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Tuesday, August 2, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Clinical Alert: CareDash/Better Help Concerns » NASW has received reports that two large healthcare online platforms – CareDash and BetterHelp – are involved in a practic...
Friday, July 9, 2021 Updated Guidelines For Masks In Clinical Settings » UPDATED GUIDELINES for Masks in Clinical Settings ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Urgent Action Needed on Proposed Medicare Cuts » Take Action to Prevent Medicare Reimbursement Cuts for Social Workers Proposed reductions in Medicare rate reimbursem...
Thursday, January 31, 2019 Important NEW Info about the Partners/Optum Transition » Important NEW Information for Private Practitioners about the Partners/Optum Transition ...
Monday, December 10, 2018 Clinical Social Workers Excluded from MIPS Reporting in 2019 » Clinical Social Workers Excluded from MIPS Reporting in 2019 The Centers for Medicare & Med...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Beacon Updates - Fall 2018 » Hi all, As you may remember, thanks to your consistent feedback, NASW-MA and our partners advocated on your b...
Thursday, August 30, 2018 Licensing Alert for ALL Licensed Social Workers » Licensing Alert for ALL Licensed Social Workers August & September 2018 ALL social work licens...
Monday, August 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) MassHealth Requirement FAQs » Requirement for All LICSWs to apply to MassHealth as a Nonbilling Provider or as a Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) On...
Monday, August 13, 2018 All LICSWs Must Register with MassHealth before the Licensing Renewal Deadline » All LICSWs Must Register with MassHealth before the Licensing Renewal Deadline If you are a Licensed Independent Clin...
Friday, June 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Clinical Alert: Continuity of Care During the MassHealth Transition Period » It is June 1, and the MassHealth Continuity of Care period is officially over. During the past 90 days,...
Thursday, May 31, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Beacon Clawbacks & Recoupment Reimbursement Process » Were you impacted by the Beacon/Nokomis audits? As you know, the audit process was halted due to our collective advocacy....
Thursday, March 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) It's March 1st - Do you know where your MassHealth clients are? » It's March 1st - Do you know where your MassHealth clients are? As of today, March 1, 2018, every MassHealth membe...
Monday, February 26, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) MassHealth's Continuity of Care Promise » In advance of the launch of MassHealth's new Accountable Care Organizations and Managed Care Organizations on March 1...
Thursday, December 14, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Managed Care News - November 2017 » Managed Care News By Erica Kirsners, LICSW SWTRS Commission Chair and HMO/MC Commission Member &...
Monday, December 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) From Beacon Health Options: Trainings and Updates to the Payment Integrity Compliance Reviews » Beacon Training Schedule for All Massachusetts Providers Beginning on December 15, 2017, the Beacon Payment Integrit...
Friday, December 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Information for Private Practitioners in a Changing Health Care Landscape » NASW-MA is keenly aware that members in private practice are dealing with many problems related to retroactive...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) PQRS Penalties and Informal Reviews: Must be completed by November 30, 2017! » PQRS Penalties and Informal Reviews Must be completed by November 30, 2017! On Thursday, November 16, R...
Thursday, October 26, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) A Webinar in Response to the Beacon Health Options and Nokomis Audit » Have you been impacted by the Beacon Health Options and Nokomis audit? NASW is keenly aware that members ar...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Performance Specifications: Telehealth » Providers contracted for this service are expected to comply with all requirements of these service-specific performance s...
Thursday, December 15, 2016 Clinical Alert Re: Medicare PQRS Immediate Attention Needed » Medicare PQRS Negative Payment Adjustment Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT Clinical Manager December 2016 It has been bro...
Thursday, December 1, 2016 HIPAA Phishing Email Alert » Social work practitioners should be aware of a recent phishing scam. On November 28, 2016, the HHS Office for Civil Rights...
Friday, November 4, 2016 PQRS Ends December 31, 2016 » Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT Senior Practice Associate October 2016 The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), whi...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Changes to ICD-10 Mental Health Codes on the Way » Clinical Alert National Association of Social Workers – MA Chapter September, 2016 Changes to ICD-10 Mental Hea...
Friday, August 5, 2016 Insurance Company Problems and the Massachusetts Attorney General » Recently, Roberta Russell, PhD, LICSW, member of NASW-MA and the Chapter’s HMO/MCO Commission, went with a group of privat...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) PQRS Alert for Clinical Social Workers Who are Medicare Providers » Hello NASW-MA Chapter Member: The following is an important Clinical Alert for all Social Workers who hav...
Thursday, October 8, 2015 NASW Clinical Alert: BCBS EFT Payment Deadline November 1st » Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA As of November 1, 2015 BCBSMA will no longer pay providers with paper checks. You...
Thursday, October 1, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Clinical Alert: Update on Billing with ICD-10 » By Erica Kirsners Use ICD-10 diagnostic codes for Dates of Service (DOS) October 1st and later.&n...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 NASW Medicare UPDATE: Good News! » NASW Clinical Alert You may now bill for your Medicare clients! NASW-MA Chapter received the following important inf...
Monday, April 6, 2015 Clinical Alert: NASW Shares Legal Issues in Health Insurance Audits » NASW Shares Legal Issues in Health Insurance Audits NASW National’s “Legal Issue of the Month” article discusses some o...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Reporting Requirements for PQRS 2015 » NASW Clinical Alert Winter 2015 Reporting Requirements for PQRS 2015 for Individual Measures Used by Clinical Soci...
Friday, January 23, 2015 Clinical Alert: An Overview of 2015 Medicare Updates for Clinical Social Workers » NASW Clinical Alert Winter 2015 An Overview of 2015 Medicare Updates for Clinical Social Workers Mirean Coleman, LIC...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 ICD-10 Codes Will Not Be Used Until October 2015 » On April 1 President Obama signed a bill, passed by the Senate and House, which will delay scheduled cuts in Medicare paym...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Clinical Social Workers Be Aware: PQRS 2013 Deadlines Approaching » Clinical Social Workers who are Medicare providers should participate in the 2013 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS...
Friday, March 1, 2013 Medicare Providers Take Note: Report PQRS Measures in 2013 » The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) will subj...
Friday, February 1, 2013 CPT Code & Reimbursement Crisis: What NASW is Doing For You » NASW-MA is well aware that our members in private practice are facing a significant crisis, including both financial disru...
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