Insulin Nation

JANUARY 4, 2017

sponsor. We all know that a glucose tablet or glucose gel is the proper way to treat a low, but that isn’t always what happens. Sometimes people with Type 1 diabetes are forced to fend off hypoglycemia with whatever is within arm’s reach. According to an extremely informal Facebook poll, here are 10 weird “foods” people with Type 1 diabetes have used to treat a low: Vanilla coffee creamer.

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E-CareManagement

JANUARY 3, 2017

A recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine reported on the diagnostic accuracy of physicians vs. computer algorithms. The study compared the performance of one computer symptom checker app to the text based answers of 234 physicians, 90% of whom were general internists. You can read a summary here. JAMA IM study: MDs vastly outperformed computer algorithms in diagnostic accuracy–84% v 51% correct [link] #digitalhealth. — Vince Kuraitis (@VinceKuraitis) December 30, 2016.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 5, 2017

A round of IRS letters have been mailed out to employers, signifying the start of the IRS’s Affordable Care Act audit process. As the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) anticipates nine billion dollars in ACA-related penalties, your company doesn’t have to be included in that figure. As a rule, Applicable Large Employers (ALE) with 50 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalents must offer healthcare coverage to at least 95% of their full-time employees.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JANUARY 3, 2017

Editor’s Note: Behavioral Health shortages raise expenses and illustrate how independent review services improve workflow and staffing issues. F or our white paper on the leveraging the value of Peer Review ( HERE ) services for organizational improvements. Health systems dealing with clinical coverage for behavioral health care raises concerns in most of the media during recent years. e Expenses.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 3, 2017

This edited excerpt is from The Savvy Diabetic – A Survival Guide (reprinted by permission): Here are some tips for traveling away from home if you have Type 1 diabetes: Security check points and TSA rules. Before you fly somewhere, learn the rules for transporting medications and supplies. If travelling during high-alert times, be aware that regulations may become more stringent.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 3, 2017

Many Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) were met with a few surprises in 2016 when it came to their employees’ healthcare. As companies were still finding their footing with required offerings of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, employers found themselves entangled in a somewhat confusing web of what to offer, how to offer it, when to offer it, and what happens when they don’t offer it.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 4, 2017

On January 3rd, the process to repeal Obamacare began with the release of a 54-page Congressional budget resolution that only mentioned health care seven times. The resolution came on the day members of the 115th Congress were sworn into office. Like with the 114th Congress, Republicans will control both the House and the Senate. What’s different this session is that they also will control the White House once Donald Trump is sworn into office later this month.

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