver, Co. Read the full blog article HERE. What problems does the Valant platform purport to solve for Community Behavioral Health and the Medicaid market? How is the Valant platform designed to solve these problems? How is Valant uniquely positioned to bring value to this market? Why can’t current Electronic Health Record vendors do what Valant is doing? What about security in cloud architecture? Some of the criteria at everythingEHR for for choosing a EHR vendor is that the CEO must be a clinician, the company must have Behavioral Health providers, former insurance auditors, software engineers, etc. on staff. What is Valant's stance on this? There is a great blend of culture at Valant with male and female leadership. This has always impressed us. Why has Valant kept this kind of culture going? What is Valant's stance on where Behavioral Health technology is headed? Valant started with 3 people on staff in 2005. Where are you with staff now? If you could share one thing with the Community Behavioral Health Market, what would it be?

One of the classic and original books about personality disorders was written by author and counselor, Eleanor Payson. The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists was ahead of its time. Join us for an in-depth chat with Eleanor on Mental Health News Radio.  Enjoy the full blog article HERE. What did you like about the Wizard of Oz story that you titled your book after it? How do you define narcissism to someone when they ask?  What is the difference between having narcissistic traits and the narcissistic personality disorder? Can the NPD individual get better? What does it mean for the person involved with a narcissist to “lose a sense of self” in these relationships? Why is it that we might only see the deeper problem/or disorder once we are more “invested” in the relationship or significantly closer? Why do we tend to call this person “codependent,”? Could a perfectly healthy person get involved with a narcissist and experience damage to their sense of self? What kind of treatment do you recommend for individuals who are stuck in these relationships trying to heal from the fallout of a relationship with a narcissist? How can accurate knowledge about personality disorders act as a preventative measure against the negative influences of interactions with narcissists? What is involved in healing for the codependent? You also run groups for people who are healing from the challenges of involvement with severely narcissistic individuals or narcissists. How do you think these help? Do you see a more general understanding of personality disorders occurring?

Karen L. Kaplan joins us on Mental Health News Radio. She is the author of Descendants of Rajgród: Learning to Forgive. The daughter of a Holocaust survivor, Karen speaks internationally about her book, her family history, and her forgiveness journey.  Full blog article HERE. Karen, your memoir has a powerful message of forgiveness. Was forgiveness a topic you explored throughout your life?  What does forgiveness mean to you?  Can you tell me about your father’s past? What happened when the war was over? You mentioned that your father, Arie, was abusive. What type of abuse occurred in your home? Did you ever forgive him? Why did you decide to then return to your father’s home town of Rajgrod? When you returned from Poland, did you finish your memoir? Did they ever catch those men? How are your children doing? What was your mother like?  Do you think your father was a narcissist?  How do you deal with narcissists today that come into your life?

Join us on Mental Health News Radio for our interview with the creator of the global and award winning movie Narcissist, Eric Cassacio. He was able to speak with us about the entire experience and what inspired the films creation.  Topics covered: What has it been like touring with the film? How important to move past the victim stage and to move forward. You had two actors from Oscar Nominated Films in “Narcissist” (Brionne Davis and Angela McEwan). How was the filming process with them?  What has this whole experience done for you personally?  What kind of hope or inspiration can you bring to those out there who are in the throws of being a narcissist or dealing with the PTSD from being discarded by one? Questions about the movie? Official Site Official Facebook Official Twitter Official IndieGogo

Our guest today is Julie Brand, author of  A Mother’s Touch: Surviving Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse. Today we discuss her book, her work as a counselor, and her advocacy regarding the education around this kind of abuse. Read the full BLOG article HERE. What have you seen amongst survivors of this type of incest that is unique from other kinds of sexual abuse trauma? How has the reaction been from therapists, law enforcement, academia, for example, when speaking about this kind of abuse? What questions should a survivor ask of a therapist to make sure they are working with one that can actually help them? It is fine to ask whether or not the therapist has worked with other incest survivors? Is she/he knowledgeable about female sex offenders? What role does narcissism play in mother-daughter sexual abuse? What are some of the common abusive behaviors for professionals to look for in mother-daughter incest? What role do fathers/husbands play in families with mother-daughter incest?  Were these women sexually abused when they were children? What are some issues that survivors must deal with in recovery from mother-daughter sexual abuse? What are some coping behaviors that survivors adopt in their daily lives?   How can survivors become more resilient? 

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