Health Blawg
DECEMBER 26, 2017
The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Collectively, these guidances cover a range of digital health issues, and it is worth reading FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s statement about them as well as each individual document: Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software (CDS and PDS) (Draft).
33 Charts - Digital Health
DECEMBER 28, 2017
In this week’s New England Journal of Medicine Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum uses digital adherence monitoring to offer an overview of the complexities surrounding medication adherence. In Swallowing a Spy — The Potential Uses of Digital Adherence Monitoring she concludes that technology won’t make up for what doctors don’t have the time to do: For those of us who struggle, the most effective adherence booster may be giving doctors and patients the time to explore the beliefs and attributions informing m
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Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 27, 2017
sponsor. In 2014, Tara Layman and Kat Reed put their heads together to create “T1D Exposed,” a nude calendar featuring individuals with Type 1 diabetes. These two twenty-somethings launched the project with several goals in mind: to give visibility to diabetes, to connect members of the diabetes community, and to raise money for related organizations.
American Well
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Many of your patients already use telehealth in some sense even if they may not know the word for it. 80% of all Americans use online resources to look up health information and “ cyberchondria ” is already a concern among mental healthcare professionals. What you, as a healthcare professional, have to do is find the healthy middle ground that lets you reach your patients, and interested parties generally, while ensuring that the information you provide is correct and likely to bring in people w
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Health Blawg
DECEMBER 25, 2017
I spoke recently with Dr. Rob Lamberts – @doc_rob on Twitter – about EHRs and direct primary care. I first met Doc Rob through our involvement in the late lamented Grand Rounds (the notable medical blog carnival – you can find some editions here ). You should read his blog, Musings of a Distractible Mind , and perhaps you will be able to divine the origins or meaning of his deep interest in llamas.
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Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 27, 2017
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) just released its 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. Since 1989, the organization has provided annual updates to keep current with research, technology, and treatments for both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. The latest changes reflect an emerging reality for diabetes care in the twenty-first century: data-driven technology is increasingly integral in the management of the disease. sponsor.
American Well
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Many of your patients already use telehealth in some sense even if they may not know the word for it. 80% of all Americans use online resources to look up health information and “ cyberchondria ” is already a concern among mental healthcare professionals. What you, as a healthcare professional, have to do is find the healthy middle ground that lets you reach your patients, and interested parties generally, while ensuring that the information you provide is correct and likely to bring in people w
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 26, 2017
The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Collectively, these guidances cover a range of digital health issues, and it is worth reading FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s statement about them as well as each individual document: Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software (CDS and PDS) (Draft).
ACA Times
DECEMBER 27, 2017
The IRS has extended the 2018 deadlines to provide 2017 health coverage information forms to individuals as required by Affordable Care Act (ACA). The information was included in a new notice 2018-06 issued by the IRS. Insurers, other coverage providers, self-insuring employers, and other employers with 50 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalent employees, knows as Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) now have until March 2, 2018, to provide Forms 1095-B (Health Coverage) or 1095 -C (Em
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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
DECEMBER 29, 2017
In September of 2017, BBC aired a documentary on diabulimia—the eating disorder that is becoming increasingly common among individuals with Type 1 Diabetes, in which persons withhold or under-administer insulin to control weight. Diabulimia is not a medically recognized disorder, but the recent documentary, entitled “Diabulimia: The World’s Most Dangerous Eating Disorder,” may be helping to change that.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
DECEMBER 26, 2017
Editor’s Note: Payers and providers have shed fears about the deployment of telemedicine services. Payers are rapidly becoming educated in telehealth and are keen on closing telehealth gap. Click HERE to discuss how BHM helps payers. . Hospitals and healthcare-delivery systems are embracing the closing of telehealth gap, having made substantial investments in infrastructure, training, and process re-engineering.
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 26, 2017
The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Collectively, these guidances cover a range of digital health issues, and it is worth reading FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s statement about them as well as each individual document: Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software (CDS and PDS) (Draft).
ACA Times
DECEMBER 28, 2017
As the saying goes, I have some good news and some bad news. For the good news, the IRS has extended good faith relief for information-reporting requirements for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the 2017 tax year. For the bad news, that good faith relief will have no impact on whether or not your organization will receive a Letter 226J IRS tax penalty notice in 2018.
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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.
Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 29, 2017
Each and every day, more than 1.25 million Americans struggle to live with Type 1 Diabetes. There is no cure for this insidious disease, but treatment and maintenance options continue to evolve, and many individuals with T1D lead active and fulfilling lives. This past year ushered in many exciting new technologies aimed at helping persons with diabetes to better manage the disease.
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 26, 2017
The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Collectively, these guidances cover a range of digital health issues, and it is worth reading FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s statement about them as well as each individual document: Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software (CDS and PDS) (Draft).
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 26, 2017
The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Collectively, these guidances cover a range of digital health issues, and it is worth reading FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s statement about them as well as each individual document: Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software (CDS and PDS) (Draft).
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 25, 2017
I spoke recently with Dr. Rob Lamberts – @doc_rob on Twitter – about EHRs and direct primary care. I first met Doc Rob through our involvement in the late lamented Grand Rounds (the notable medical blog carnival – you can find some editions here ). You should read his blog, Musings of a Distractible Mind , and perhaps you will be able to divine the origins or meaning of his deep interest in llamas.
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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!
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 25, 2017
I spoke recently with Dr. Rob Lamberts – @doc_rob on Twitter – about EHRs and direct primary care. I first met Doc Rob through our involvement in the late lamented Grand Rounds (the notable medical blog carnival – you can find some editions here ). You should read his blog, Musings of a Distractible Mind , and perhaps you will be able to divine the origins or meaning of his deep interest in llamas.
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 25, 2017
I spoke recently with Dr. Rob Lamberts – @doc_rob on Twitter – about EHRs and direct primary care. I first met Doc Rob through our involvement in the late lamented Grand Rounds (the notable medical blog carnival – you can find some editions here ). You should read his blog, Musings of a Distractible Mind , and perhaps you will be able to divine the origins or meaning of his deep interest in llamas.
Health Blawg
DECEMBER 25, 2017
I spoke recently with Dr. Rob Lamberts – @doc_rob on Twitter – about EHRs and direct primary care. I first met Doc Rob through our involvement in the late lamented Grand Rounds (the notable medical blog carnival – you can find some editions here ). You should read his blog, Musings of a Distractible Mind , and perhaps you will be able to divine the origins or meaning of his deep interest in llamas.
Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 29, 2017
There was that magical blue box. Out of it came needles, a strange machine that caused bleeding to occur, and a little device that displayed numbers. I would sit across from my grandfather as he meticulously took out each piece from the blue box and laid it on a paper towel in front of him. Wide-eyed, I watched as a little dot of blood pooled on his fingertip.
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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