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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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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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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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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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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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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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More health IT comedy means the public is taking notice

Meaningful HIT News

I often share jokes and humorous videos here, sometimes because a product is worthy of ridicule, but also to illustrate how some health IT is going mainstream. I’m going to do it again today because two things happened in the last week that I had not seen before. First, though Stephen Colbert has made fun of digital health and fitness products before, last week he took it upon himself to do so on consecutive nights.

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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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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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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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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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