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Too Few Older Adults Tell Doctors About Memory Loss: Study

Originally published by Medline Plus - learn about how only 1 in 4 adults aged 45 or older discussed memory problems with a health care professional

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webinar schedule

Shield HealthCare Educational Webinar Schedule 2016

Here you can find information about all of the free webinars we held in 2016. For healthcare professionals, you may receive CE Contact Hours by watching some of the recordings.

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ICD-10 Resources

ICD-10 Resources and Helpful Links

The transition to ICD-10 is required for everyone covered by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA). See this list of ICD-10 resources:

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
Dual-Eligible Underpayment

Payers, States at Odds on CMS Plan to Fix Dual-Eligible Underpayment

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

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ICD-10 Troubleshooting

Rejected or Denied Claims: ICD-10 Troubleshooting Guide

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.

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
ICD-10 Quick Start Guide

ICD-10 Quick Start Guide

This ICD-10 quick start guide from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlines 5 steps healthcare professionals can take to prepare for ICD-10.

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
Dual Demo Plans

CMS Proposes New Star Ratings for Dual Demo Plans

Originally published by Modern Healthcare - The CMS is working to develop a separate star-rating system for health plans participating in an experiment.

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ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes

13 ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes We Hope You Never Need

With over 68,000 billing codes that ICD-10 has given the world, chances are that a few of them are going to sound a little strange, a little unusual ...

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Medicare Cuts

Concern Grows over $350m Medicare Cut to Home Health Agencies in 2016

Advocates have expressed growing concern over a proposed rule that would slash Medicare payments to HHAs by $350mil in 2016 and threaten access to care.

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
Case Mix Rebasing

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Case Mix Rebasing Mandate

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 required Medicare to rebase home health payment rates beginning in 2014. Here is the text of the Case Mix Rebasing mandate:

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
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