Insulin Nation

JULY 28, 2015

Michael J. Fox once said this about living with Parkinson’s disease: “I often say now I don’t have any choice whether or not I have Parkinson’s, but surrounding that non-choice is a million other choices that I can make.”. As someone who lives with Type 1, I argue that you can say the same about living with Type 1. You don’t have a choice whether or not you have Type 1 diabetes, but you can make “a million other choices” of how you will live with it.

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American Well

JULY 28, 2015

We’re excited to bring you the second edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today newsletter! SO much has happened this month in the Telemedicine industry and here at Avizia. Here are a few highlights from our month. Avizia Is Transforming Healthcare Through Telemedicine. A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape featurs Mike Baird, Founder and CEO, Avizia Telemedicine.

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ACA Times

JULY 30, 2015

New reporting requirements mandated by the Affordable Care Act are posing challenges to large and small companies, and most employers have made little progress on deciding on or implementing a solution. That’s the conclusion of a survey of 480 employees in 36 industries across the United States. Only 10% of the employers said they have a solution in place to collect the data needed to file the required forms with the IRS early next year, and 16% said they have not begun to figure out what they s

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 30, 2015

There is no better way to end the week than with some great informative and beautifully designed infographics. This week’s round up includes everything from Health IT trends to the trends of Health IT purchasing. Whether you are thinking about implementing ICD-10 or a llocating resources for a new EMR/EHR system , these infographics are bound to get your brain moving.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 27, 2015

Integrated Diabetes Services (IDS) provides detailed advice and coaching on diabetes management from certified diabetes educators and dieticians. Insulin Nation hosts a regular Q&A column from IDS that answers questions submitted from the Type 1 diabetes community. Q – I have diabetes and use an insulin pump. Although I’m healthy, I worry about the care I might receive if I have to stay in a hospital.

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ACA Times

JULY 29, 2015

California’s Affordable Care Act exchange, known as Covered California , has negotiated an average 4% increase in premiums for the 1.3 million residents of the state who buy individual insurance through the marketplace. The modest increase is in sharp contrast to other states, where insurance companies have asked regulators for premium hikes of 20% to 40%.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 28, 2015

“Why do you need that many boxes? Are you going away or something?”. My pharmacist grabbed a pen and paper and began writing down the number of test strip boxes that I had taken to the counter to purchase. She told me that she would have to go and check if it was okay for me to take that many. I was at a loss for words. I felt so guilty and ashamed.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 29, 2015

After Medtronic rolled out the MiniMed 640G overseas, their next target was the US market. That effort now has hit a speed bump, as the FDA has given public notice that Medtronic has issued a recall notice for almost 2,000 of the devices in Europe. According to a Fierce Medical Devices article , Medtronic released a customer notification letter on June 19th informing device users that there were instances when the bolus screen wouldn’t refresh properly, so the device might continue to show a bol

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ACA Times

JULY 28, 2015

An increasing amount of medical care is being delivered by nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other non-physician providers, making care more widely available and helping hold down costs, according to a study by USA Today. Analyzing data compiled by Medicare, the newspaper found that the number of nurse practitioners receiving payments from the program rose by 15% in 2013 compared to the previous year, and by 11% for physician assistants.

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ACA Times

JULY 27, 2015

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a reminder that all employers that provide self-insured health coverage, must file an annual return reporting certain information for each employee they cover. If an employer provides fully insured health coverage, reporting is limited to only those companies that are Applicable Large Employers. All Applicable Large Employers report using Forms 1094-C and 1095-C.

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