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(CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Key Provisions Impacting Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) issued on July 16 includes a variety of provisions that are relevant to clinical social workers (CSWs) who are participating providers in Medicare. Telehealth. We urge CMS to continue to ensure payment parity for telehealth services.

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2022

Social Work Blog

Implications for Clinical Social Workers. The 2400+-page rule includes updates to policies and payments that are pertinent to clinical social workers (CSWs) and other Medicare providers. Telehealth. Before the public health emergency (PHE), Medicare telehealth coverage was limited. December 2021.

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Culturally Informed Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Review

Society of Clinical Psychology

These practices are necessary components to overthrowing unjust principles in clinical practices, and they exemplify genuine, innovative methodologies that heed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles accorded by the APA. Such interventions seeking to thwart systemic inequities (e.g.,

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Highlights of CMS 2023 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

Social Work Blog

The following provides key takeaways for clinical social workers: Telehealth. CMS is proposing several policy changes to Medicare telehealth services. This includes extending coverage for telehealth services that have been temporarily authorized during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Behavioral Health.

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Empathy in Computer-Mediated Interactions

Society of Clinical Psychology

2008), but little research has been conducted to determine whether computer-mediated communication (CMC) could impact crucial relational aspects of psychotherapy such as empathy (Terry & Cain, 2016). Our conceptual framework argues that CMC filters out important communicational signals, most notably nonverbal cues. 2012; Bee et al.,

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News Items – November 10, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Martha Avery Cook is a member: Telehealth program helps UNC-Chapel Hill meet demand for mental health services. Logan is a professor at Eastern and a licensed clinical social worker. ” Brandi McFerran is a member: Stop bullying: What parents can do. NBC Connecticut. Dr. Isabel Logan leads the program alongside Solak. Well + Good.

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News Items – September 2, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Social Workers highlight importance of telehealth coverage. She worried when companies do not make the same decision Goodwill did, care providers, including for mental-health services, may not be able to offer telehealth visits. Wilson, who contributed to a recent analysis of responses to 911 calls by police departments. “It