Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

On September 27th, the FDA announced that the Abbott Freestyle Libre Flash glucose monitoring system would be cleared to enter the U.S. marketplace. The Libre Flash differs from all other wearable glucose monitoring systems for people with diabetes in that it does not require fingerstick calibration and it utilizes a sensor that can be worn for up to 10 days.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

I’m known in social media for my role as @EMRAnswers. Most people don’t know the personal and family pain that makes me know how important this is. Here it is. (That’s me above, sharing my story at the Walking Gallery meetup at HIMSS in 2015 – more on this in a moment.). I’ve worked in healthcare over 25 years: In administration through hospital credentialing and procurement, as a practice administrator shuffling through paper charts, missing codes, and reimbursement in

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Might be time to dust off a concept that hasn't been discussed for a while. But first let me explain two factors that bring me to that conclusion. Bulk Data Access The addition of a Bulk Data Access in #FHIR was a hot topic at the San Diego workgroup meeting. Grahame has explained it on his blog. What is not well explained is the use-cases that drive this API request.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The on again, off again effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) finally fizzled out yesterday when Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate declined to bring to a vote the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the ACA and replace it with block grants to states. The decision reopens the door to bipartisan efforts spearheaded by the Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to draft legislation to stabilize health insurance markets for 2018.

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