Digital Health
JANUARY 3, 2018
I started off the year with an interview with Oliver Wyman Health, one of the top global healthcare consulting firms. They asked me to offer some healthcare investment predictions for 2018. I figure this is a good way to start off the year so have reprinted a mildly expanded version of the article, which first […].
Clocktree
JANUARY 5, 2018
2017 was a ground breaking year for the world of telehealth. More than 60% of all healthcare institutions in the US have implemented telehealth technology into their care systems. Access to online care has never been better. The ability to receive care remotely bridges large gaps in our healthcare system, and makes it easier for patients to be in contact with their prov iders.
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Import Immunity
JANUARY 4, 2018
The old blog still looks pretty ok after two years of inactivity! I ought to have remembered how the startup game goes … raise my head after a few crunch cycles and I’ve got a lot less hair and every article on CNN is about some angry old guy tweeting stuff. Huh. Anyways, here at Adaptive we’ve been busy creating more awesome. My blog hiatus has been all about scaling up the clinical business around our new clonoSEQ assay.
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 4, 2018
The New Year is a difficult time for Dan and Judy Houdeshell, who lost their son, Kevin, in early January of 2014. Kevin died after going without insulin for nearly nine days due to an expired prescription. Four years later, his family members still grieve; but they are celebrating legislation passed in seven states that authorizes pharmacists to assist patients who find themselves in the same situation. sponsor.
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Society for Participatory Medicine
JANUARY 4, 2018
Language has a magical influence on the lives we lead, with an impact on our thoughts, emotions, and/or actions. The words we use are one of the most potent ingredients in the science of language. Words have the power to heal, guide and motivate. They can confuse, mislead, and even hurt us. The intent of a spoken word can often be misinterpreted leading to an unintended consequence.
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American Well
JANUARY 5, 2018
As the number of children in the United States with significant health challenges rises, so does the need to provide experienced nursing care within schools. Avera eCARE School Health partners with K-12 school districts to provide registered nurse coverage for the entire school day – ensuring immediate response to the health care needs of every student.
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 3, 2018
Did you know… 1. Europe has the highest incidence of Type 1 Diabetes among all the continents, with Finland and Sardinia (Italy) reporting the most cases. Some researchers attribute higher incidence to higher altitudes, since there may be a link between onset of the disease and the lack of vitamin from sunlight. 2. When children migrate from one country to another, they adopt the risk of their host country with respect to Type 1 Diabetes, which suggests the influence of environment and cul
TeleMed2U
JANUARY 5, 2018
Access to Health Care Is Diminishing in Rural Areas Access to quality health care services is critical to good health. Yet, for the 19.3 percent of the population (about 60 million people) who live in rural areas, the access to health care is far less than that available to people living in urban areas. In […]. The post Telemedicine in Rural Areas: What is the Connection?
Healthcare Exchange Standards
DECEMBER 30, 2017
This is my overall summary of the Healthcare Standards, Privacy, and Security space. It happens that the framework for explaining why the future is bright for HIE comes from the Wisconsin HIE (WISHIN) fall summit. Note slide decks are now available. They used the following diagram to show what they viewed as the HIE future. I like it, so will use it here This is such an exciting perspective of what the Wisconsin HIE delivers today, and where they are targeting for future support.
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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
JANUARY 5, 2018
As the number of children in the United States with significant health challenges rises, so does the need to provide experienced nursing care within schools. Avera eCARE School Health partners with K-12 school districts to provide registered nurse coverage for the entire school day – ensuring immediate response to the health care needs of every student.
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 2, 2018
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) recently convened in Abu Dhabi, where experts spoke about topics ranging from diabetes care in disaster zones to diabetic foot treatment. One of the most anticipated talks was delivered by Adam Brown , a diabetes technology guru at Close Concerns. In his talk, “Diabetes tools and apps: What’s new, what works, and what do patients really want?
ACA Times
JANUARY 4, 2018
As part of their annual filing of healthcare coverage information with the IRS, organizations must determine if they are Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) for purposes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – that is, whether they have an average of 50 or more full-time or full-time-equivalent employees over the course of a year. This calculation is important because of two provisions of the ACA that apply to ALEs.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
JANUARY 4, 2018
Post written by: Susan Dentzer, President and CEO, NEHI. Consider these real-world vignettes: o A mother is in the midst of an emergency delivery of a baby at a small local hospital. But her baby is born safely because her doctor got real-time guidance by videoconference from an academic medical center more than a hundred miles away. o A low-income patient in rural Virginia has severe and disfiguring psoriasis.
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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
JANUARY 3, 2018
You may have heard a bit about the recent FCC repeal of net neutrality. This was done on a purely partisan basis led by Chairman Ajit Pai, who is perhaps not the most public relations-minded chair the commission has ever had. Pai’s case is not helped by the fact he knew his arguments in favor of repeal were not entirely true. You may have heard a good many doomsayers with their predictions about what would happen.
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 3, 2018
Have you developed your own lingo for T1D? If so, we want to hear about. Take our survey to share your word creations. Loading… sponsor. Do you have an idea you would like to write about for Insulin Nation? Send your pitch to submissions@insulinnation.com. Thanks for reading this Insulin Nation article. Want more Type 1 news? Subscribe here. Have Type 2 diabetes or know someone who does?
ACA Times
JANUARY 3, 2018
The approval of tax reform legislation by Congress may ultimately have an impact on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2019. That’s when the legislation essentially repeals the individual mandate provision of the ACA by making the tax penalty $0 for any American who does not obtain health insurance. Until then, expect the IRS to move forward with its efforts to enforce compliance with the ACA for the individual mandate.
Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 31, 2017
The Healthcare Innovation Amazon and Apple Should Focus On It is no secret that Amazon has a secret artificial intelligence healthcare project called 1492. Amazon is making several strategic moves into the healthcare vertical, including hiring machine learning experts, investing in healthcare startups, and sponsoring hackathon-type innovation challenges with six-digit prizes for killer apps that.
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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!
Insulin Nation
JANUARY 5, 2018
Good news for parents of children with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes: you may be underestimating your child’s health-related quality of life. In a 2016 SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study , researchers found significant discrepancies between youth and parent ratings of Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). This inventory is a marker of broader Health-related Quality of Life (HRQOL) research. sponsor.
American Well
JANUARY 3, 2018
You may have heard a bit about the recent FCC repeal of net neutrality. This was done on a purely partisan basis led by Chairman Ajit Pai, who is perhaps not the most public relations-minded chair the commission has ever had. Pai’s case is not helped by the fact he knew his arguments in favor of repeal were not entirely true. You may have heard a good many doomsayers with their predictions about what would happen.
ACA Times
JANUARY 2, 2018
Open enrollment to obtain insurance starting on January 2018 under the Affordable Care Act ( ACA ) ended on December 15 with more than 8.7 million Americans signing up for coverage, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ). The enrollment total for 2018 insurance coverage, reflecting the 39 states that use Heathcare.gov , almost matched last year’s total enrollment of 9.2 million achieved over a period twice as long as this year’s sign-up period.
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