Clinical Social Workers Who Are Medicare Providers Needed For Alpha Testing

Clinical Social Workers Who Are Medicare Providers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Eastern Ohio and Downstate New York Needed For Alpha Testing

Mirean Coleman, MSW, LICSW, CT
Senior Policy Associate

December 6, 2007

Quality Insight of Pennsylvania, a contractor for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has developed additional quality measures for clinical social workers for the optional Medicare bonus incentive program. The new measures are in the areas of bereavement, post-traumatic stress, suicide, and obsessive-compulsive behavior. NASW is seeking clinical social workers to participate in alpha testing which is the first step in the measure testing process confirming whether there is a need for the measures. If you are a Medicare provider in the states listed in the title and would like to participate in this testing procedure in early 2008, please send by December 14, 2007, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail to mcoleman@naswdc.org or call 202-336-8265.

This is a great opportunity for clinical social workers to participate in the development of quality measures to be used in their Medicare practice for a bonus payment.

NASW Celebrates Jane Addams Day

Social Justice Pioneer and Progressive Era Advocate RememberedWashington, D.C. –The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is proud to celebrate Jane Addams Day today, December 10, 2007.  This anniversary showcases the achievements of the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and a leader of the 19th and 20th century progressive movement in the United States.

Jane Addams devotion to those in need and to their achievements as founder of Chicago’s Hull House mirror the commitment and dedication found throughout the field of social work,” NASW Executive Director Elizabeth J Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH said.  “NASW is pleased to honor Jane Addams, an advocate who embodies the ideals held by our profession.”

Jane Addams helped found the Settlement House movement in the United States.  With a community-focused approach, settlement houses emerged as a center for social reform activity and served as sanctuary for those in need.  As one of the most prominent leaders in the country’s progressive era, Jane Addams pioneered community-based initiatives as a means to achieve social justice.

Her achievements are commemorated in schools and programs throughout the social work discipline.  The ideals held by Jane Addams can be found in NASW’s current mission to reinvest in community advancement initiatives, and to promote the contributions of the profession to a wider audience.

“It with great pride that we acknowledge this special day within the field of social work as we honor a woman who helped shape this country’s position on social issues,” Dr. Clark said.   “NASW will pursue its goals to advance the profession with the same commitment and dedication as practiced by Addams in her pursuit of social justice as an attainable ideal.”

Clinical Social Workers Who Are Medicare Providers Needed For Alpha Testing

Clinical Social Workers Who Are Medicare Providers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Eastern Ohio and Downstate New York Needed For Alpha Testing

Mirean Coleman, MSW, LICSW, CT
Senior Policy Associate

December 6, 2007

Quality Insight of Pennsylvania, a contractor for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has developed additional quality measures for clinical social workers for the optional Medicare bonus incentive program.  The new measures are in the areas of bereavement, post-traumatic stress, suicide, and obsessive-compulsive behavior.  NASW is seeking clinical social workers to participate in alpha testing which is the first step in the measure testing process confirming whether there is a need for the measures.  If you are a Medicare provider in the states listed in the title and would like to participate in this testing procedure in early 2008, please send by December 14, 2007, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail to mcoleman@naswdc.org or call 202-336-8265.

This is a great opportunity for clinical social workers to participate in the development of quality measures to be used in their Medicare practice for a bonus payment.

Social Work in the News – December 10, 2007

Former Stamford social worker fatally beaten in North Carolina
The Stamford Times – Norwalk, CT
Former Norwalker Margaret Murta, 92, who was a long-time social worker at Family and Children Services in Stamford, died late Wednesday. …

Romanian puts face on immigrant care issues
Detroit Free Press – United States
Nistorescu’s return to Romania was facilitated by Catherine Kroll, a licensed clinical social worker at Crittenton, who called each workday for three months …

Kaiser gives $16 million to aid fat fight
Denver Post – Denver, CO
The clinic uses a clinical social worker, registered dietician and certified therapeutic recreation specialist to shape a program for each child and family. …

Buddy system
Baltimore Sun – MD
“Especially because people today can be so cut off,” says Daniel Buccino, a clinical social worker at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, …