Insulin Nation

AUGUST 18, 2015

People affected by Type 1 diabetes often must politely answer some pretty silly questions about the condition. We all know it’s usually best to respond to such ignorance with polite, thoughtful responses. In this video, however, we indulge our inner jerk and respond to dumb questions with some snappy comebacks, because everyone needs to vent once in a while.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 20, 2015

Like all owners of small businesses, the men and women who run construction. Robert Sheen. Companies had more than enough to do before the Affordable Care Act added one more task — and cost — for them to manage. But despite the scare headlines that accompanied the introduction of the ACA a few years ago, implementing it is really not as costly or burdensome as many had feared, writes Robert Sheen in the August issue of Construction Business Owner Magazine.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 20, 2015

I received a question about where to put the 'reason' that an ATNA auditable event has happened. The short answer is that Security is not interested in the reason; but Provenance is. Hello John, I have a question around ATNA logging. We are currently implementing the Metadata Update profile; ITI-57 "Update Document Set". [Specifically for deprecating a document without replacement.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

AUGUST 17, 2015

According to the NC Rural Health Research Program there have been 56 rural hospital closures since 2010. The reasons behind the closures may vary but the message rings true, rural hospitals are struggling and something needs to be done. From difficulties implanting new HER systems to the re-evaluation of Medicare reimbursements, rural hospitals are looking for new ways to stay afloat.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 20, 2015

Dear summer, I cry uncle. We thought managing our daughter’s Type 1 diabetes during summertime would be a breeze. School is finally out, fun summer activities are in, so increased physical activity and closer monitoring at home would result in a tighter blood sugar control, right? Not so fast. So far our summer has been full of highs and lows, just like uncontrolled diabetes personified.

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Import Immunity

AUGUST 21, 2015

There are a ton of things that make Adaptive a special place — but for me, the real magic is our team’s unique ability to blur the line between biology and computation. A year ago when I was trying to decide if I should join the company, it was Harlan describing pairSEQ that tipped me over the edge. I’ve wanted to write about it here ever since, and now that we’ve published the paper I can finally do it.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 17, 2015

As discussed in the first part of this series on insulin pump safety, there is little international agreement on safety standards for pumps. Many people with diabetes in the U.S. have a rudimentary understanding of the FDA process for approving a medical device: the device will fall into one of three classes of regulation; manufacturers of some Class II and all Class III devices will need to provide scientific evidence proving the devices are safe and effective, as well as evidence that the devi

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 20, 2015

We previously discussed how flaws in the FDA medical device reporting system have made it impossible to know how many adverse medical events have been caused by malfunctioning insulin pumps. There are moves to fix the system, but change comes slowly. In April 2013, the FDA published a report entitled “Strengthening Our National System for Medical Device Postmarket Surveillance.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 20, 2015

In previous stories in this series on insulin pump safety, we’ve been discussing the push to have U.S. and European pump standards more closely align, but such efforts might face an uphill battle.The 28 members of the European Union are, after all, sovereign nations, some having heritages defined by skirmishes with abutting neighbors, and they often don’t like being told what to do.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 19, 2015

In the first two parts of this series on insulin pump safety, European and U.S. health officials called for better and more uniform insulin pump safety standards. In this third part of the series, we explore how the FDA tracks insulin pump problems. It can be said that the FDA regulates every stage of the life cycle of an insulin pump. It’s in charge of the oversight of pre-market studies testing the safety and effectiveness of insulin pumps before they can be offered on the market.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 17, 2015

The IRS has issued an explanation of which U.S. citizens and foreign nationals are subject to the individual shared responsibility provision of the Affordable Care Act, or the “individual mandate.”. The ACA requires anyone who is subject to the mandate to have qualifying health insurance for the entire year; to have a health coverage exemption; or to make a payment when they file their tax returns.

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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 21, 2015

It’s not enough to be diagnosed with diabetes; it’s just as vital to be given the correct diagnosis of the type of diabetes. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. While Type 1 diabetes is rare, there are even rarer subsets of diabetes that can easily be confused for Type 1 or Type 2. There is a difference between diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus.

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