Health System CIO
JANUARY 31, 2017
With more than 1,400 patients enrolled in six months, NewYork-Presbyterian’s telemedicine program is off to a hot start. What has been the key to its success? Focusing on these five critical elements, say Peter Fleischut and Daniel Barchi.
Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
After more than a year of growing organized discontent at rising insulin prices, a group of insulin users have filed a complaint in federal court in Boston against the Big 3 insulin makers. Here we provide a snapshot analysis of the laws and arguments behind the lawsuit: sponsor. It’s alleged that Novo, Lilly, and Sanofi have engaged in a series of lockstep price adjustments which mirror one another so closely that their conduct is unlawful under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization
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CiscoHealth
JANUARY 30, 2017
The practical reality of regional and remote communities in Australia is that they have been consistently disadvantaged in accessing specialist care. Getting access to specialised clinicians, whether it has been for emergence room consultation, acute patient care or post-operative support has often involved delays and inconvenience for both patients and clinicians.
The Digital Health Corner
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
There have been remarkable strides in prevention and treatment of disease in the past 5 decades. Few have rivaled targeted cancer therapies based on digital health, specifically genomics in scope and breadth. I’d like to touch on a few ways in which digital technology is impacting cancer. 1. Targeted therapies. One only has to watch the avalanche of television commercials for cancer centers both local and national to appreciate the role genomics now plays in choosing therapies today for cance
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ACA Times
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
The IRS recently published Notice 2017-9 announcing its intent to issue regulations regarding the obligation of a payor (e.g., employer) to document payee (e.g., employee) elections for application of the de minimis error safe harbor from penalties under IRC Sections 6721 and 6722 as amended by Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-113) (“PATH Act”).
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CiscoHealth
JANUARY 30, 2017
The practical reality of regional and remote communities in Australia is that they have been consistently disadvantaged in accessing specialist care. Getting access to specialised clinicians, whether it has been for emergence room consultation, acute patient care or post-operative support has often involved delays and inconvenience for both patients and clinicians.
The Digital Health Corner
JANUARY 30, 2017
The statistics related to Alzheimer’s disease (Ad) are astonishing. According to The Alzheimer’s Association there are over 5 million Americans with Ad. It is the sixth leading cause of death. More than 15 million caregivers provided an estimated 18.1 billion hours of unpaid care at a value of approximately $221.3B. The impact of this disease is also well-illustrated in a recent PBS documentary.
ACA Times
JANUARY 31, 2017
The Kaiser Family Foundation often conducts surveys providing valuable information, more specifically in recent years surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Now, the KFF has released some interactive maps to show just how much the ACA has done in 2016. The KFF’s Interactive Maps: Estimates of Enrollment in ACA Marketplaces and Medicaid Expansion, show a breakdown of people in each Congressional district who enrolled in insurance through the ACA’s Exchange in 2016, along with each of the dist
Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Diabetes service dogs from reputable providers undergo a rigorous, time-consuming course of acclimation and training to ensure that they can reliably detect hypoglycemia, and seek help if needed. They prove their worth and should be allowed access in public places, as should any legitimately trained service dog. However, there is also a booming business in the manufacturing of useless credentials and the selling of ridiculous pet accessories.
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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.
Docnotes
JANUARY 28, 2017
I had lunch yesterday with an industry colleague who was recently let go from his job with a big company. He is now doing what everyone told him to do: network, network, network – to find the next big thing. Our lunch was of course part of that networking. Who do I know ? Which companies might be hiring people with his skills? His sense of urgency (despite the generous severance package) was palpable.
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 30, 2017
sponsor. Opinion. Consider it a pass off the fingertips of a missed opportunity. Everyone’s favorite celebrity punching bag with Type 1 diabetes, Jay Cutler, again found himself in the crosshairs of social media contempt when his wife, Kristin Cavallari, posted a vacation photo of the two together. More than a few people commented that Cutler, an injured quarterback with the Chicago Bears, looked heavy in the picture.
ACA Times
JANUARY 30, 2017
At the close of 2016, the IRS letters mailed notices to employers, signaling the start of the IRS’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) audit process. Despite much talk of an ACA repeal nearing closer, penalties for 2015, 2016, 2017, and possibly 2018 would still linger for those Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) who fail to be compliant with ACA mandates. So much so, that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has an escalating figure in the billions of dollars, predicting what employers will pay in penal
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 30, 2017
President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries has already blocked two doctors from coming to work in medical institutions that focus on diabetes research, according to published reports. The order also may have a ripple effect on medical research for some time to come. The ban, which excludes most, if not all, immigration from, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, was enacted by executive order on January 27th with little warning.
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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.
ACA Times
JANUARY 31, 2017
Healthcare.gov has been hard at work informing consumers of a continuous countdown to the end of open enrollment, advising to sign up for 2017 Marketplace coverage ASAP. However, at the close of last week—with days still to spare—the open enrollment ads suddenly vanished. The reason per The Washington Post was the Trump Administration’s aim to cut costs on promoting a healthcare platform that they’ve already set in motion to repeal.
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 31, 2017
Another Republican senator, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, has introduced a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The plan emphasizes the deregulation of the health insurance industry and the use of tax credits to encourage individuals to save for their health care expenses. According to a fact sheet , Senator Paul’s plan would do away with several popular aspects of the Affordable Care Act, including the guarantee of coverage for those with preexisting conditions and the ability to carry chi
ACA Times
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
In mid-January, Republicans made the official first step in repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by voting 227-198 in permitting the GOP to bring their bill for repeal of the ACA to Congress without Democratic interference. It’s a first step with giant consequences, considering now comes the process of picking apart President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Plan and finding what to keep, what to remove, and how to immediately replace what is missing.
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