American Well
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Name: Craig Bagley. Title: Director, Sales Engineering. Department: Sales. Start Date: July, 2009. American Well is in a unique position to continue to drive the [healthcare] industry forward and deliver on the change that patients want and need. It gives me a tremendous amount of satisfaction to be involved with that. What attracted you to American Well?
Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
A blood sugar test to diagnose Type 1 diabetes only takes a minute, but not doing that initial test can cost a life. When outward symptoms of Type 1 begin to appear, blood sugar levels spike as insulin sensitivity drops. Initial symptoms of untreated diabetes can include increased thirst, fatigue, weight loss, and frequent urination. These symptoms can sometimes be attributed to other ailments, delaying treatment.
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ACA Times
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Despite high rates of chronic disease and poor health outcomes in the American south region, only seven of the 17 states in the region have adopted the Medicaid expansion made possible by the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) eligibility levels in the South have also lagged behind other regions for many years, notes a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
The longer a person lives with diabetes, the higher their risk of digestive issues. For a long time, it was unclear why, but an international study has found a possible culprit. Study researchers believe they have found that the liver of a person with Type 1 may produce an excessive amount of a protein that can hamper digestion, according to a Science Daily report.
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Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
The longer a person lives with diabetes, the higher their risk of digestive issues. For a long time, it was unclear why, but an international study has found a possible culprit. Study researchers believe they have found that the liver of a person with Type 1 may produce an excessive amount of a protein that can hamper digestion, according to a Science Daily report.
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American Well
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Name: Craig Bagley. Title: Director, Sales Engineering. Department: Sales. Start Date: July, 2009. American Well is in a unique position to continue to drive the [healthcare] industry forward and deliver on the change that patients want and need. It gives me a tremendous amount of satisfaction to be involved with that. What attracted you to American Well?
American Well
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Excerpt ( Full article published in the Pharmacy Times ). By Jeffrey Kosowsky, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Pharmacists have faced unique new challenges as the pharmacy industry has evolved. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 4 billion prescriptions were filled in U.S. pharmacies in 2014, 1 which has inevitably led pharmacists to focus more on volume and efficiency than on delivering personal care.
Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
If you are a woman with diabetes approaching a certain age, there may come a point when it can feel as though you hit a wall with your diabetes self-care. Your blood sugar levels may become erratic, you might find you’ve gained a bit of weight, and you sleep restlessly. What you may be experiencing is menopause. Menopause typically starts around age 50, but perimenopause, the beginning stages of menopause, can start as early as 40.
ACA Times
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
Eight states showed “statistically significant” improvements during 2015 in the percentages of their working-age populations that have health insurance, according to a federal study. The states were Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and New York. More modest gains were seen in other states, including Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island.
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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.
Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
People with Type 1 diabetes can have unique love lives. Blood sugar management provides an early opportunity to test how supportive potential partners can be. And if a relationship survives that stress test, it’s up to the person with diabetes and his/her partner to learn how to communicate through all the daily highs and lows. For everyone affected by Type 1 diabetes who has a romantic streak, we’ve assembled our favorite stories on love, sex, dating, and blood sugar management: A Love Letter D
ACA Times
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
In 2006, the percentage of employees with ded. Despite the changes in the health insurance market resulting from the Affordable cost_of_careCare Act, large differences remain in the insurance coverage offered to employees at large and small firms, as well as in the out-of-pocket costs those employees will face. These are among the findings of a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
ACA Times
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Kentucky’s previous governor, Democrat Steve Beshear, has launched a statewide petition drive aimed at saving KYNECT, the state exchange implemented during his term, along with the state’s adoption of Medicaid Expansion. Both have been targeted by his successor, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. In speeches and a “Save Kentucky Healthcare” website that hosts a petition drive, Beshear says more than half a million residents have benefitted from the exchange and expansion in Kentucky, the only Southern
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