Sat.Mar 19, 2016 - Fri.Mar 25, 2016

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Insurance Refused to Pay for My Daughter’s Type 1 Diagnosis

Insulin Nation

My daughter Emily texted me from school one day and said her throat hurt. Strep had been going around, so I made an appointment at her pediatrician for the same day. Still, I knew she had been showing symptoms (frequent urination, weight loss, constant hunger) in recent weeks that might point to Type 1 diabetes; my brothers had had Type 1. Her strep test came back positive, and I mentioned the other symptoms to the doctor.

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Telemedicine: An Alternative to Costly Hospital Transfers

American Well

Hospitals and the Open-door Transfer Policy: Can We Do a Better Job? In Dr. Pitt’s latest edition to  At the Intersection of Technology and Health , he explores why doctors don’t question hospital transfers, and how patients who are unnecessarily transferred face financial risk. Today, 30% of bankruptcies in America are caused by medical expenses.

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Key ACA Compliance Failures

ACA Times

Key ACA Compliance Failures: Are they happening to you or your clients? by JT Kim, Guest Columnist. ACA Compliance Exper. Trusaic. ACA Compliance Expert. Back over a year ago when we rolled out with our ACA compliance service, our full-service approach stood in stark contrast from that of the software-driven solutions offered by payroll, benadmin, and other ACA compliance vendors.

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Diabetes Can be Mistaken for Altitude Sickness

Insulin Nation

I was recently contacted by a mother of a girl who died from untreated Type 1 diabetes when the symptoms were mistaken for altitude sickness. I asked the mother to share her story, and I ask you to share this information with others outside of the Type 1 community to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. -Craig Idlebrook, editor. My name is Vanessa Evans and my husband is Derrick Evans.

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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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Telemedicine: An Alternative to Costly Hospital Transfers

American Well

Hospitals and the Open-door Transfer Policy: Can We Do a Better Job? In Dr. Pitt’s latest edition to  At the Intersection of Technology and Health , he explores why doctors don’t question hospital transfers, and how patients who are unnecessarily transferred face financial risk. Today, 30% of bankruptcies in America are caused by medical expenses.

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Scholarships for Young Minds with Type 1

Insulin Nation

After Mary Podjasek’s daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, she and a group of other parents of children with diabetes created the Diabetes Scholars Foundation to help families who are similarly affected. The foundation was first created to provide need-based scholarships for families to attend diabetes education conferences. One year after its creation, the foundation also started providing college scholarships for students.

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