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2018 Top Trend: Telehealth Launch and Expansion

American Well

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year. That number is expected to approach 100% by 2020. And yet there are two major holdups: How to get started with offering such services and then expanding the system once it is implemented.

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Divorce and Shared Custody: When One Parent Cannot Be Trusted to Manage Diabetes

Insulin Nation

Caring for a child with diabetes requires significant financial, emotional, and psychological resources. In the case of divorce or shared custody, parents’ stressors multiply, as caregivers perpetually have to transfer information, supplies, and strategies across households. This situation can become even more nerve-wracking when one parent is not fulfilling his or her caregiving responsibilities.

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2018 Top Trend: Telehealth Launch and Expansion

American Well

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year. That number is expected to approach 100% by 2020. And yet there are two major holdups: How to get started with offering such services and then expanding the system once it is implemented.

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Veterans’ Health Care Needs Another Big Fix

Henry Kotula

[link]. The VA is not coordinating well with community care programs or paying them promptly, and funding crises threaten access to private care. More than a century ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed a law establishing a new agency dedicated to the support of our Civil War veterans. Its mission was “to care for him who shall have borne the battle , and for his widow, and his orphan.” Today, our Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) provides essential services to 22 million Ameri

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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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What Would Kenneth Arrow Think?

ACA Times

The late Kenneth J. Arrow , Nobel -winning economist and one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century, would be dismayed at action being taken by Republicans in Congress to repeal the individual mandate provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires every American citizen to obtain health insurance or pay an annual financial penalty.