33 Charts - Digital Health
JULY 27, 2017
In 1994 when I was a first year gastroenterology fellow cell phones were expensive and scarce. When I was on call I stayed close to the house and my personal land line phone. If I was paged out at dinner I used a pay phone or begged the hostess to borrow the house phone. So we petitioned our division chief to buy a cell phone for fellow use during weekend call.
New Age Healthcare
JULY 27, 2017
The adoption of technology within the healthcare industry has been rapid. Stakeholders in both private and public healthcare space have been very successful in absorbing and implementing ‘new-age’ technological innovations into their system. This is reflective by the improving patient experience, enhanced health outcomes, increased efficiency in providing quality healthcare, and also by the ocean of successful start-ups that have evolved in the health-tech space.
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Insulin Nation
JULY 24, 2017
One researcher suggests that a good strategy to treat diabetes-related eating disorders may be to support families of children with Type 1 to prevent such disorders in the first place. Carmel Smart, a pediatric diabetes dietician at the Hunter Medical Research Institute in Australia, argued for this strategy while speaking at the American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions in San Diego. sponsor.
ACA Times
JULY 26, 2017
The IRS on July 24 finalized regulations for the use of premium tax credits. These are the tax credits provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help lower income families and individuals subsidize the cost of premiums for healthcare insurance purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The final regulations amend the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to the health insurance premium tax credit and under section 162(l)
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Medicine and Technology
JULY 26, 2017
Today, the FDA announced the formal launch of the Pre-Cert for Software Pilot Program and published their Digital Health Innovation Action Plan. The Digital Health Innovation Action Plan (PDF) provides details and timelines for the integrated approach to digital health technology and the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act. The goals are to: enable a modern and tailored approach that allows software iterations and changes to occur in a timely fashion; ensure high quality medical product
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Insulin Nation
JULY 25, 2017
Real Madrid defender “Nacho” Fernández was told at the age of 12 that he would have to give up his aspirations of having a soccer career because of his Type 1 diabetes. Nacho (aka José Ignacio Fernández Iglesias), joined Real Madrid’s youth system at the age of 11 with a clear goal in mind – to one day play for one of the most historic and successful sports franchises in the world.
ACA Times
JULY 25, 2017
The Congressional Budget Office previously forewarned that a post-ACA world would lead to some financial troubles, and that those effects could trickle down significantly into the pockets of the American people. From nearly doubling the number of uninsured Americans to racking up additional government debt in the billions, the loss of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could have been greater than the rewards of repealing it.
Insulin Nation
JULY 25, 2017
Researchers at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital are trying to find ways to help the body’s immune system react less to materials used in implanted medical devices. The results of the study could have a significant impact on the quest to prolong the use of medical equipment for treating Type 1 diabetes, such as insulin pump infusion sets, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), and cell encapsulation and transplantation devices. sponsor.
Insulin Nation
JULY 27, 2017
Commentary. sponsor. An Australian morning news show failed to distinguish between Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes during a televised debate, despite the word “diabetes” being invoked five times in the less-than-four-minute segment. The Channel 7 show Sunrise held a debate on the air between two commentators about whether the Australian government should impose a tax on sugary drinks.
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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
JULY 24, 2017
One researcher suggests that a good strategy to treat diabetes-related eating disorders may be to support families of children with Type 1 to prevent such disorders in the first place. Carmel Smart, a pediatric diabetes dietician at the Hunter Medical Research Institute in Australia, argued for this strategy while speaking at the American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions in San Diego. sponsor.
Insulin Nation
JULY 24, 2017
Opinion. Diabetes doctors need better verbiage, according to a committee of psychologists, diabetes educators, and clinicians, who recently proposed a statement on language use for the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. The rationale for the proposed statement is simple: language is symbolic action. When clinicians use words that imply judgment (“non-compliant,” “poor control”), they negatively impact their patients’ efforts to manage diabetes.
Insulin Nation
JULY 27, 2017
Commentary. sponsor. An Australian morning news show failed to distinguish between Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes during a televised debate, despite the word “diabetes” being invoked five times in the less-than-four-minute segment. The Channel 7 show Sunrise held a debate on the air between two commentators about whether the Australian government should impose a tax on sugary drinks.
Insulin Nation
JULY 26, 2017
Standing at 6’4” with an imposing post presence, 18-year-old Lara McSpadden has morphed into one of the standout young players in Australia’s Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) in Australia. She is the youngest player on the roster for the Sydney Uni Flames, a team that is coming off a championship season during her rookie year. Before joining the Flames, McSpadden helped lead the U-17 Sapphires of Australia to a gold medal in the under-17 world championships in women’s basketball,
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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
JULY 28, 2017
Most studies on diabetes-related eating disorders have been focused on disordered behavior and adult women with Type 1 diabetes; such behavior includes skipping meals, skipping insulin to lose weight, binge eating, and vomiting. Eating disorder researchers know, however, that a dysfunctional relationship with food and body perception often begins well before adulthood, and includes both genders. sponsor.
ACA Times
JULY 24, 2017
The upcoming reporting year deadlines for Affordable Care Act information returns for the 2017 tax year are: January 31, 2018: deadline to furnish 1095-C schedules. February 28, 2018: deadline to file 1094-C/1095-C schedules if paper filing. March 31, 2018: deadline to file 1094-C/1095-C schedules if electronic filing. A new IRS memo provides guidance on the process to complete the Affordable Care Act Information Returns (AIR) for the 2017 tax year.
ACA Times
JULY 27, 2017
There’s a fallacy amongst some people that suggests Medicaid recipients are receiving less than stellar healthcare. That couldn’t be further from the truth according to a new study from Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health that shows that Medicaid recipients are very pleased with their coverage. The study is derived from research conducted on over 270,000 people enrolled in Medicaid in 2013.
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