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

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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. Include Behavioral Health Services in Audio-Only. Telehealth.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

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And for 25 years now, I have been a consultant working on projects related to promoting international classifications with the WHO, the World Health Organization. Beck Beck is a member of NASW-MO: ‘Telemental health’: Technology boosts mental health care in the US and India St.

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Update: Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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NASW upholds both the right of nursing home residents to receive visitors and the need for vaccination and other public health measures to decrease COVID-19 transmission and severity. The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination.

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Update: CMS Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

NASW upholds both the right of nursing home residents to receive visitors and the need for vaccination and other public health measures to decrease COVID-19 transmission and severity. The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

And for 25 years now, I have been a consultant working on projects related to promoting international classifications with the WHO, the World Health Organization. Beck Beck is a member of NASW-MO: ‘Telemental health’: Technology boosts mental health care in the US and India St.

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News Items – September 28, 2022

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“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 member of NASW-NC: Push for more mental health services in Black and minority communities. As mental health continues to lose its stigma, research is increasing in this area.

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UPDATE: Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing – Application to Clinical Social Workers

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We are also advocating on behalf of clinical social workers with key federal regulatory agencies and other stakeholders. GFEs do not need to be provided to patients who are enrolled in federal health insurance plans (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system).

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