- a living will
- health care power of attorney
- HIPAA compliant person who knows where things are
- written office practice instructions (copy also kept safely outside office)
- lists of passwords, websites, insurance company contact information, clients names and phone numbers, and outstanding billing
- directions on how to process claims and do billing
- back-up of your processed insurance claims and programs
- written instructions of what to say to your clients and how to change voice mail message
- sample release form ready for clients to sign so treatment summary can be sent
- have a non-published status at the hospital.
- have a reassuring message on your phone that says please respect your need to heal and instructions on how and where to get their records sent
- consult with the therapist your client chose.
- do all those things we said we would do when we got time
- exercise
- get a makeover
- go for psychotherapy
- make a gratitude list
- meditate
- read
- redesign how you will do your practice when you start over
- watch comedy
- write an article