Thu.Oct 19, 2017

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Google Maps and the Calorie Question

33 Charts - Digital Health

Google recently integrated calorie consumption information into their IOS Google Maps application. Mapping queries traditionally met with routes alone included information about calorie burn when walked. The feature was withdrawn when met with pushback from some claiming that this unsolicited information was detrimental to those with body image issues.

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Marketing Behind the Scenes: Operation POSTR

Iris Telehealth

The goal of Operation POSTR was to create the most amazing piece of marketing material that would be useful when people asked us, “Can you send us a little bit of information about Iris?” There were a few qualities that we knew we wanted to capture. First, it had to have soul. Second, it had [ ] The post Marketing Behind the Scenes: Operation POSTR appeared first on Iris Telehealth.

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How to Have a Colonoscopy While Taking Insulin

Insulin Nation

Certified diabetes educator Becky Wells recently retired from working with a diabetes self-management education program at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. She has shared her “Ask the Diabetes Educator” advice columns from that program with Insulin Nation. Question: I have a colonoscopy scheduled, and I am being asked to not eat food, and only drink clear liquids during the prep work I need to do the day before the test.

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IRS To Enforce Individual Mandate for 2017 Tax Returns

ACA Times

In yet another sign that the IRS will be enforcing the Affordable Care Act, the IRS’s ACA Information Center for Taxpaying Professionals is providing updated guidance that it will require taxpayers to provide an indication of whether they had healthcare coverage in 2017, as required by the ACA, when electronically filing 2017 tax returns. The IRS also said that paper returns that do not contain the ACA information may be suspended until the IRS receives additional information.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Telehealth: Disaster Planning and Recovery

American Well

The United States is currently either experiencing or recovering from multiple and widespread natural disasters… with wildfires raging in the Mountain and Pacific West as well as dealing with the aftermath of multiple hurricanes from Texas to Florida to Puerto Rico. The National Interagency Fire Center predicts that the fall and early winter wildfire risk will spread eastward to a band from Texas to South Carolina, while still affecting California, and the National Hurricane Center has increased