Wed.Nov 01, 2017

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Connected Health Conference: Digital Health’s Opportunity to Capture a Positive View of Aging

Chilmark Research

The Connected Health Conference and its predecessor events, the Partners HealthCare’s Connected Health Symposium and the Personal Connected Health Alliance’s Connected Health Conference (a HIMSS event), aim to frame digital health advancements in the context of improving clinical care delivery as well as personal engagement. It’s “personal” engagement because the conference recognizes that “patient” engagement only occurs in a healthcare setting.

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Update on IRS Penalties for Employers That Fail to File ACA-Mandated Information

ACA Times

You can expect to see a slight increase in IRS penalties related to the Affordable Care Act for the 2018 and 2019 tax filing seasons, which reflect reporting for the 2017 and 2018 tax years, respectively. These penalties apply to Applicable Large Employers (ALEs), which are organizations with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees. Penalties for Section 6721/6722 address the failure to accurately and completely file returns with the IRS and a failure to accurately and completely

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A Woman with Type 1 Was Behind This Viral Photo

Insulin Nation

It was one of the few whimsical stories to come out from the hurricanes that struck the southern United States: Kynse Leigh used a Facebook post, and a tongue-in-cheek sign to get her home’s power restored. But that sign was just the latest chapter in a long medical drama that has included complications from Type 1 diabetes and a double-organ transplant for the 37-year-old realtor.

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