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In addition to offering medical treatment, SEGO also offers patients the services of a
medical social worker. Katherine Easton, LCSW, provides a wide range of supportive
services to our patients and families. The medical social worker
serves as an important component to SEGO's comprehensive,
multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
Ms. Easton is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in the state
of Georgia. She has over 20 years of clinical social work
expertise in medical settings. She earned her masters degree in
Social Work from San Francisco State University. She is a member
of the National Association of Oncology Social Workers.
Patients and their family members can receive many kinds of free social work assistance including:
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information about local, national, international
and internet resources |
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help with health insurance issues regarding Medicare,
Medicaid and private insurance |
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advocacy with hospitals and doctor's offices regarding
outstanding medical bills and charity status applications |
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referrals to Home Health Care and Hospice agencies
when those services are ordered by our doctors |
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coping support for patients, their families, and their friends |
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enrollment in our program for patients, or
our SEGO Care Giver Buddies program for caregivers |
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facilitation of effective patient / family communication with
each other, and with our clinical team of medical experts |
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obtaining reduced cost or free medication for low-income
patients who have no insurance coverage for medicines |
Katherine Easton, LCSW
Southeastern Gynecologic Oncology, LLC
980 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30342
Social Work Office: 678-420-4117
Social Work Fax: 678-420-4149
Email:
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