This is where we publish what we know.

ABA Practice Services has been handling the administrative engine for BCBA-led practices for years — credentialing cycles, billing operations, payer negotiations, multi-state expansions. The patterns repeat. The pitfalls repeat. And the questions we get from new practice owners tend to be the same dozen, asked slightly differently each time.

We’re going to start writing them down.

What you can expect here

Articles in plain language, written for practice owners — not for our own internal team and not for search engines.

Credentialing: What CAQH actually wants. Why Medicaid MCOs take six months when commercial plans take 90 days. How recredentialing cycles really work and when to start them. What to do when a credentialing application stalls.

Billing & RCM: ABA-specific CPT coding (97151–97158), prior authorization workflows, denial management patterns, days-in-AR benchmarks for healthy ABA practices, what to look for when evaluating a billing partner.

Payer Contracts: When to renegotiate. How to read a payer contract for red flags. What single-case agreements (SCAs) actually look like in practice. State-by-state autism mandate variations.

Practice Startup: The 90-day window before you can bill. Entity formation considerations specific to ABA. Setting up clearinghouse + claim workflows from day one. BACB practice registration. BHCOE/CASP accreditation prep.

Multi-State Expansion: Per-state Medicaid MCO requirements. Licensing strategy. Compliance with state-specific autism mandate variations.

What you won’t find here

  • Generic “10 tips for healthcare billing” listicles. There are enough of those.
  • SEO-stuffed keyword salad. We write for readers first; the keywords land where they land.
  • Claims we can’t back up. Every stat gets a source. Every payer-specific assertion is rooted in actual experience.
  • AI-generated filler. Real practice context, real writing.

First batch coming

We’re starting on a focused first batch:

  1. Why your Medicaid MCO credentialing takes six months (and what we do about it) — a credentialing primer
  2. CPT 97151–97158, decoded — the ABA coding reference you actually need
  3. Days in AR: the only RCM benchmark worth tracking — RCM benchmarks for ABA practices
  4. How to evaluate an ABA billing company — what questions to ask before signing
  5. Opening a second location: the credentialing checklist — practical multi-state expansion guide

Check back in the next few weeks, or schedule a free consultation if you have a question that can’t wait.