Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Dollar General Store ended up paying over $275,000 because it wouldn’t allow an employee with diabetes to treat a bout of hypoglycemia with orange juice. An Americans With Disabilities Act complaint was lodged in 2012 by Linda Atkins, who had been fired by the retail chain. The lead sales associate at the Dollar General Store in Maryville, Tennessee, Atkins was covering her cash register and working alone when she grabbed a bottle of orange juice from a nearby refrigerator and paid the $1.69 pri

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American Well

OCTOBER 7, 2016

For all the hype about telehealth in recent years, it still constitutes less than 1% of ambulatory visits in the United States, notes Jeffrey Kosowsky, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Business Development at American Well. But with changes in regulation, new technologies, and increasing consumer and provider acceptance, telehealth is poised to expand.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Editor’s Note: The opioid epidemic is a real concern for health plans and providers. BHM understands the importance of how data management can be key to helping prevent opioid addiction. Click here to learn how we can help you. The nation’s addiction to prescription painkillers is hovering at epidemic levels. The CDC reported that in 2014 more than 14,838 people died from overdoses of drugs such as oxycodone.

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ACA Times

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Form 5500 is getting a makeover. The forms are under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) , will now require more information to complete from plan sponsors. While the mission here appears to be fluid data mining and maintaining a stricter compliance under the Affordable Care Act, these new proposed changes can very well affect employers and plan sponsors in ways that weren’t expected.

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Halloween is about more than candy, thank goodness. It’s also about scaring the *%&$ out of yourself with horror movies! In honor of the most frightful month of the year, we created six horror-themed memes about Type 1 diabetes. Enjoy! sponsor. Thanks for reading this Insulin Nation article. Want more Type 1 news? Subscribe here. Have Type 2 diabetes or know someone who does?

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Medicine and Technology

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The Physician Leadership Forum (PLF), a part of the American Hospital Association (AHA), is hosting a complimentary webinar about the strategic value of CME. The webinar is titled, " Improvement from Within: the C-Suite’s Nimble New Partner is CME." Monday, October 10, 2016 3:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. CT, 1:00 p.m. MT, 12:00 p.m. PT) (60 minutes) For those attuned to the evolution of accredited continuing medical education (CME), there is a dynamic opportunity for institutional leaders to build coll

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ACA Times

OCTOBER 4, 2016

It should come as no surprise that as individuals obtain healthcare under the Affordable Care Act, the greatest concern is cost. From individual plans to employer-sponsored plans, individuals want the most bang for their buck when it comes to minimum essential coverage. However, the results of a recent Kaiser Family Fund survey suggest that while cost is an issue, high-deductible plans are looking more desirable.

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Last week, the FDA announced approval of the Medtronic 670G, which is considered by some ( including Insulin Nation’s editor) to be the first pump system worthy of the label of artificial pancreas. However, the 670G still requires a fair amount of user input, and there are other artificial pancreas pump systems in clinical trials that may offer the promise of even more automation of blood sugar control.

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American Well

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Telemedicine Today: September 2016. Welcome to the (delayed) September 2016 edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today! Each month we re-visit some of the most exciting news and influential events. From success stories, to legislative updates, research findings and product updates, we’ll share the latest hypes, trends and news you can’t miss. School Launches Telemedicine Pilot through Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 4, 2016

During a webinar held shortly after the FDA announced approval for the Medtronic 670G, JDRF chief mission officer Dr. Aaron Kowalski discussed why he believes the pump system merits the label of an artificial pancreas. “When you start dosing insulin automatically, that is the first artificial pancreas,” Dr. Kowalski said. JDRF, along with the Helmsley Charitable Trust and the National Institutes of Health’s Special Diabetes Program, spearheaded the philanthropic giving to fund research into arti

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 3, 2016

De acuerdo con un estudio de Yale School of Nursing, el 33,5 por ciento de los padres de niños con diabetes Tipo 1 experimenta angustia psicológica en caso del diagnóstico de un niño, y el 19 por ciento de los padres reportan estrés psicológico de uno a cuatro años después del diagnóstico. Los investigadores llegaron a estas cifras mediante la revisión de 34 estudios, revisados por un par de personas, acerca de los padres de niños con diabetes Tipo 1.

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ACA Times

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Over the course of the year, many employers participated in a widespread panic over notices mailed to them from the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace. These notices summarized that an employee from their company was eligible for a tax subsidy (in the form of a Premium Tax Credit or Cost Sharing Reduction) for coverage purchased from the Marketplace.

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ACA Times

OCTOBER 5, 2016

It hasn’t been the easiest task getting small businesses on board for healthcare, as money can be an issue. The Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) allows small businesses to reimburse employees for healthcare costs. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , applicable large employers (ALEs), which are employers with 50 or more full-time and full-time equivalent employees, are required to offer health coverage to 95% of their employees.

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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.

Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Starting in late 2015, there has been growing public outrage over drug price increases, culminating so far with executives from Turing Pharmaceuticals and Mylan being grilled during congressional hearings over possible price gouging. Type 1 diabetes advocates have wondered aloud when that public anger might turn toward insulin prices, as the price of most insulins has risen by more than 500 percent since 2001.

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