Healthcare IT Blog

For labs, the margin between profitability and loss often comes down to billing. Lab services are reimbursed at lower rates than ever, yet the cost of doing business keeps rising. Between complex payer rules, coding nuances, and frequent denials, it’s easy to lose thousands per month without realizing it.

At a time when labs are operating on tight margins, revenue leakage is more dangerous than ever. Clinical laboratories, particularly those specializing in pathology, toxicology, molecular diagnostics, and genetic testing, are losing 20% to 40% of total billable revenue—and often don’t even know it.

Choosing the right laboratory software isn’t just an IT decision—it’s a business-critical investment that can shape everything from daily workflow to long-term profitability. Whether you’re a clinical lab, toxicology group, pathology practice, or molecular testing facility, the wrong system slows you down, exposes you to billing errors, and limits scalability.

Billing for behavioral health services has never been simple. Between (1) shifting regulations, (2) variable payer requirements, and (3) the nuances of mental health treatment, behavioral health providers face unique challenges that many general healthcare billing systems weren’t built to handle.

Billing in behavioral health is rarely straightforward. From multiple service types and payer requirements to evolving telehealth policies, bundled codes, and patient responsibility balances, we know how complex and frustrating the billing process can be. That’s why finding software that’s not just robust but purposefully built is essential.

There are two types of drudgeries:

Psychiatry practices face a unique set of billing challenges. From navigating time-based CPT codes and evolving telehealth regulations to managing complex payer requirements and ensuring consistent documentation, the revenue cycle in mental health care is anything but straightforward.

Claim denials are more than just an administrative hassle for psychiatrists—they impact cash flow, patient care continuity, and your ability to sustainably grow your practice. With insurance payers becoming increasingly complex and regulatory requirements tightening, it's never been more important to approach psychiatric medical billing with a strategic, streamlined mindset.

As mental health needs rise and care models become more complex, providers in the behavioral health field face challenges that differ significantly from those in general medicine. From sensitive documentation requirements to multi-provider collaboration and telehealth integration, these needs call for electronic medical record (EMR) systems tailored specifically to mental health care.

EHR systems are undergoing significant transformations in 2025 as the healthcare industry continues to evolve.