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Behind the Poor Pay and High Turnover Rates of Direct Support Professionals

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Because CMS is a federal agency, community providers cannot simply raise their prices or shift costs to create higher DSP wages. Individual states determine provider rates and must include these rates in their state’s Medicaid Plan, which is ultimately reviewed by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS).

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

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Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). Providing a GFE to patients is not new to CSWs who, as part of best clinical practice, routinely discuss services and fees before or during the initial interview with new patients. Federal Rule Background and Definitions. Enforcement.

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

Social Work Blog

Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). Providing a GFE to patients is not new to CSWs who, as part of best clinical practice, routinely discuss services and fees before or during the initial interview with new patients. Federal Rule Background and Definitions.

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

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Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). Providing a GFE to patients is not new to CSWs who, as part of best clinical and ethical practice, routinely discuss services and fees before or during the initial interview with new patients and provide informed consent forms.

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Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare: A Digital Path to Resilience

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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the way behavioral health and other human services organizations conduct their operations. For behavioral health and other human services, this often means using technology to find new and better ways to help?persons?served. communities ?in some providers?were?weary

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Does the Hospital Price Transparency Rule Increase Your Audit Risk?

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Even providers administering care sometimes didn’t know exactly how much a procedure or service would cost. An executive order passed in 2019 directed the Department of Health and Human Services to create new guidelines to help reduce healthcare costs. In some cases, it can even impact a patient’s treatment timeline.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

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This causes gaps in communication between the physician and the coder,” said Hess. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General are cracking down on improper coding. Providers are trained to document from a clinical care standpoint. The Department of Justice and the U.S.

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