Episode 310: [Practice Management] Helpful and Important Tips for Good Faith Estimates

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Group Practice Tech.

In our latest episode, we offer some helpful tips for Good Faith Estimates, or GFEs.

We discuss the No Surprises Act; where to provide a Good Faith Estimate; who gets a GFE; when to provide a GFE to clients; notices vs. contracts; how to list your rates and estimated costs; GFE dispute processes; documenting GFEs; how often to update GFEs; client education; what to do about listing a diagnosis; and getting your GFE reviewed.

Resources:

• Model Disclosure Notice Regarding Patient Protections Against Surprise Billing from CMS for providers
• CMS Overview of Rules & Fact Sheets related to the No Surprises Act and Good Faith Estimates 
• Some helpful tips from the folks at Hushmail related to GFE’s: No Surprises Act Summary: what your small healthcare practice must do  
• on-demand CE training (2 legal-ethical CE credit hours): Regulatory Changes & Their Implications: What You Need to Know to be in Compliance for a Legal-Ethical Mental Health Practice PCT’s 2023 Practice Primer course, presented by therapist attorney Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC and PCT director Liath Dalton — includes discussion of No Surprises Act and GFE notices and provision
• The PCT Way System for optimizing and fortifying your mental health group practice
• Group Practice Care Premium with PCT’s direct support and consultation service for mental health group practice owners, Group Practice Office Hours with the PCT consulting team and Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC