Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings have sent a letter asking the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into whether the three major insulin-manufacturers “have colluded or engaged in anticompetitive behavior in setting their drug prices.”. sponsor. On November 3rd, the two lawmakers sent a letter to U.S.

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The Digital Health Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare. The fastest path to widespread adoption of these technologies is the application to the most pressing public health needs.

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Health System CIO

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

If a new Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital was going to succeed where its predecessor failed, it would mean a willingness to leverage technology and extend care outside of the four walls, says Sajid Ahmed.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Hospitals in the future will certainly include telemedicine, where telecommunications technology can help diagnose and treat patients remotely in the comfort of their own homes, according to a panel of medical experts on Wednesday at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego. Dr. Ido Schoenberg, chairman and CEO of American Well, a company that provides telemedicine technology to health care companies, said that it doesn’t make sense to provide virtual care without in-person physical

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

We know that “total health” is about more than absence of sickness, it’s about having a safe place to live, food to eat and nurturing, supportive relationships among other things. The holidays are always a great time to do what we can for our communities to support their total health. At the Center for Total Health, one community partner we wanted to call out this upcoming holiday is DC Central Kitchen.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Commentary. The parents of a woman with Type 1 diabetes posted a video of her death from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in an Arkansas jail cell to raise awareness of medical maltreatment in the prison system. According to a report in the Texarkana Gazette, the video shows the last moments of the life of Morgan Angerbauer, who grew unresponsive and then seemingly slipped into a coma before dying.

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ACA Times

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Fear of premium hikes comes with good reason. As those looking to renew their health plans from the Federal Healthcare Insurance Marketplace Exchange (Federal Exchange) under the Affordable Care Act for 2017 face increases in premiums, a question of how much is posed, especially from state-to-state, as insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare and Aetna have withdrawn from many the Federal Exchange in certain areas, with many other spiking premiums in other areas to make up for losses they incur

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Health System CIO

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

It may not always have been the hot topic on Capitol Hill, but these days, policymakers are very interested in health IT, says Leslie Krigstein, who talks about the key issues on CIOs' minds, and how CHIME’s Public Policy team is looking to play more offense and less defense.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The Advisory Board Company, a consulting best practices firm, recently interviewed several health systems who are at the forefront of telehealth adoption to gain insights on telehealth adoption, acceptance and use cases. Here’s what they found: Views on Telehealth. There are essentially two camps of telehealth adopters: vision adopters and business case adopters.

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Docnotes

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

That’s me over there in the white shirt. Six days ago. It was a day that I had worked toward since ~ March. I’ve done this every year since 2010. For about 15 minutes after the marathon, I was sure that it was my last. I ran a 1/2 marathon about 3 weeks ago, and it was amazing. I loved it. I was downright gleeful afterward. Not so after 26.2 – especially NYC, which has a very difficult last 5 miles.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

I got an email question asking if the use of XUA is proper for situations of service-to-service communication. I am not sure how far XUA really got in the IHE world, but we have an HIE in XYZ [sic] that seems to want to implement it on every IHE transaction, even those without a document consumer. Our role with them is strictly at a system level as a document provider and of course we are using Mutual Authentication Reading the XUA spec it seems that IHE was gunning for consent authorization of

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Commentary. As Insulin Nation’s editor and as someone who doesn’t have Type 1 diabetes, I sometimes can observe trends in the Type 1 diabetes community. Once in a great while, I can find instances when what people say about life with Type 1 diabetes diverges from their behavior. Over time, I’ve become aware of a contradictory behavior – many people affected by Type 1 diabetes post on social media that they or their loved ones are diabetes warriors, ones who “won’t let diabetes stop them”;

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ACA Times

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Independent contractors have gone from side help for employers to the backbone of many companies. The “gig” economy as it’s now called, includes any of said contractors who work within corporations, providing service that is presumably not available through employees. This has since shifted in paradigm, considering many companies simply utilize most as freelancers and contractors for handling work.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Integrated Diabetes Services (IDS) provides detailed advice and coaching on diabetes management from certified diabetes educators and dieticians. Insulin Nation hosts a regular Q&A column from IDS that answers questions submitted from the Type 1 diabetes community. Q – I’m concerned that my child with Type 1 diabetes might be lying about her blood sugar readings.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

November 14th is World Diabetes Day. This date was chosen because it’s the birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting, the man credited with the discovery of insulin therapy. Many in the Type 1 diabetes community know the outline of Dr. Banting’s biography. Here are five lesser-known facts about his life: sponsor. 1. Dr. Banting often quarrelled with colleagues, and is said to have once given a co-worker a black eye. 2.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

People with Type 1 diabetes often find themselves the center of the conversation at large family gatherings. Your parents may have gotten used to the diabetes routine, but your Uncle Andy certainly hasn’t, and he’s probably armed with a newspaper clipping about the latest grapefruit diet. Add to this a niece who wants to play with your pump tubing, and you’re sure to end up being asked some awkward questions.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

My family and I were planning to spend a couple of weeks in Maryland and Washington, DC. A lot of the planning for the trip from Florida revolved around the insulin supply for my son, Luke, who is on pump therapy. Since we were to be gone for a couple weeks, Luke wore his insulin pump for the first half of our trip and planned to use his insulin pens once we arrived in Washington, DC for the second half. sponsor.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

sponsor. A person with diabetes knows that managing this chronic condition can take up a large chunk of one’s personal budget. It’s a bit harder to picture how much diabetes costs the entire U.S. economy, but the thought exercise is eye-opening. Here are some statistics to put the enormity of managing diabetes into perspective. According to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the national health care expenditure, in total, for 2014 was $3 trillion, growing 5.3 percent for the year, a

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

For most, the holiday season involves at least one big family meal. It can be hard to get through those meals without relatives asking a lot of questions about your Type 1 diabetes. If you find your patience wearing thin the seventh time you have to explain the difference between blood sugar and table sugar, we’ve provided five memes about Type 1 diabetes and your relatives*. sponsor. sponsor.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

A teen girl with diabetes, presumably Type 1 diabetes, is missing from her home in Glendon, Pennsylvania, according to Pennsylvania police. Emily Ann Fox, 13, was last seen at her home around 4:00 am, on November 2nd, 2016. She left her house in an unknown direction. She is listed as being 5’8” and approximately 170 pounds, with bright red hair and either blue or brown eyes.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Recently, we shared a story of Frank Sita’s confrontation with a pharmacist over his diabetes supplies: “Why do you need that many boxes? Are you going away or something?”. My pharmacist grabbed a pen and paper and began writing down the number of test strip boxes that I had taken to the counter to purchase. She told me that she would have to go and check if it was okay for me to take that many.

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If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Commentary. Many in the Type 1 diabetes community wish for two things: lower insulin prices and non-injectable insulin. Now, there’s evidence that the former may have killed off the latter. sponsor. According to a Fierce Biotech report , Novo Nordisk announced in an October 31st earnings call that it is halting research and development efforts aimed at creating an oral form of insulin.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In March, the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York issued civil investigative demands to three prescription drug makers seeking information relating to their relationships with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Two of the three drug makers, Merck and Janssen, are world leaders in diabetes research and the marketing of diabetes medications and devices.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You know why they won’t tell you about that one exercise trick to cut your insulin needs in half? Because there isn’t one. If you’re reading this, then you most likely chose to take a look at a health article that sounded too good to be true before sharing it or reacting to it on Facebook, and for this we congratulate you. sponsor. Unfortunately, as the number of people who read articles before sharing them dwindles, the number of junk health news sites offering false promises multiplies.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

This edited excerpt is from The Savvy Diabetic – A Survival Guide (reprinted by permission): Your own health is more important and critical to you than it is to anyone else in the world. That’s why it’s vital that you communicate your concerns and needs. Here are some things to consider in how to be the best advocate for yourself that you can be: 1.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Steps to Telehealth Success. Organizational Readiness. By: Albert Ferreira. A day does not pass where a healthcare provider, a technology vendor or a media outlet shares a heartwarming story that demonstrates the impact telehealth has on patient care. That was not always the case…. Not long ago, advocates were on the front lines promoting the value and benefits of telehealth to healthcare stakeholders.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Steps to Telehealth Success. Organizational Readiness. By: Albert Ferreira. A day does not pass where a healthcare provider, a technology vendor or a media outlet shares a heartwarming story that demonstrates the impact telehealth has on patient care. That was not always the case… Not long ago, advocates were on the front lines promoting the value and benefits of telehealth to healthcare stakeholders.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

This past Monday , industry analyst Frost & Sullivan honored American Well with the 2016 Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award for our enterprise service, the Exchange. A firm known for its thorough analyses of healthcare advances, Frost & Sullivan took note when American Well unveiled the Exchange in May 2016 and, after further review, designated it a leading industry innovation.

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