ProsperityEHR

08/05/2026

The 2026 Behavioral Health Mid-Year Reality Check is published: https://www.prosperityehr.com/resources/ebooks/the-2026-mid-year-reality-check/

Of the seven major industry predictions, several key findings stand out:

📈The denial surge everyone predicted isn't happening. 62% report stable or decreased denial rates. The payer pressures are real, but it's the work of appealing back-end denials caused by upstream eligibility verification and documentation gaps that seem to be burdening practices most.

📋Value-based care arrangements are increasing, where 57% of respondents earn more than 10% of revenue from these contracts. Top barriers to measurement-based care include patient compliance and engagement and clinical priority, not lack of tooling or technology support.

👨‍💻Fragmentation and lack of interoperability is costly as 70% of respondents run four or more separate software systems on a typical day.

💟The "attrition crisis" narrative doesn't hold. 94% of responding clinicians intend to stay in the field a year from now. The roles reported as a challenge to fill are experienced, licensed clinicians and supervisors, not a mass exodus of people leaving the field.

The industry made several major predictions for behavioral health in 2026. We asked operators and clinicians running outpatient practices what’s […]

08/03/2026

Three days until hosted by the American Psychological Association and a few things will be waiting for you in Booth #621 of the Solutions Center:

🖥️ A first look at what's new in the ProsperityEHR platform including the supervision suite, defensible documentation tools, and real-time revenue views.

📊 Pick up a copy of our 2026 Behavioral Health Mid-Year Trends Report, a collection of industry insights from respondents practicing across the U.S.

👋 Face time with our team. Say hello to Melissa Tran, Megan Mitchem, and Ben Pearson about what they're learning from the 50+ practices who use ProsperityEHR every day.

Before you begin your travel, make sure to reserve time with us. We'd love to meet in person to further discuss your practice's needs: https://calendly.com/prosperityehr-sales/30min

07/20/2026

If you run a behavioral health practice, you know the routine: every note your supervised clinicians write routes to a supervisor for a cosignature, whether your practice's policies requires it or not.

As of today, Signature Policies are generally available in ProsperityEHR. Cosignature requirements follow the documentation, not the person. Your team decides what actually needs review — by payer, type of documentation, license, or location — and you can change the rules yourself in minutes when a contract or regulation changes.

We wrote up how it works and why supervision should follow the documentation on our blog: https://www.prosperityehr.com/resources/learn/blog/signatures-and-supervision/

👉 Want to see it in your own workflow? Book a walkthrough: https://www.prosperityehr.com/resources/evaluate/demo/

07/09/2026

Ask almost any behavioral health provider about documentation, and you'll hear a familiar story: the session is the rewarding part. It's the notes afterward that tend to pile up.

Features like copy-and-paste can save valuable time, but when documentation looks the same week after week, it can appear "cloned" to a payer. Cloned documentation doesn't support medical necessity, increasing the risk of denied claims, payment recoupments, and audit findings.

We built ProsperityEHR's Copy Forward feature with that balance in mind. Our platform shares the stable information that providers shouldn't have to re-enter at every visit, while intentionally leaving encounter-specific elements like the presenting problem, chief complaint, and clinical assessments for the current session. Any copied content is clearly highlighted, which encouraging providers to review, update, and personalize the content before signing.

We come at this as people who understand the clinical work from the inside. The goal isn't a faster note. It's a note that reflects the session and holds up for the client, the provider, and the practice.

Curious how this looks in your workflow? Read our recent blog post or book a personalized walkthrough: https://www.prosperityehr.com/resources/learn/blog/note-cloning/

07/03/2026

Behavioral health work asks a lot of the people who do it. A real break is well earned. Whether this weekend finds you at a backyard cookout🌭, in a front-row seat for the fireworks 🎆, or simply enjoying a rare day with no clinic appointments on the calendar 🗓, we hope it's a restful one.

Happy Independence Day from all of us at ProsperityEHR.

07/01/2026

The 2026 Behavioral Health Mid-Year Trends Survey is officially closed.

To everyone who took time out of a full clinical day to share what's really happening inside your outpatient practice — thank you. 💚 This survey only means something because the people doing the work every day took the time to weigh in honestly, and so many of you showed up!

Our team is now rolling up our sleeves and beginning to tabulate the results, and we can't wait to show you what we found.

Results will drop later this month. Hit follow so you don't miss them.

06/25/2026

Don't worry, there is still time!

All behavioral health providers, practice administrators, billing leaders, executive directors, clinical supervisors, and RCM specialists are encouraged to complete the 2026 Mid-Year Behavioral Health Survey before it closes on June 30, 2026.

We'd love to hear about your experiences and how they align (or don't) with the major predictions made for the industry. All responses are anonymous by default, but you may opt in to receive early results or compensation.

https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/yzzy5m?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2026_midyear_survey&utm_content=invite

06/02/2026

We have questions for behavioral health practices.📊

The forecasts and predictions for 2026 came out months ago, but what does the reality look like inside a real outpatient practice today?

We are running the 2026 Behavioral Health Mid-Year Trends Survey, a focused survey for the people doing this work every day: providers, practice administrators, billing leaders, executive directors, clinical supervisors, RCM specialists. Anyone with 10 minutes and a perspective worth counting.

The first 100 respondents receive a $50 gift card.

We have been listening to this community for 30+ years. Insights and conversations like this keep us all grounded.

If you are in behavioral health and want your experiences captured. Take the survey now before it closes on June 30, 2026. 👇

https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/yzzy5m?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2026_midyear_survey&utm_content=invite

01/28/2026

In behavioral health, we know that collective trauma ripples through communities in ways that aren't always visible.

It's been a heavy few weeks. To the behavioral health providers in our community: you're the ones who will help others process what's happening —the grief, the fear, the collective weight of loss. But who's holding space for you?

Don't forget that you deserve the same compassion and care you give to others every single day.

Take what you need. 🪷

12/31/2025

Our 2026 In + Outs 🌱

IN: Technology that gives providers time back
OUT: Software that adds to administrative burden and cognitive load

IN: Technology that matches your clinical workflows
OUT: Forcing group notes, treatment plans, and assessments into a medical record template

IN: Staying curious about AI's role in mental and behavioral health while acknowledging what we don't yet know
OUT: Overpromising what AI can do or trying to replace the therapeutic relationship

IN: Seamless collaboration across your entire care team
OUT: Siloed systems that make multidisciplinary care feel impossible

IN: Real-time visibility into your practice's financial health
OUT: Discovering revenue leaks months after they happen

IN: Profitability as fuel for better care
OUT: Feeling guilty about running a financially healthy business

IN: Scaling with intention—more providers, locations, or services that strengthen your mission
OUT: Growth that stretches your team and systems past their breaking point

IN: Sustainable caseloads that support quality care
OUT: Maxing out schedules until someone burns out and practice margins take a hit

IN: Compliance tools that work alongside your workflow
OUT: Scrambling to meet requirements at the last minute

IN: Measuring what actually improves patient outcomes
OUT: Tracking metrics just to check a box

IN: Revenue cycle management that funds your vision for growth
OUT: Leaving money on the table because billing feels too complicated

What else would you add?