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CMS Creates Additional Place of Service Code for Telehealth

Social Work Blog

Following a recent update from the Center for Medicare, and Medicaid Services (CMS), NASW has received multiple inquiries regarding telehealth place of service codes (POS) for Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance companies. CMS revised the description for POS codes 02 and 10 for telehealth. Denise Johnson, LCSW-C.

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Telehealth is Here to Stay: Now Let’s Do It Well

inSocialWork

The swift emergence and staying power of the COVID-19 pandemic gave a massive nudge to social workers to move to telehealth or online services to meet the needs of their clients. While many social workers were reluctantly pushed into online or telehealth practice, our guest Shannon Miller has been at it for a while.

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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). Denise Johnson, LCSW-C.

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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Olivia Knox, New York State chapter policy coordinator for the National Association of Social Workers , said one dropped provision was payment parity for telehealth services. says Wiseman, a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with farmers on Long Island for 30 years. Not every proposed provision made it to the final budget.

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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Olivia Knox, New York State chapter policy coordinator for the National Association of Social Workers , said one dropped provision was payment parity for telehealth services. says Wiseman, a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with farmers on Long Island for 30 years. Not every proposed provision made it to the final budget.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Time Moves Different in Here: Clinical Implications for Working with Populations of Color, Complex Trauma and Dissociation in the Age of COVID 19 . Addressing Diversity in PTSD Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Guidance for the Treatment of PTSD in LGBTQ Populations . Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. June 3, 2022. Prepared by.

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Clinician Need and COVID Fatigue

American Board of Clinical Social Work

As clinicians, we pivoted from in-person to telehealth multiple times as the numbers grew or diminished. As clinical social workers we were trained about the importance of self-assessment, self-awareness, and the ethical obligation to refrain from practice when experiencing impairment. So, what is your level of fatigue?