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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2022

Social Work Blog

The removal of the geographic restrictions continues, allowing the beneficiary’s home as an originating site for telehealth services for the purposes of evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of a mental health disorder. Audio-Only Communication. NASW is continuing to advocate for its removal. Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP).

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Frozen Grief and Emotional Eating

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Eating problems become a vehicle to communicate matters of the heart that have no other channel. Treatment for emotional eating–binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, body image disorder, chronic dieting–needs to incorporate psychotherapy with behavioral/cognitive strategies, and sometimes medication. Why Do Emotional Eaters Freeze Grief?

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Highlights of CMS 2023 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

Social Work Blog

Beginning January 2023, services provided using audio-only communications technology would use modifier 93. In an effort to meet growing mental health needs, CMS is proposing to develop a new code (GBHI1) for behavioral health integration services performed by clinical social workers (CSWs) or clinical psychologists.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

When both are adults, it’s time to change the way they relate and communicate. Karen Koenig is a member of NASW-FL: Some People Are More Than Just Difficult: How To Recognize a Personality Disorder Creators Although you sound frustrated and justifiably upset, it’s helpful to learn how to handle similar situations, if they should occur.

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

Social Work Blog

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. December 2021. CSWs meet that definition.

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

Social Work Blog

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. See January 5, 2022 update. December 21, 2021.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

When both are adults, it’s time to change the way they relate and communicate. Karen Koenig is a member of NASW-FL: Some People Are More Than Just Difficult: How To Recognize a Personality Disorder Creators Although you sound frustrated and justifiably upset, it’s helpful to learn how to handle similar situations, if they should occur.