Insulin Nation
JUNE 11, 2014
'Dog and patient training. Photo Credit: Michelle Cochrane/Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides. Hypoglycemia unawareness can be a serious problem in both children and adults who have Type 1 diabetes. Sleeping through a blood sugar low is dangerous and can result in serious complications. Luckily, there is a class of service dogs trained specifically to help people with diabetes avoid bouts of hypoglycemia.
Chilmark Research
JUNE 11, 2014
“His treatment was fragmented rather than integrated. Each of his myriad maladies was being treated by different specialists – oncologists, pain specialists, nutritionists, hepatologists, and hematologists – but they were not being coordinated in a cohesive approach.”. – Steve Jobs , by Walter Isaacson (p. 549). As you’ve undoubtedly heard, Apple made a big splash last week by announcing “official” involvement in healthcare through a new app and accompanying SDK.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Medicine and Technology
JUNE 12, 2014
Dr. Sebastian Schneeweiss recently wrote an interesting perspective article in the NEJM about big data in health care. He writes: Two key “learning” applications of big health care data that hold the promise of improving patient care are the generation of new knowledge about the effectiveness of treatments and the prediction of outcomes. Both these functions exceed the bounds of most computer applications currently used in health care, which tend to offer physicians such tools as context-sensiti
Insulin Nation
JUNE 9, 2014
'U.S. News and World Report released its 2014-2015 rankings for the best children’s hospitals in the U.S., including the Top 10 hospitals for children with diabetes. Boston Children’s Hospital ranked #1, scoring a perfect 100 out of 100 with evaluators. Other Top 5 finishers included the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, and the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Advertisement
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.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
101 
Let's personalize your content