September, 2014

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The 12 Types of Lows

Insulin Nation

'In Laura Kronen’s new book, Too Sweet, the not-so-serious side to diabetes , she comes to terms with a Type 1 diagnosis while keeping a sense of humor. In this excerpt, she runs down 10 common experiences that people with Type 1 diabetes might recognize in their own lives. What’s interesting about low blood sugar is that the symptoms are never the same from person to person or episode to episode.

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Eric Yablonka, VP & CIO, University of Chicago Medicine, Chapter 2

Health System CIO

“Significant capital investments” in analytics Updated IS strategic plan Data highway — “It’s not enough just to be able to interface systems.” Becoming an event-driven organization Urban Health Initiative MU 2 – “It’s a big lift.” Watching and waiting with ACOs A few years ago, the leadership team at the University of Chicago updated its strategic IS plan to make predictive and real-time analytics a key priority.

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#WWBR Week of September 22, 2014

Chilmark Research

In this week’s WWBR, lots on pricing transparency and payment reform in the health system, and some new thoughts on whether all this excitement is really warranted. On a slightly different note, Brian shares a very important IOM article addressing one of those topics people rarely talk about – end of life planning. This is something that our dear friend Alex Drane, founder of Eliza Corp and Engage with Grace , has made a key part of her life mission after experiencing some of the dif

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Will Apple’s Strategic Beachhead Be Doctors, Not Patients?

E-CareManagement

Last week Apple held a huge media event to announce forthcoming products, including the iPhone 6, 6+ and Apple Watch. Many of us in the healthcare world had been sitting on the edge our seats, hopefully awaiting news detailing Apple’s broader strategy in entering healthcare. We were disappointed — no mention of Apple HealthKit, no doctors on the main stage, only a few teasers about how the Watch might be used in fitness and health monitoring.

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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 You Didn’t Know About The History of Telemedicine

SightCall

Long distance communication has long been a part of human civilization. From the earliest days of drums and horns to fire light and smoke signals, communication has evolved to benefit us. From those drums, to telegraphs, to the internet communication is rapidly changing how we interact with those around us. Today, cousins can connect in a matter of seconds with a video call directly on a phone, without even being connected by annoying wires.

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The Diabetes Guilt Trip

Insulin Nation

'I’m often surprised by the number of patients who come into my office and immediately say, “I’ve been bad,“ or ”I cheated,” referring to not having lost the weight that they had hoped to or not making all of the food choices that they had planned. Moreover, patients come in programmed to believe their doctors are going to scold them for physical issues that truly result from a faulty pancreas.

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Podcast: Care Innovations CEO Sean Slovenski on his company’s Validation Institute

Meaningful HIT News

PALO ALTO, Calif. — I’m out here in the Bay Area, in part because Intel-GE Care Innovations invited me to be one of six judges of its first-ever “hackathon” this past weekend. (Full disclosure: Care Innovations paid my travel expenses, but placed no editorial demands on me.). On Saturday, I sat down with CI CEO Sean Slovenski to discuss a number of issues in digital health and health reform, but I found myself most curious about CI’s new Validation Institute , launched in

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3 Quick Thoughts on Apple Watch

Chilmark Research

As expected, Apple announced the latest addition to their product lineup, the AppleWatch. We will leave the hardcore dissection to others, but in watching the event (or trying to watch what was an absolutely awful livestream, complete with annoying Chinese translator, and random recurring muting/video freezes), we came away with a few first impressions: 1) Are Smartwatches Really Mainstream Now?

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Health Data Privacy Shouldn’t Mean “Stuff your health information in your mattress” [Quote]

E-CareManagement

Our focus has been to figure out how to accommodate the 5% of patients that get their peace of mind knowing that they have absolute control of every piece of their data. Our focus really should be on the 95% that get their peace of mind knowing that when they show up in the ER, all of their data will be there. Lawrence Garber MD, Internist/Medical Director for Informatics, Reliant Medical Group.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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Is the Future of Telemedicine Sheldon Cooper on Steroids?

SightCall

I recently attended a panel session at WebRTC World where one of my co-workers shared a project we’re working on with Revolve Robotics. The project involves a robotic device that Doctors can control via WebRTC telemedicine when having a video conversation with patients. Upon seeing this demonstrated one of the other panelists commented that it reminded him of “Junior Doctors” in the UK.

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Most People with Type 1 Still Producing Insulin

Insulin Nation

'If you have Type 1 diabetes and are out of the “honeymoon period,” you’ve probably been told that your pancreas has stopped producing insulin. But it turns out that information may be wrong. Many people with Type 1 still produce at least some insulin, even years after diagnosis. Traditionally, doctors and researchers believed that the pancreas “crashed and burned,” rapidly declining in its ability to secrete insulin as early as a year after the onset of Type 1.

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You Might be a Person with Type 1 Diabetes if….

Insulin Nation

'In Laura Kronen’s new book, Too Sweet, the not-so-serious side to diabetes , she comes to terms with a Type 1 diagnosis while keeping a sense of humor. In this excerpt, she runs down 10 common experiences that people with Type 1 diabetes might recognize in their own lives. You Might be a Person with Type 1 diabetes if… 1. You secretly like to see the reactions of strangers standing next to you when you say you are “high.”. 2.

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The 12 Different Types of Highs

Insulin Nation

'Just as there are many types of lows, there are endless breeds of highs, as well. So many external factors can adversely affect your efforts to control your blood sugar levels, including stress, hormonal changes, periods of growth, physical activity, medications, illness, and fatigue. It’s truly amazing when you get a normal reading! See how many of these highs you have experienced: 1.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

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“Daddy, What’s a Pump?”

Insulin Nation

'Recently, my 2-year-old son looked at my insulin pump. He had a look on his face that showed he was working through something, and that a question was coming. He looked at my pump. Then he looked at me. Then he looked back at my pump. “What’s that, Daddy?” he asked. I’ve told him many times since I started pump therapy almost a year ago what my pump is, and what it does.

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3 Ways to be there for Your T1D Child

Insulin Nation

'After our son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I attended a series of diabetes education sessions. During one, a nurse mentioned that each parent should expect a breakdown from their child. She quickly moved on to other topics, and I was left to wonder what that meant. The hospital sent me home with a diabetes book that had sections on blood sugar management, sliding scale corrections, and diet advice, but little on emotional support.

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Type 1 Parenting Triage

Insulin Nation

'A screaming baby, and crashing blood glucose levels. In a household of four kids, including one baby and two girls with Type 1 diabetes, there is a lot of crisis multitasking that has to be done. Sometimes diabetes care and baby care go head to head, and that can cause some headaches. My wife was out for the night attending a business party, so all the parenting responsibilities fell on my shoulders.

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Pump Power, Apple Wearables, Implantable CGMs

Insulin Nation

'Pumps Win Over MDI? Swedish researchers have found that insulin pump users have better medical outcomes than those who use multiple daily injections. In a study that followed more than 18,000 people with diabetes for an average of close to 7 years, it was found that pump users experienced a 29% lower risk of fatality and 43% lower risk of fatal cardiovascular disease over those who used multiple daily injections, according to a report in Physicians’ Briefing.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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The Pitfalls of Public Lows

Insulin Nation

'In Laura Kronen’s new book, Too Sweet, the not-so-serious side to diabetes , she comes to terms with a Type 1 diagnosis while keeping a sense of humor. In this excerpt, she runs down 10 common experiences that people with Type 1 diabetes might recognize in their own lives. Hypoglycemia can be fierce and unrelenting, and lows never come at a convenient time.

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Are there Environmental Causes for Type 1?

Insulin Nation

'Sarah Howard is the national coordinator for the Diabetes-Obesity Working Group of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment. A mom with Type 1 with a child with Type 1, she has dedicated herself to scouring research to study possible environmental factors in rising rates of Type 1 diabetes. With a master’s degree in environmental policy and education from the the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment, she has had eight articles and letters published i

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Bloodless Monitoring, Implantable Insulin, and More!

Insulin Nation

'Accurate Laser BG Readings. Over the years, there have been reports of researchers working on bloodless laser glucose monitoring, and each report ended with researchers saying they hope to improve accuracy of the laser device. Now there’s exciting news of a laser glucose monitor that is as accurate as home blood glucose monitoring kits. Princeton researcher Claire Gmachl has announced that her laser glucose monitor meets FDA requirements for accuracy, putting it on par with monitor devices now

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Why Lantus is Your Only Choice Right Now

Insulin Nation

'For many people with Type 1 diabetes, Lantus has been a godsend, a long-acting, slow-release basal insulin that has helped thousands of people achieve better glycemic control. Since Lantus hit the market at the turn of the 21st century, it has also become a goldmine for its parent company, Sanofi, racking up nearly $8 billion in sales in 2013 alone.

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

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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Missy Foy – Running Down Her Dream

Insulin Nation

'Insulin Nation will be featuring five profiles of female athletes with Type 1 diabetes who thrive at their sport. Each profile is excerpted from Judith Jones Ambrosini’s book “The Sisterhood of Diabetes: Facing Challenges and Living Dreams”. Even at an early age, Missy Foy was competitive. She first turned to basketball, longing to be a power forward, but she discovered she was just too small.

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New Insulin, Quicker Healing, Bee Endos

Insulin Nation

'Lilly vs. Sanofi: European Edition. Lilly has won a victory in its quest to bring to market a biosimilar version of Lantus, Sanofi’s popular long-acting insulin. European medical regulators have greenlighted Lilly’s long-acting insulin for sale in the EU , according to Fierce Biotech. Meanwhile, the same product is being blocked in court by Sanofi from hitting the US until there is a ruling on whether Lilly infringed on the copyright of Lantus with its product.

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Basketball, Football, and Diabetes

Insulin Nation

'Insulin Nation is featuring five profiles of female athletes with Type 1 diabetes who thrive at their sport. Each profile is excerpted from Judith Jones Ambrosini’s book “The Sisterhood of Diabetes: Facing Challenges and Living Dreams”. When you are 5’11” and a competitive varsity basketball player, injuries are bound to be part of the game. Shaakira Hassell’s junior year at Beloit College was one of those stress-riddled times.

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T1D Ultrarunner is Halfway Across Canada

Insulin Nation

'It’s awesome if you’ve ever had the chance to do a 5K run to raise awareness of Type 1 diabetes, but would you ever undertake a marathon? Or more precisely 180 marathons? Sebastien Sasseville, an ultrarunner with Type 1 diabetes, recently embarked on a 9-month run across Canada to inspire others with Type 1 and raise awareness of the condition. A native of Quebec, Sasseville already is the first person with Type 1 diabetes to climb Mt.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Going to the Mat With Type 1

Insulin Nation

'Insulin Nation is featuring profiles of athletes with Type 1 diabetes who thrive at their sport. Each profile is excerpted from Judith Jones Ambrosini’s book “The Sisterhood of Diabetes: Facing Challenges and Living Dreams.” In this excerpt, we profile the formative years of Jen Hanson, who is now the executive director of Connected in Motion. Wrestling began for Jen Hanson in sixth grade in Sunderland, Ontario, when a team was formed at her elementary school.

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Playing Sports Without D-Mom Supervision?

Insulin Nation

'When you’re parenting a child with Type 1 diabetes, there’s always the question of how hands-on you should be in your child’s life. Every parent must decide for themselves how best to handle this. Is it best to be there for your child when they are doing extracurricular activities or teach your child to care for themselves in those situations? Below we share one mom’s approach to keeping her daughter healthy during sports.

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AADE 2014 – Noticias de la Conferencia

Insulin Nation

'Cada verano los educadores de diabetes se reúnen en su conferencia anual; esta sirve de educación continua y como manera de conocer más acerca de las nuevas tecnologías, nuevos medicamentos e inclusive alimentos, esto con el propósito de que puedan recomendarlo a sus pacientes. Es la segunda vez que asistimos a esta conferencia, una reunión a mi entender muy necesaria para este personal médico.

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