Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

'Mary Clark, a realtor in Cincinnati, has grown accustomed recently to being the center of attention at the pharmacy. An independent contractor, Clark has had trouble finding affordable health insurance that covers the costs of the insulin she needs to control her Type 1 diabetes. Since 2012, she’s noticed the price she must pay out-of-pocket has increased steeply; it’s been a big enough leap that even the pharmacists pause in their work when filling her order.

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Much of the conversation taking place in Kaiser Permanente’s booth at HIMSS is about the concept of imagining care anywhere. At the conference today, Wendy Lee, senior vice president of digital health technologies and strategic services with Kaiser Permanente, and Danielle Cass, innovation evangelist of innovation and advanced technology, also with Kaiser Permanente, led a session called, “How Technology Can Enable Care Anywhere, Anytime.” Their talk generated serious interest

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Meaningful HIT News

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

It’s time for my annual podcast interview with HIMSS President and CEO Steve Lieber, this time from the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on the day before the official opening of the 2014 HIMSS Conference , rather than in his Chicago office a week or so in advance. Lieber reiterated HIMSS’ position that the federal government should extend the attestation period for Meaningful Use Stage 2 by one year.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

'Diabetes and a Girl. When I was first diagnosed T1 13 years ago, the blood glucose meter took 20 seconds to read my blood. 6 months after my initial diagnosis, that 20 seconds was reduced to 5 seconds. A year later, I had a pump. 3 years after that, my meter linked to my pump. And a few years after that, the pump was smaller and did more. There’s been a lot of technological change when it comes to diabetes, and it has made everything easier, but there’s one thing that tech hasn’t done – f

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

'The test strip is the cornerstone of self-care for diabetes. The numbers revealed by strips can dictate what you can eat, how much exercise you can do, how much insulin you need, and how much trouble you might be in during a low. For years, however, people with diabetes have worried about the times when their meters and test strips have given inconsistent results.

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