MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK
Medical Social Workers help patients understand their illness or condition and provide them with information about the resources available to them to cope with the emotional, financial, and social needs that arise with a diagnoses.
COVERED SERVICES
Home health therapies are covered if they are classified as either:
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- Assessment: Evaluating a patient’s social and emotional factors related to their illness, treatment, and care
- Crisis intervention: Assessing and treating emotional and behavioral problems related to hospitalization
- Community resource access: Helping patients access community resources to support recovery
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- Discharge planning: Planning a patient’s discharge based on their expected condition and care received at the hospital