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Change Healthcare Cyberattack: What Social Workers Should Know

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By Denise Johnson, LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate March 2024 In February 2024, a major healthcare cybersecurity attack occurred, affecting many patients and providers including clinical social workers (CSWs). CMS is also urging Medicaid plans to make prospective payments to those affected.

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Social Workers: The Backbone of Reimagined 988 Emergency Crisis Services

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By Mel Wilson, LCSW, MBA. W hen the National 988 Suicide Prevention Crisis Hotline goes into effect July 16, 2022, it will probably be the most significant public policy initiative impacting behavioral healthcare since the Medicaid expansion. Legislation. 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Implementation Act. About The Author.

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CMS Creates Additional Place of Service Code for Telehealth

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

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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Singer, PhD, LCSW, discussed his advice for working with suicidal youth and their families. “I Medicaid reimbursement for these services don’t align with the current market rate within private health plans,” he said. This has been a method for survival,” Kim Wheeler Poitevien, a licensed clinical social worker told WebMD.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

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. Thus, it’s possible for someone to consistently have a few sociopathic traits without having the diagnosable condition.

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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Singer, PhD, LCSW, discussed his advice for working with suicidal youth and their families. “I Medicaid reimbursement for these services don’t align with the current market rate within private health plans,” he said. This has been a method for survival,” Kim Wheeler Poitevien, a licensed clinical social worker told WebMD.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

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. Thus, it’s possible for someone to consistently have a few sociopathic traits without having the diagnosable condition.