Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 5, 2015
After months of political wrangling, North Carolina legislators succeeded in passing a bill that would promote diabetes screening for infants and toddlers, and parent education about the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. The legislation, known as Reegan’s Rule, stalled for months, and it took some last-minute heroics on the part of its sponsors for it to pass.
American Well
OCTOBER 6, 2015
A study from Harvard Medical School supports what we already know – online care saves you time and money. In the study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers looked at the time spent by nearly four thousand people seeking in-person medical care and then calculated the dollar value of their lost time. They found that the average total visit time for typical in-person medical visits was 121 minutes.
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ACA Times
OCTOBER 9, 2015
With only weeks remaining in 2015, more than half of companies responding to a recent survey say they have not made much progress toward meeting the reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act. In addition, more than a third of the 422 employers who responded to the survey admit that they don’t have a solid understanding of the reports they will have to file in February or March of next year.
Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 5, 2015
There is a disturbing report out of Ireland of a parent refusing to give her child insulin to treat Type 1 diabetes. According to a story in the Irish Times , the High Court of Ireland has had to intervene in a medical dispute that took place in a Dublin hospital. On September 30, 2015, a 13-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital because of symptoms of untreated diabetes.
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Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 9, 2015
My son’s honeymoon phase was like diabetes with training wheels, a seemingly manageable level of uncertainty. His body was still producing some insulin, and that made dosing somewhat of a guessing game, but his A1C was great and I felt like I had gotten the hang of being a D-mom. Then he caught a cold. It was a year after his diagnosis and he slowly started requiring more insulin.
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Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Researchers have long known that diabetes runs in families, but it’s only been about 20 years since they have successfully isolated gene and antibody combinations that serve as reliable genetic predictors of the risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. A great many people who have Type 1 also have inherited genetic codes for antigens known as DR4 and DQ8; an antigen is any substance that may cause your body to produce antibodies against it.
American Well
OCTOBER 9, 2015
This week Intermountain Healthcare officially joined the Amwell network as our newest health system partner. Intermountain’s system encompasses 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, and a medical group of 1,300 physicians. The new telehealth service, Connect Care, will launch in early 2016. It will provide 24/7 on-demand care to all 750,000 members of Intermountain’s health plan as well as its approximately 34,000 employees, many of whom belong to the plan.
American Well
OCTOBER 9, 2015
This week Intermountain Healthcare officially joined the American Well network as our newest health system partner. Intermountain’s system encompasses 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, and a medical group of 1,300 physicians. The new telehealth service, Connect Care, will launch in early 2016. It will provide 24/7 on-demand care to all 750,000 members of Intermountain’s health plan as well as its approximately 34,000 employees, many of whom belong to the plan.
American Well
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Medical Design Technology interviews Mike Baird, CEO of Avizia, a complete telehealth platform provider. October 9, 2015. Sean Fenske. One of the technology areas that is helping to enable a revolution in healthcare is telemedicine. Providing immediate access to physicians, eliminating travel requirements, and cutting the costs of potentially unnecessary visits, telemedicine solutions give both patients and doctors new freedoms when compared to the traditional healthcare visit.
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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.
American Well
OCTOBER 9, 2015
This week Intermountain Healthcare officially joined the American Well network as our newest health system partner. Intermountain’s system encompasses 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, and a medical group of 1,300 physicians. The new telehealth service, Connect Care, will launch in early 2016. It will provide 24/7 on-demand care to all 750,000 members of Intermountain’s health plan as well as its approximately 34,000 employees, many of whom belong to the plan.
American Well
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Shifting over the past few years, videoconferencing is no longer a nice-to-have option but a necessity for hospitals to offer telemedicine programs for one or more disciplines. This is all due to the benefits it offers to businesses. The cloud boosts its popularity further, making it affordable for companies of all sizes and budgets. However, before making the switch to cloud-based videoconferencing, there are a few factors you need to consider.
American Well
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Today, American Well proudly joined the 16 other healthcare, consumer, and business organizations that make up the Massachusetts Telemedicine Coalition in its endorsement of HB267, An Act Advancing and Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services. One of the major barriers to the expansion of telehealth is lack of parity—coverage and reimbursement for telehealth visits equal to that for traditional in-office visits.
American Well
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Shifting over the past few years, videoconferencing is no longer a nice-to-have option but a necessity for hospitals to offer telemedicine programs for one or more disciplines. This is all due to the benefits it offers to businesses. The cloud boosts its popularity further, making it affordable for companies of all sizes and budgets. However, before making the switch to cloud-based videoconferencing, there are a few factors you need to consider.
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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.
American Well
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Today, American Well proudly joined the 16 other healthcare, consumer, and business organizations that make up the Massachusetts Telemedicine Coalition in its endorsement of HB267, An Act Advancing and Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services. One of the major barriers to the expansion of telehealth is lack of parity—coverage and reimbursement for telehealth visits equal to that for traditional in-office visits.
American Well
OCTOBER 6, 2015
A study from Harvard Medical School supports what we already know – online care saves you time and money. In the study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers looked at the time spent by nearly four thousand people seeking in-person medical care and then calculated the dollar value of their lost time. They found that the average total visit time for typical in-person medical visits was 121 minutes.
Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 7, 2015
People with Type 1 often have trouble communicating with the rest of the world when their blood sugars are high or low. Their behavior can be misinterpreted as rude, or just plain weird. To combat this and raise awareness of Type 1 diabetes, we’ve created a handy Halloween-themed poster comparing zombies with those experiencing blood sugar swings. Print this out to hang at work or school (click to enlarge): Have Type 2 diabetes or know someone who does?
Insulin Nation
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Researchers have long known that diabetes runs in families, but it’s only been about 20 years since they have successfully isolated gene and antibody combinations that serve as reliable genetic predictors of the risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. A great many people who have Type 1 also have inherited genetic codes for antigens known as DR4 and DQ8; an antigen is any substance that may cause your body to produce antibodies against it.
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
ACA Times
OCTOBER 6, 2015
A bill aimed at protecting employees from possible increases in healthcare insurance costs under the Affordable Care Act passed both the House of Representatives and Senate, and has been signed into law by President Obama. The measure is the first major change to the health care law since it was enacted. HR 1624, the “Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act” ( PACE), amends the definition of small and large employers.
ACA Times
OCTOBER 5, 2015
The IRS has issued advice to help individuals understand how their household income can affect the Affordable Care Act premium tax credit they may receive on health insurance policies purchased through a state or federal marketplace: Individuals are allowed a premium tax credit only for health insurance coverage they purchase through the Marketplace for themselves or members of their family.
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