The Digital Health Corner

JULY 17, 2017

The most discussed issues in healthcare today are cost savings and access to care. There is no denying their rightful preeminence in the public discourse. Something which has received more attention in the past but has been surpassed by the aforementioned topics in both lay and healthcare policy press has been patient safety. Perhaps the best definition of patient safety is that of the World Health Organization.

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CiscoHealth

JULY 20, 2017

At the very core, healthcare is about collaboration between caregivers and patients. Read on for examples of how healthcare organizations worldwide are improving patient care and business processes using collaboration technologies.

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33 Charts - Digital Health

JULY 27, 2017

In 1994 when I was a first year gastroenterology fellow cell phones were expensive and scarce. When I was on call I stayed close to the house and my personal land line phone. If I was paged out at dinner I used a pay phone or begged the hostess to borrow the house phone. So we petitioned our division chief to buy a cell phone for fellow use during weekend call.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 17, 2017

We have read several tragic examples of people in the United States dying because of lack of insulin or because of an expired insulin prescription, and countless more stories of people skipping injections or meals because of the high price of insulin. We asked Jennifer Smith, a certified diabetes educator with Integrated Diabetes Management , to provide a guide of what do if you run out of insulin.

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New Age Healthcare

JULY 27, 2017

The adoption of technology within the healthcare industry has been rapid. Stakeholders in both private and public healthcare space have been very successful in absorbing and implementing ‘new-age’ technological innovations into their system. This is reflective by the improving patient experience, enhanced health outcomes, increased efficiency in providing quality healthcare, and also by the ocean of successful start-ups that have evolved in the health-tech space.

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American Well

JULY 30, 2017

The CONNECT for Health Act would improve coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring as basic benefits in Medicare Advantage. Avizia CEO Mike Baird and the executive director for the Alliance for Connected Care , Krista Drobac, spoke with Becker’s Hospital Review to discuss how the CONNECT for Health Act may ease telehealth restrictions—and provide Medicare beneficiaries access to better care.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 21, 2017

edited July 25 to add MHD IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework Supplements Published The IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has published the following supplements for Trial Implementation as of July 21, 2017 : New Supplement Remove Metadata and Document (RMD) - The RMD Profile provides a means to request document removal from an XDS Repository, and metadata removal from a Registry.

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Meaningful HIT News

JULY 9, 2017

Neal Patterson in 2009 (Cerner photo). Neal Patterson, co-founder, CEO and chairman of health IT heavyweight Cerner, died today at the age of 67. According to the company, Patterson had “unexpected complications” from a recurrence of the soft-tissue cancer that caused him to take a yearlong leave starting in January 2016. As the “unexpected” explanation suggests, the news comes as a bit of a surprise, since Patterson returned to work early this year.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 12, 2017

There’s been a resurgence of interest in non-prescription insulin, no doubt a result of the high prices for the most widely dispensed-by-prescription branded analogs and a political climate that’s breeding uncertainty over the continued availability of insurance for people with diabetes. People have been turning to old-line products, such as Lilly Humulin and Novo-Nordisk Novolin, and Walmart’s store-branded ReliOn products, or at least researching whether such lower-cost brands are an option. s

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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.

New Age Healthcare

JULY 27, 2017

The adoption of technology within the healthcare industry has been rapid. Stakeholders in both private and public healthcare space have been very successful in absorbing and implementing ‘new-age’ technological innovations into their system. This is reflective by the improving patient experience, enhanced health outcomes, increased efficiency in providing quality healthcare, and also by the ocean of successful start-ups that have evolved in the health-tech space.

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ACA Times

JULY 31, 2017

The recent failure in the U.S. Senate vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) leaves in place the ACA’s employer mandate. The employer mandate applies to businesses with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees, referred to as Applicable Large Employers (ALEs). As Congress was debating and ultimately failing to repeal the ACA, the IRS was moving forward with its plans to enforce the ACA and preparing for mandated information filings of 2017 tax year information in 2018.

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American Well

JULY 30, 2017

The CONNECT for Health Act would improve coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring as basic benefits in Medicare Advantage. Avizia CEO Mike Baird and the executive director for the Alliance for Connected Care , Krista Drobac, spoke with Becker’s Hospital Review to discuss how the CONNECT for Health Act may ease telehealth restrictions—and provide Medicare beneficiaries access to better care.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 5, 2017

New IHE profile allows patients more flexibility in expressing their privacy preferences. This is a re-publication of an article that Tarik Idris from InterComponentWare and I co-authored. Originally posted on the ICW blog at 20.04.2017 The average size of electronic medical records grows each year. Some of the drivers of this growth are the increased utilization of EMR systems, scanning of paper records, and improved access to health information exchanges.

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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.

Health Portal Solutions

JULY 13, 2017

The employee benefits industry is constantly changing. As laws, trends, and demands change, we are forced to change with it, and that includes changing the technology we use. Just because you’re changing technology doesn’t mean that it has to be disruptive to your end users. By using an integrated web portal, your company can maintain consistent communications with your users, regardless of which systems are running behind the scenes.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 16, 2017

In honor of the final season of Game of Thrones , we have created a list of eight ways that GoT is like Type 1 diabetes: 1. Every time it seems like things are working out, something unexpected happens. 2. There are a lot of weird-sounding names to keep track of. 3. It’s rarely fair. sponsor. 4. Release dates keep being pushed back. 5. It requires a lot more exposure of flesh than you would first think. 6.

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Medicine and Technology

JULY 26, 2017

Today, the FDA announced the formal launch of the Pre-Cert for Software Pilot Program and published their Digital Health Innovation Action Plan. The Digital Health Innovation Action Plan (PDF) provides details and timelines for the integrated approach to digital health technology and the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act. The goals are to: enable a modern and tailored approach that allows software iterations and changes to occur in a timely fashion; ensure high quality medical product

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ACA Times

JULY 26, 2017

The IRS on July 24 finalized regulations for the use of premium tax credits. These are the tax credits provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help lower income families and individuals subsidize the cost of premiums for healthcare insurance purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The final regulations amend the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to the health insurance premium tax credit and under section 162(l)

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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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American Well

JULY 17, 2017

American Telemedicine Association 2017 Telestroke Guidelines. As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma. And while many studies have proven the viability of using telehealth services to rapidly address patient needs, providing cohesive care between facilities is a critical component that needs to be addressed.

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CiscoHealth

JULY 20, 2017

Search on Google for technology in healthcare. The results will include the latest medical devices, biosensors, robotics, and such. These innovations are doing amazing things to improve medical procedures and outcomes. But the patient experience extends beyond robots and devices. At the very core, healthcare is about collaboration between caregivers and patients.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 14, 2017

The difference between reality and theory for an e-mail address is huge. I want to drive a bit of open discussion as implementation of e-mail software, directories, and operational environments; fall somewhere along that gap. That is to say that there is much software and services that support e-mail that don't quite implement everything that the standards allow.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 24, 2017

One researcher suggests that a good strategy to treat diabetes-related eating disorders may be to support families of children with Type 1 to prevent such disorders in the first place. Carmel Smart, a pediatric diabetes dietician at the Hunter Medical Research Institute in Australia, argued for this strategy while speaking at the American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions in San Diego. sponsor.

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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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Insulin Nation

JULY 25, 2017

Real Madrid defender “Nacho” Fernández was told at the age of 12 that he would have to give up his aspirations of having a soccer career because of his Type 1 diabetes. Nacho (aka José Ignacio Fernández Iglesias), joined Real Madrid’s youth system at the age of 11 with a clear goal in mind – to one day play for one of the most historic and successful sports franchises in the world.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 25, 2017

Researchers at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital are trying to find ways to help the body’s immune system react less to materials used in implanted medical devices. The results of the study could have a significant impact on the quest to prolong the use of medical equipment for treating Type 1 diabetes, such as insulin pump infusion sets, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), and cell encapsulation and transplantation devices. sponsor.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 19, 2017

In 2016, we reported on the death of Blake Cook , a 15-year-old teenager with Type 1 diabetes. Blake had been given control of his Type 1 diabetes management and had apparently stopped caring for his glucose levels when he was sick. Recently, a mother of a teen with Type 1, Penny Robinson, wrote with her thoughts on whether or not to give teens with Type 1 complete control of their diabetes self-care.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 6, 2017

Novo Nordisk is issuing a recall of some insulin cartridge holders used for its NovoPen Echo and NovoPen 5 insulin pens. The Echo pens are sold in the U.S. and abroad, while the the NovoPen 5 pens are sold internationally, but not in the U.S. sponsor. The recall is being issued because of numerous complaints of damaged cartridge holders. Some of the incidents reported resulted in adverse medical events.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 27, 2017

Commentary. sponsor. An Australian morning news show failed to distinguish between Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes during a televised debate, despite the word “diabetes” being invoked five times in the less-than-four-minute segment. The Channel 7 show Sunrise held a debate on the air between two commentators about whether the Australian government should impose a tax on sugary drinks.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 24, 2017

One researcher suggests that a good strategy to treat diabetes-related eating disorders may be to support families of children with Type 1 to prevent such disorders in the first place. Carmel Smart, a pediatric diabetes dietician at the Hunter Medical Research Institute in Australia, argued for this strategy while speaking at the American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions in San Diego. sponsor.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 24, 2017

Opinion. Diabetes doctors need better verbiage, according to a committee of psychologists, diabetes educators, and clinicians, who recently proposed a statement on language use for the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. The rationale for the proposed statement is simple: language is symbolic action. When clinicians use words that imply judgment (“non-compliant,” “poor control”), they negatively impact their patients’ efforts to manage diabetes.

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