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. CMS revised the description for POS codes 02 and 10 for telehealth.

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The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 5, 2022

COVID lockdown forced many social workers to integrate telehealth into their practice, but not much has been written about the mechanics. Here are tips to help you with familiar and unfamiliar platforms, plus the nuts and bolts of needed hardware.

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Famcare

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in the age of telehealth. Perhaps too quickly in many cases, but most clinicians agree that without the nudge from COVID-19 they never would have encouraged the widespread use of telehealth.

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inSocialWork

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

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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Society of Clinical Psychology

MARCH 23, 2020

Covid-19 Psychology Resources: SCP is compiling a list of publications relevant to tele-psychology on a new page called Covid-19 Telehealth Pubs. The post Covid-19 Telehealth Publications first appeared on Society of Clinical Psychology. Please visit the page and see instructions on how to contribute a suggestion.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 20, 2020

Legislation allowing for telehealth to be practiced across state lines and to be reimbursed at the same rate as in-person care (see Adler-Milstein, Kvedar, & Bates, 2014; Brooks et al., Telehealth among US hospitals: several factors, including state reimbursement and licensure policies, influence adoption. References. Krowski, N.,

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Relias

MARCH 5, 2024

Lean further into telehealth Telehealth offers many benefits to organizations, providers, and persons served. Some temporary regulatory measures that made telehealth adoption easier during the pandemic have now faded away.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

These provisions are outlined below and cover a number of areas, including but not limited to telehealth, the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and reimbursement. Telehealth. NASW supports CMS’ proposal to extend several of the telehealth flexibilities which were implemented early in the pandemic.

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CAPC

JULY 28, 2022

Bill moves to senate before it is passed into law.

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Relias

JULY 25, 2023

Congress temporarily allowed reimbursement for telehealth under federal programs in many care settings. In a recent webinar, Relias: Regulatory, Financial, and Workforce Impact of COVID-19 for Behavioral Health , Berger noted, “One of the biggest changes with lasting impact is this shift that we’re seeing to widespread telehealth services.”

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CAPC

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Agreement also lowers barriers to prescribing opioid use disorder medication.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Telehealth. Before the public health emergency (PHE), Medicare telehealth coverage was limited. As a result, CMS temporarily expanded telehealth coverage under the PFS. Telehealth Services List: CMS will continue the use of the temporary services added to the list through December 31, 2023. Geographic Restrictions .

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CAPC

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Medicare cuts reduced and telehealth flexibilities remain.

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CAPC

MARCH 14, 2022

Congress extends the existing Medicare waivers for 151 days after the PHE expires.

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CAPC

MAY 9, 2023

Following a record 38,000 comments the DEA and SAMHSA have extended telehealth flexibilities for six months.

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Famcare

JANUARY 31, 2023

Social workers are on the move, and telehealth has become ubiquitous. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demographics and logistics of the Social Work profession have shifted dramatically. Social workers, however, are finding it more problematic than they had imagined moving from state to state.

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Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

While crisis prevention and intervention studies are ongoing, early findings suggest that telehealth is a promising way to help those with mild SUDs. In fact, research has shown that telehealth leads to an increase in the number of patients showing up for psychotherapy appointments.

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CAPC

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Study found promising results for telephonic palliative care intervention for patients with COPD.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The author writes: The pandemic created a new practice landscape characterized by telehealth and geographically dispersed clients. The social work profession must be able to operate efficiently and effectively in this environment. Change in social work regulation was already needed, and business as usual is no longer acceptable.

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Relias

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mandatory Telehealth Reporting. As a home health provider, you have had opportunities to incorporate telehealth visits without reimbursement during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS is still not allowing billing for telehealth, and no reimbursement is outlined in the proposed rule.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Topics of highest interest to survey respondents going forward include: ethics, social justice and equity, regulatory issues, telehealth, and mental health. March 27 – COVID-19 Telehealth: Providing Mental Health Support Safely, Ethically and Competently. April 17 – COVID-19 and Social Justice.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

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).

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

These professionals are now either serving Illinois clients via telehealth or have relocated to the state, contributing significantly to the local workforce. Most notably, 12% of these licensed LSWs come from outside the state, drawn by opportunities presented by this legislative change.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

NASW will be providing comments to CMS on the proposed physician fee schedule and encourages social workers to submit individual comments especially in the areas of telehealth, behavioral health, chronic pain management services, and the Quality Payment Program. When commenting, please refer to file code CMS-1770-P.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

These professionals are now either serving Illinois clients via telehealth or have relocated to the state, contributing significantly to the local workforce. Most notably, 12% of these licensed LSWs come from outside the state, drawn by opportunities presented by this legislative change.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By incorporating care coordination practices such as risk assessment, care planning, care transitions, patient education, patient navigation, telehealth, and home visits, care coordination teams can bring in resources to help patients navigate health concerns that span physical, behavioral, and social risk factors and needs.

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Gateway Foundation

AUGUST 17, 2022

Fortunately, researchers have found evidence suggesting telehealth treatment is equally effective for patient retention and treatment satisfaction. More and more substance use treatment facilities are starting to offer telehealth services, with an almost 30% increase between 2017 and 2020.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

March 27 – COVID-19 Telehealth: Providing Mental Health Support Safely, Ethically and Competently. April 17 – COVID-19 and Social Justice. April 10 – Reinforcing the Essential Nature of Social Work. April 3 – Balancing “Essential” with Safe and Ethical.

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Relias

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And though the status of certain telehealth services components (like reimbursement and interstate restrictions) remains unclear after the temporary public health emergency declaration status expires, they continue to be immensely popular among many patients.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The information will help CMS analyze the characteristics of beneficiaries who use remote services and understand the social determinants that affect them, as well as the barriers that exist for the different subsets of patients who use telehealth. Data collection will become mandatory on July 1.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Telehealth for rural communities To increase access to care for American Indians and Alaska Natives, providers began to incorporate telehealth services during the pandemic and have continued to expand them to provide public health services and primary care to reach rural communities more effectively.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 31, 2022

At home, I did coloring in adult coloring books, journaling, reading, and engaged in counseling sessions via telehealth. After my insurance ran out, I was released from the hospital and continued to receive ECT treatments as an outpatient. The ECT treatments reduced some of my depression symptoms.

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Creative Play Therapist

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Using any telehealth platform with screen sharing capabilities, you can open the presentation on your screen and share with the client as they direct you on how to decorate the monster. Hopscotch is a new FREE teletherapy platform designed for child therapists that has screen sharing capabilities.

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Creative Play Therapist

JULY 18, 2023

Whether you’re working with clients in-person or through telehealth, the Hopscotch Kids Games app can make your sessions even more fun and effective. During telehealth sessions, your clients can conveniently access the games on their own devices and share their experiences and insights with you.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 3, 2022

Other subjects included social work and public health, leadership challenges in health care, telehealth, integrated health and climate change. Kendi, PhD , talked about racism and racial disparities in our communities as part of the forum. We will dive deeper into some of these topics in the magazine’s next issue.

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Social Workers Speak

JUNE 9, 2022

David Ige to veto a bill that could restrict telehealth appointments for mental health services. The item reached a potential three million readers. The NASW Hawaii Chapter was cited as being part of a coalition urging Gov. The Star Advertiser article (subscription only) reached a potential million subscribers.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The program is expected to bring significant benefits to IHS and its partner organizations, such as: Improving patient safety and quality of care by reducing errors, duplications, and delays in diagnosis and treatment Increasing patient satisfaction and engagement by providing online portals, mobile apps, and telehealth services Reducing costs and (..)

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