Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

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. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. Prepared by. Denise Johnson, LCSW-C.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Attention Clinical Social Workers: CMS Seeking Feedback on Good Faith Estimates. Clinical social workers (CSWs) are currently required to give Good Faith Estimates (GFEs) to patients who are uninsured and patients who have insurance but do not plan to use it, [link]. A list of additional questions is available at [link].

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 4, 2023

In my clinical work, I use the idea of empathy styles to help my clients understand the way they handle their own emotional needs, and how they either show up for or avoid their partner’s emotional needs. Kid Clinic wants to remind you and your children to take some time to slow down this month.

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Relias

JULY 20, 2023

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. It is important to focus on clinical protocols and reduction in practice variation. Sadly, U.S. rates are continuing to rise.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Application to Clinical Social Work Services. Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate of expected charges. Document the GFE in the clinical record. December 21, 2021.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 28, 2023

We’re never going to build out an infrastructure if the going rate for therapy is $150 on the private market and it’s $70 on our Medicaid system.” Wyly is a newly licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), having passed her licensure test in May.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 4, 2023

In my clinical work, I use the idea of empathy styles to help my clients understand the way they handle their own emotional needs, and how they either show up for or avoid their partner’s emotional needs. Kid Clinic wants to remind you and your children to take some time to slow down this month.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Application to Clinical Social Work Services. Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate of expected charges. Document the GFE in the clinical record. December 2021.

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CAPC

JULY 31, 2023

The GUIDE Model focuses support on family caregivers.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Implications for Clinical Social Workers. On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. The 2400+-page rule includes updates to policies and payments that are pertinent to clinical social workers (CSWs) and other Medicare providers.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 11, 2023

Representative Lydia Crafts’ own connection to the issue , along with her work as a licensed clinical social worker, have driven her to draft what she calls a public health response to substance use disorder. Katrina Gould is a licensed clinical social worker and has been practicing in Portland, Oregon, for 30 years.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released clarifying information about Part 2 of the No Surprise Act, Good Faith Estimates (GFEs). Part 2 focuses on services provided to the uninsured or self-pay patients who receive services provided by clinical social workers in independent practice. Clinical Manager.

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Relias

APRIL 18, 2022

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Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Special Focus Facility Program report listed nursing homes that have not met the CMS’ health care or fire safety standards. Quality care and optimal clinical outcomes. Audit coding and billing to ensure clinical documentation integrity. Staff training and licenses.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

I am a nurse with many years of clinical experience and now a vice president and partner in clinical solutions at Relias. Research cited in our study showed that screening occurred in less than two-thirds of mothers, with considerable variation depending on race, income-level, and Medicaid/Medicare status.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 11, 2023

Representative Lydia Crafts’ own connection to the issue , along with her work as a licensed clinical social worker, have driven her to draft what she calls a public health response to substance use disorder. Katrina Gould is a licensed clinical social worker and has been practicing in Portland, Oregon, for 30 years.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule of the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) that announced proposed policy and practice changes for Medicare Part B payments beginning January 1, 2023. The following provides key takeaways for clinical social workers: Telehealth. Behavioral Health.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

JANUARY 19, 2022

MHCs and CSWs often work in community mental health clinics, which are more likely to accept a wider variety of insurance, including Medicaid. . Clinical Psychology PHD Student. Psychologists are also more difficult to find in less densely populated areas. Psychiatrists. Check my ACE score. Heather Daniel.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 7, 2023

I’m a licensed clinical social worker in New York. a licensed clinical social worker and the founder and CEO of Parenting Pathfinders in New York City. .” So, we started breaking down these stereotypes, one by one.

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Social Workers Speak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Tell them you’re not able to find providers and have them do the work for you,” said Jenna Wolfson, a licensed clinical social worker in Santa Cruz County, Calif. They, along with Brianna Schiavoni (a licensed clinical social worker), are co-founders of the Diabetes Sangha group. Rocky Mountain PBS. Spectrum News Austin.

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Relias

AUGUST 15, 2022

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes a decrease in Medicare reimbursement for home health agencies by 4.2% CMS expected PDGM to drive changes in clinical group coding, comorbidity coding, and low utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) threshold. All-Payer Policy for Home Health Quality Reporting.

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

This means considering things like: Referring working patients to clinics that offer extended hours Referring Medicaid patients to well-known psychiatric units that work well with their insurance And more Building rapport and understanding the patient more fully can help PCPs direct patients to the appropriate resource and encourage follow-ups.

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Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. By 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began piloting value-based care programs that linked payment to quality measures.

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Social Workers Speak

JUNE 10, 2022

Tracy Levine, a licensed clinical social worker , says a teen told her that “I’m graduating and I’m looking at World War III.” That’s added a complicated layer of grief and trauma onto the community, says Maria Maldonado Morales, a clinical social worker at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. PsychCentral.

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Relias

MAY 1, 2022

Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not reimburse healthcare organizations for costs associated with hospital- or facility-acquired pressure injuries, appropriate assessment at the time of admission is vital. Factors spurring legal action often involve communication and behavioral issues as well as clinical skills.

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Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I increasingly realized that there is no opportunity to influence legislators to change the system in the clinical setting. I wrote Breakdown to appeal for legislative reform because it’s nearly impossible to change the system from within the trenches of clinical work.

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Relias

MARCH 1, 2023

Short video-based courses that provide a refresher on the assessment and clinical skills necessary to prevent avoidable hospitalization can be helpful. She encouraged hospital providers to increase the amount to 80%-90%. Training plays a significant role here.

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Relias

JULY 14, 2022

Hospitals and health systems have targeted their approaches to these issues and others to help reduce complications through adherence to evidence-based clinical protocols and reducing variation in care. One area of increasing focus that hasn’t received as much attention is the intersection of maternal mortality and maternal mental health.

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Social Workers Speak

AUGUST 26, 2021

COVID created more transparency regarding what we already knew was happening,” said Sonyia Richardson , a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on serving people of color and an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte , where she researches suicide. Susan Pinne, a clinical social worker at St.

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Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Taking advantage of the changed rules will allow home health agencies to more efficiently use the first visit, which has positive implications for clinical outcomes and the agency’s bottom line, observed Karen Vance, BSOT, discussing the CoP update in a recent Relias webinar.

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Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is ramping up survey scrutiny for hospice this year, training surveyors to focus on interdisciplinary group care planning and coordination of care as part of an emphasis on meeting four core Conditions of Participation. Busy clinical managers can’t bear the documentation burden alone.

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We use the phrase: one foot in the present, and one foot in the past,” said Marianne Silva, a clinical social worker and E.M.D.R. Justin Perry is a licensed clinical social worker who helped Amos during this dark period. Her 20 or so family clients reside in the surrounding rural areas and most are Medicaid participants.

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Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

New requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in November 2021 and a new time-limited enforcement effort by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced in March call for focused inspections and put a higher level of scrutiny on nursing home compliance and the quality of care provided.

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Social Workers Speak

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There’s a huge accessibility problem to those who are not on Medicaid within the (community mental health) system, so we need to expand that to some other insurances as well,” Brann said. “We She said for next term, lawmakers hoping to tackle mental health issues should look at expanding services that already exist and additional funding.

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Social Workers Speak

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Therapist Cassie Peck, a licensed clinical social worker who is part of Optum Idaho’s network, practices in Sandpoint, a town in Idaho’s mountainous Panhandle region. Her 20 or so family clients reside in the surrounding rural areas and most are Medicaid participants. The families are often physically and socially isolated.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Successful agencies recognize that long-term success depends on meeting required clinical regulations and having staff with the home health specializations to meet shifting client needs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning to implement the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide in 2023.

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Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

An unintended, but positive offshoot of the pandemic is that the crisis highlighted home health’s “very quick and successful adjustments” and “versatility” to serve COVID-19 patients and millions of others served under Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, and other services. Clinical assessments. Mentorship programs.

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