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Children with CP may have developmental issues that make interacting with others difficult. Here are tips to help your child build social skills.

Original title – Jameson: Tips on Moving an Elderly Parent By Marni Jameson, Special to The Denver Post “How would you like to move to Florida?” I ask my 93-year-old mother over the phone. Again. Mom has dementia, and lives in a memory care center in Los Angeles. “And be closer to you?” she asks. “I… Continue reading Tips on Moving an Elderly Parent

“New Research Could Help to Prevent Blockages Faced by Many Long-Term Catheter Users” by the University of Hampton, published in EurekAlert The image shows a silicon catheter covered in the biofilm after 20 days exposure. New research could lead to new treatments to prevent blockages and urinary tract infections experienced by many long-term catheter users. Up… Continue reading New Research Could Help to Prevent Blockages Faced by Many Long-Term Catheter Users

Up to 80% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are selective eaters. Your child with autism may eat fewer fruits and vegetables.

By Chad Terhune for The Los Angeles Times California’s biggest health insurers are among a select few to show a profit selling Obamacare policies. In the first year of the massive coverage expansion, California’s three largest health insurers bucked the national trend of heavy losses and accounted for half of the gains reported under the… Continue reading California’s 3 Largest Health Insurers among Few to Show Obamacare Profit in 2014

By Virgil Dickson for Modern Healthcare Health plans and state Medicaid directors disagree on how the CMS should fix its problem of underpaying plans with high numbers of dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. In October, the CMS announced it would modify its risk-adjustment model after an analysis of reimbursement data revealed that some health plans… Continue reading Payers, States at Odds on CMS Plan to Fix Dual-Eligible Underpayment

In this Shield HealthCare video, Laura Cox, our Ostomy Lifestyle Specialist gives tips for recovery after ostomy surgery. 

By Jenny Deam for the Houston Chronicle More than 88,000 people in the Houston area have lost plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas for 2016, potentially cutting off some of the most seriously ill from the top-tier medical care the city has built its reputation on. Last summer, the state’s largest insurance carrier dropped… Continue reading Insurer Cutbacks Squeeze Patients Out Of High-End Care

By now your practice has transitioned to ICD-10. So what's next? See if your claims will be paid, rejected or denied with this ICD-10 Troubleshooting Guide.