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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. The Place of Service Code Set can also be found on the CMS website.

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New Peripartum Depression Study Shows Gap Between Screening and Outcomes

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On the personal side, I want to raise awareness about the role that nurses and others play in effective screening and diagnosis for treating pregnant and post-pregnant women with PPD and PPD risks — and also, planning and arranging follow-up care or obtaining consultations prior to being discharged home.

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COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape

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Simpson and Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Consultant, Susan Bodiker. Safe and effective, COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death. Article by Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead, Kim M. The Committee’s position has been evolving over the last several months.

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Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing: Training Must Be Top of Mind

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“In today’s HR environment, with obstacles in recruitment and retention of staff, as well as the rapid expansion of technology, we will see an increase in outsourcing opportunities,” predicts John Woerly, RHIA, CHAM, FHAM, an Indianapolis-based revenue cycle consultant. There are some caveats, however. Aligning With Revenue Cycle Vendors.

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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). CSWs who work in settings that provide emergency care (such as hospital emergency departments) where the facility is in-network, but the CSW is OON, are not permitted to balance bill patients beyond in-network cost-sharing amounts.

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Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

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With the successes reaped during the pilot of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to accelerate the results nationwide. It’s a zero-sum game,” said SimiTree Director of Operations Consulting John Rabbia, PT, PT, MS, MBA, COS-C, at the Relias webinar.

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10 Steps To Optimize Your Revenue Cycle Management

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However, large technology investments aren’t always realistic in the near term when hospitals and health systems are struggling financially. The percentage is even higher in our heavier Medicaid markets,” said Hermosillo. Some planned revenue cycle software investments aren’t happening right now, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.