Insulin Nation
MARCH 15, 2016
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare – a 15-year-old with Type 1 diabetes who dies from lack of insulin. When first reading such a story, the natural instinct is to throw up a mental shield by looking for an obvious villain in this case. Doing so, however, might cover up an important lesson to be learned by such a tragedy. First, let’s give this young man a name – Blake Cook, from Basingstoke, a midsized city in central England.
Healthcare Exchange Standards
MARCH 8, 2016
Provenance and Audit seem to be recording the same thing, therefore why do they both exist and further why are they different? Much of my response is focused on FHIR, but the concept is broader too. Theory In HL7 we are trying to harmonize the historic healthcare use of Provenance and Audit, with a model of Provenance that is put forth by W3C. We must understand there is a theoretical Provenance concept that is primarily what W3C is focused on.
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American Well
MARCH 29, 2016
Each month Avizia shares some of the latest news from the telehealth industry, including research, events, legislation, insight and more. Check back each month, or click here to subscribe to Avizia emails. Telemedicine is Still Unknown to Patients. HealthMine Possibly the moment we cringed the most this month is when a new study found that most consumers have no idea what telemedicine is… More than 50% of respondents said they won’t use telemedicine, but 90% of those using telemedicine love it a
ACA Times
MARCH 30, 2016
2016 has thus far posed some significant changes in both the attitudes of citizens toward health care coverage and those required to provide it. However, looking ahead toward 2017, the focus will move to the health insurance agencies, as the ACA insurance ratings will reflect a new criteria based on network size. What does this mean for the scope of health care?
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Docnotes
MARCH 16, 2016
Lots of news about this recently. Five years ago, you would shake your head and say “no way – not in my lifetime.” Now you know that this is our future. It will be safer, will save billions of dollars, and will be have positive consequences we can barely imagine. The kids need to go to soccer practice? Send them. Get the dog to the vet for his check-up?
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Insulin Nation
MARCH 21, 2016
My daughter Emily texted me from school one day and said her throat hurt. Strep had been going around, so I made an appointment at her pediatrician for the same day. Still, I knew she had been showing symptoms (frequent urination, weight loss, constant hunger) in recent weeks that might point to Type 1 diabetes; my brothers had had Type 1. Her strep test came back positive, and I mentioned the other symptoms to the doctor.
Healthcare Exchange Standards
MARCH 4, 2016
Rene asked for an outline of Security topics for FHIR for an upcoming tutorial he is giving. The easy answer is go read all my blog articles under the #FHIR topic The second easy answer is to point at the FHIR security pages. I find it interesting is that I answered this same question back in January 2013. I didn't notice this until after I completed the list below and was confirming I hit all my blog articles.
American Well
MARCH 22, 2016
Hospitals and the Open-door Transfer Policy: Can We Do a Better Job? In Dr. Pitt’s latest edition to At the Intersection of Technology and Health , he explores why doctors don’t question hospital transfers, and how patients who are unnecessarily transferred face financial risk. Today, 30% of bankruptcies in America are caused by medical expenses.
ACA Times
MARCH 29, 2016
The ACA Compliance Reporting is filled with complexities, with dates, forms, and processes to follow with the utmost diligence. Trusaic has created an infographic conveying deadlines and requirements to help simplify ACA complexities. Download PDF: 2016 ACA Compliance Timeline. If you have any questions or concerns, contact their chief ACA expert, Gregg Kasabuchi at GKasabuchi@fcci.us.com.
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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.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 22, 2016
I was recently contacted by a mother of a girl who died from untreated Type 1 diabetes when the symptoms were mistaken for altitude sickness. I asked the mother to share her story, and I ask you to share this information with others outside of the Type 1 community to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. -Craig Idlebrook, editor. My name is Vanessa Evans and my husband is Derrick Evans.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 28, 2016
April Fools’ Day is upon us once again. In celebration, the Insulin Nation staff has come up with a few corny knock knock jokes with a Type 1 diabetes theme. Do you have any to add to this list? 1. Knock knock. Who’s there? The Bee Gees. The Bee Gees who? The BG’s a little high. Did you bolus? 2. Knock knock. Who’s there? High. High who?
Insulin Nation
MARCH 17, 2016
We’ve come a long way in diabetes care, but we’ve also come a long way in videos about diabetes. Check out these vintage spots on diabetes and diabetes charities to see how people used to talk about diabetes: 1. This video from the 1950’s teaches how to control blood sugar by testing the sugar in urine. As you watch this, picture having to store urine in glass tubes and test it in glass beakers, all to get outdated blood sugar readings.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 10, 2016
It was the fourth time that I had been contacted with a request to “correct” a story Insulin Nation had done on a research effort, and I was trying to find the most diplomatic way to tell the researcher to leave me alone. I had already been contacted by the researcher’s public relations team and others, and was sent a list of suggested edits. Some suggestions did clarify what was written, and I incorporated those.
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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.
American Well
MARCH 22, 2016
Hospitals and the Open-door Transfer Policy: Can We Do a Better Job? In Dr. Pitt’s latest edition to At the Intersection of Technology and Health , he explores why doctors don’t question hospital transfers, and how patients who are unnecessarily transferred face financial risk. Today, 30% of bankruptcies in America are caused by medical expenses.
American Well
MARCH 17, 2016
As Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Here are the top telehealth terms we think every person new to the industry should know: ACOs: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of doctors, hosp
American Well
MARCH 17, 2016
As Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Here are the top telehealth terms we think every person new to the industry should know: ACOs: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of doctors, hosp
American Well
MARCH 13, 2016
From infancy thru adolescence and into young adulthood, the ability to access quality healthcare can often determine if a child will mature healthy, or be afflicted with a lifelong condition that might have otherwise been avoided. Providers worldwide are using telehealth to break down barriers and find unique new ways to reach children and their parents.
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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!
American Well
MARCH 13, 2016
From infancy thru adolescence and into young adulthood, the ability to access quality healthcare can often determine if a child will mature healthy, or be afflicted with a lifelong condition that might have otherwise been avoided. Providers worldwide are using telehealth to break down barriers and find unique new ways to reach children and their parents.
American Well
MARCH 10, 2016
Last week we officially launched AW9 at HIMSS. Watch the videos and see for yourself how this release takes telehealth to the next level, making care even more accessible for patients and even easier to deliver for doctors. This intro to AW9 video features insight from Roy Schoenberg, our CEO. The mobile SDK , which makes it possible to plug telehealth into another app, is an industry first, and was a major point of interest at HIMSS.
American Well
MARCH 9, 2016
The Official 2016 DC Inno Tech Madness Bracket is Now Available! Each Spring, DC Inno brings together the local innovation community for a competition during. Tech Madness. Hundreds of startups and community influencers joined the DC Inno team for an event as it revealed the top 64 tech companies seeded in the Tech Madness Bracket. The bracket-style competition allows readers to vote and advance their favorite companies all the way to the championship.
American Well
MARCH 10, 2016
Last week we officially launched AW9 at HIMSS. Watch the videos and see for yourself how this release takes telehealth to the next level, making care even more accessible for patients and even easier to deliver for doctors. This intro to AW9 video features insight from Roy Schoenberg, our CEO. The mobile SDK , which makes it possible to plug telehealth into another app, is an industry first, and was a major point of interest at HIMSS.
Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist
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American Well
MARCH 7, 2016
Published February 18, 2016 by The Western PA Healthcare News Team. By Dr. Alan Pitt. In a WSJ article entitled “Why ER Visits for Non-Emergencies Aren’t Going Away,” Dr. Paul Auerbach, a teaching professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford’s School of Medicine, summarizes some of the critical factors contributing to and causing over utilization within emergency departments.
American Well
MARCH 8, 2016
Name: Lauren Stanzler. Title: Business Development Associate. Department: Marketing. Start Date: January 21, 2016. I think telehealth is the way of the future. My generation is accustomed to having everything at the click of a button – a car ride, fast food, or a hotel room. Why should healthcare be any different? What attracted you to American Well?
American Well
MARCH 7, 2016
Published February 18, 2016 by The Western PA Healthcare News Team. By Dr. Alan Pitt. In a WSJ article entitled “Why ER Visits for Non-Emergencies Aren’t Going Away,” Dr. Paul Auerbach, a teaching professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford’s School of Medicine, summarizes some of the critical factors contributing to and causing over utilization within emergency departments.
American Well
MARCH 8, 2016
Name: Lauren Stanzler. Title: Business Development Associate. Department: Marketing. Start Date: January 21, 2016. I think telehealth is the way of the future. My generation is accustomed to having everything at the click of a button – a car ride, fast food, or a hotel room. Why should healthcare be any different? What attracted you to American Well?
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American Well
MARCH 2, 2016
Over the weekend, employees from teams across American Well boarded planes headed to Vegas, ready to take HIMSS by storm! Our fabulous events planner, Liz Kelliher, flew in early to set up the American Well booth, #2154. Doesn’t it look great? On Monday, Katie Ruigh, our VP of Product, was interviewed about our newest product release, AW9 by Joe Lavelle, with intrepidNow.
American Well
MARCH 2, 2016
Over the weekend, employees from teams across American Well boarded planes headed to Vegas, ready to take HIMSS by storm! Our fabulous events planner, Liz Kelliher, flew in early to set up the American Well booth, #2154. Doesn’t it look great? On Monday, Katie Ruigh, our VP of Product, was interviewed about our newest product release, AW9 by Joe Lavelle, with intrepidNow.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 25, 2016
Last November, the City of New York paid $1.5 million to settle a case which had arisen from the unattended death of an inmate at Rikers Island, the city’s pre-trial detention center. The suit filed on behalf of Carlos Mercado alleged that his symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) was misread as “dope sickness” (withdrawal from opioids or narcotics) or ignored.
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