An uncut discussion about ALMA and Headway. Watch this before signing up!

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@brianr7428 Жыл бұрын

Just signed on with headway. This was very great information. I will definitely be getting a fully built out EHR after this.

@matthewryanLCSW Жыл бұрын

Awesome. So glad you found it helpful

@HissyFitPetTherapy 8 ай бұрын

I’m getting back into private practice after over a year being off from working in mental health and this is very informative, thank you!

@matthewryanLCSW 8 ай бұрын

Amazing. I am glad you found it helpful

@KKC1920 11 ай бұрын

I asked about headway on a previous video; this answered it, thank you!

@matthewryanLCSW 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@cassie4411 3 күн бұрын

This was very helpful, thanks! If you partnered with headway and chose to use their billing tool for an ehr to start and then migrated to a simple practice later, would you need to depanel with headway and get credentialed on your own before moving your client data there? Or can you still be credentialed with headway and then transition everything over to simple practice once that’s going?

@matthewryanLCSW 3 күн бұрын

I am glad it was helpful. You certainly migrate all client data to SP without needing to depanel. You would continue to bill through Headway though if you were paneled with them

@BrainFitnessHawaii 3 күн бұрын

Who takes c are of claim rejection & resubmission . I think now headway has EHR

@matthewryanLCSW 3 күн бұрын

Sometimes they will handle it, but ultimately I think they leave it in the hands of the therapist. Yes, they do have an EHR, albeit its not that great.

@laurafaiai3001 Жыл бұрын

Incredibly helpful! Thanks for this!

@matthewryanLCSW Жыл бұрын

I am so glad it was!

@jenthementalnoter6181 Жыл бұрын

Headway: client has to put card; Alma: suggests client puts card but if client doesn’t then you are responsible to make sure they pay copays/deductibles other Alma will eventually take it out from your pay.

@matthewryanLCSW Жыл бұрын

Super helpful additions. Thank you.

@jenthementalnoter6181 Жыл бұрын

Always supporting! Keep up the good work!

@matthewryanLCSW Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@kristylarocca1075 10 ай бұрын

Hi Matt. Thank you for this video and your helpful articulations. Since you have worked with both ALMA and Headway, would you be able to provide any information about which you prefer overall? Or what the advantages and drawbacks are of each? Thank you!

@matthewryanLCSW 10 ай бұрын

Hi Kristy, To be honest they have different strengths and weaknesses. I find ALMA is a better overall platform however lacks the ability to manage a group practice. I only use Headway for group practice management. If I was just a solo provider, I would probably stick with ALMA only

@taravtn 7 ай бұрын

How does it work when a client late cancels or no-shows? I'm reading on their website that therapists would be responsible for collecting that

@matthewryanLCSW 7 ай бұрын

Thats right. If someone late cancels or no shows, you are responsible for collecting that. It's quite simple to charge the late fee as you would with any other platform, but you have the control about whether or not you charge a fee. It will not be done for you automatically. Hope this info helps.

@RAralar 7 ай бұрын

This is why people should have their own EHR

@rwilliams7306 Жыл бұрын

I don't do TX plans in my private practice. I would if I had a group practice.

@matthewryanLCSW Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing what you do.

@rebeccaschwarz3227 11 ай бұрын

Just tried to sign up with Alma but they have made a change in June 2023 which does not allow Group practices to join. What would you suggest as an alternative for the credentialing part and ins claims submitting.

@matthewryanLCSW 11 ай бұрын

Hi Rebecca, You can either go with Headway or you can be credentialed on your own and learn how to submit claims through your EHR.

@Brittanylmhc 10 ай бұрын

Are you able to share what EHR you are using?

@matthewryanLCSW 10 ай бұрын

I currently use SimplePractice

@rachelfrancis1080 9 ай бұрын

As a Group Practice Owner do you use one of these platforms? Headway doesn't accept some Insurances. Is it good to be both independent and use the platforms to increase the type of Insurance you can accept?

@matthewryanLCSW 9 ай бұрын

I use Headway for my group. Check out this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGTFZnd9pdmLj6c&pp=ygUaaGVhZHdheSBmb3IgZ3JvdXAgcHJhY3RpY2U%3D

@eolauryn4 11 ай бұрын

Can you be OON and utilize Alma and Headway for private pay? Word on the street in my area is you don’t have to take insurance to utilize their platform to gain private pay clients. My thoughts were that they may be referring to an offering like Mentaya for superbill options. Can you speak to this?

@matthewryanLCSW 11 ай бұрын

Hi there. The way I understand the platforms like ALMA and Headway are that they are a set of tools you can use for your practice. Some people use the insurance tool while others do not. I do think some clinicians use ALMA simply for the directory and keep clients as self pay.

@annettenietzsche8420 10 ай бұрын

You mentioned getting credentialed by yourself after working with Alma. So, can you work on getting credentialed by yourself "outside" of Alma while working with Alma?

@matthewryanLCSW 10 ай бұрын

Yep you can.

@katiej5551 3 ай бұрын

Any tips or do you have any videos on getting credentialed independently while working for Headway?

@KellyMSharp 2 ай бұрын

Alma's monthly membership is pretty significant compared to Headway. I am already happily utilizing Simple Practice and am only looking for support w/ credentialing, billing and referrals. Curious if you think in this case Alma is still worth the price? Thanks for your helpful info.

@matthewryanLCSW 2 ай бұрын

Hey Kelly. It will really depend on one factor and that is how many referrals you get per month from ALMA and compare the revenue generate to the cost per month. Even if you get one referral per month and they are seen 3-4 times, you have profited off the cost of ALMA significantly. I hope this makes sense

@italianlessonsnyc1176 2 ай бұрын

Does grow have a treatment plan platform?

@matthewryanLCSW 2 ай бұрын

I have never used grow, so I am not too sure.

@rachelfrancis1080 9 ай бұрын

Can you Keep your clients of leave Alma or Headway?

@matthewryanLCSW 9 ай бұрын

Yes you can. They are your clients. ALMA and Headway are just tools to help you build your practice

@EsmeraldaWellnessHavenLLC 5 ай бұрын

Great video! I recently signed up w/headway. Do you take your headway & alma clients to simple practice to document? Do you register them there?

@matthewryanLCSW 5 ай бұрын

I document everything in SimplePractice

@EsmeraldaWellnessHavenLLC 5 ай бұрын

@@matthewryanLCSW So Simple practice serves as a EHR only? do you register folks there and document? do you provide the documentation to headway/alma for billing purposes?

@matthewryanLCSW 5 ай бұрын

@@EsmeraldaWellnessHavenLLC So I pretty much do everything there. I document and schedule there. The only thing I do on ALMA and Headway is submit claims.

@EsmeraldaWellnessHavenLLC 5 ай бұрын

@@matthewryanLCSW thank you so much for your response! this is very helpful.

@kaysam9358 2 ай бұрын

So Alma or Headway don't have their own EHR?

@wambam12 8 ай бұрын

Can you work remotely anywhere in the world with Alma and headway? Ie live in Canada.

@matthewryanLCSW 8 ай бұрын

Its not so much about ALMA and Headway, but more so about your licensing boards telehealth rules and the laws around where a clinician needs to be and where a client needs to be.