American Well

JANUARY 19, 2017

As hospitals and health systems move toward a fee-for-value payment structure, the focus of care delivery has shifted drastically from more visits to quality outcomes. Population health has become instrumental in managing patients in risk contracts. Telemedicine solutions are a clear way to address population health management challenges. Advisory Board analyst Peter Kilbridge recently shared his thoughts on how provider-to-provider telemedicine use cases are increasing, and highlighted the prom

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The Digital Health Corner

JANUARY 19, 2017

After a hiatus I am returning to my beloved Digital Health Corner. I appreciate all my loyal followers and have attempted to bridge my absence with posts in other social media. In a previous post I discussed important public health issues that digital technology can address. Among them is drug addiction. We are all aware of the opioid epidemic and the human destruction in its wake.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 20, 2017

Medtronic is warning its customers that there has been a “higher than expected number of reported complaints” of its MiniMed Pro-set infusion sets. The surge in complaints stems from kinked cannulas that can interrupt the flow of insulin, leading to elevated blood sugar levels. Customers can return any unused MiniMed Pro-set infusion sets for either replacement Pro-set infusion sets or a different model of Medtronic infusion sets.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 16, 2017

IHE is still relevant in a FHIR world. But FHIR has changed the world, and IHE needs to adjust to this new world. Profiling is still needed The concept of profiling FHIR is still needed. The difference today is that FHIR is ready and instrumented to be Profiled. It even has a set of Profiles coming from HL7. This is not a threat, this is an opportunity for IHE.

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American Well

JANUARY 19, 2017

As hospitals and health systems move toward a fee-for-value payment structure, the focus of care delivery has shifted drastically from more visits to quality outcomes. Population health has become instrumental in managing patients in risk contracts. Telemedicine solutions are a clear way to address population health management challenges. Advisory Board analyst Peter Kilbridge recently shared his thoughts on how provider-to-provider telemedicine use cases are increasing, and highlighted the prom

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 17, 2017

Last year, Morgan Angerbauer, who had Type 1 diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis in jail; her death came hours after she pleaded with a jail nurse to treat her and some time after she grew unresponsive and slipped into a coma. Her death brought about the arrest of a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) responsible for Morgan’s medical care and a civil action against the nurse and her employer, a privately-operated detention facility in Texarkana.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 20, 2017

As Donald J. Trump officially takes his seat as the 45th President of the United States, we inch closer to the reality of an Affordable Care Act repeal. While the repeal is set to go in motion for June/July, the transition period—per House Speaker Paul Ryan—can take years to accomplish. The target year for a full ACA repeal is 2019. What does that mean for employers?

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ACA Times

JANUARY 18, 2017

Inauguration Day is inching closer and closer, and so are the policies that President-Elect Trump has planned once he assumes the seat of President this year. A repeal of the Affordable Care Act has been lingering on his agenda since his campaign, and while a repeal is estimated to cause 28 million Americans who would then be without healthcare, another industry would also be hurt.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 17, 2017

In a news conference held on January 12th in Washington, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan advised that House committees will be instrumental in the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Proposed committees include House Ways and Means Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, and House Education and Workforce Committee among others.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 16, 2017

As conflicting opinions of an ACA Repeal continue to loom overhead, from the Republican viewpoint, a repeal seems inevitable. However, this does not translate to an elimination of ACA compliance for at least the next two years. While President-Elect Trump and the majority Republican Congress have made various announcements about working toward some type of ACA Repeal and Replacement Plan, even if such a Plan is passed now, ACA compliance will still be necessary through at least 2018.

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