Sat.Feb 18, 2017 - Fri.Feb 24, 2017

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Type 1 Diabetes Risk May Come Down to Gut Bacteria Counts

Insulin Nation

Diabetes researchers have long noticed that labs have different rates of success breeding mice to have the equivalent of Type 1 diabetes. At first, many scientists attributed this to poor management of genetic drift in some labs, but this theory didn’t hold up. If you transferred a group of mice from a lab with a lower rate of diabetes to a lab with a higher rate, the transferred group would soon exhibit the same rate of diabetes found in the new surroundings.

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The ACA Exchange Appeals Process

ACA Times

The Exchanges in the Health Insurance Marketplace have been issuing out notices to employers. Each such Notice indicates to the employer that it may be subject to penalties for failing to offer the applicable healthcare coverage to identified employees as required under the employer shared responsibility regulations pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 4980H (the “Employer Mandate”).

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Optimism, With Caution: A Dispatch From HIMSS17

Health System CIO

After spending three jam-packed days monitoring the biggest trends in health IT at the biggest industry event, CIO John Halamka feels optimistic about the future - but has concerns about the present.

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Teen with Type 1 Dies Two Days After Going Missing

Insulin Nation

The government of Scotland has five secure units to accommodate the care and education of children who may pose a threat to themselves or others. Police are now investigating what led to a child with Type 1 diabetes dying two days after disappearing from one of these units. Blake Ross, a 13-year-old with Type 1, was enrolled in what is called an “open care arrangement,” and his case was managed by the city of Edinburgh, according to a report in The Mirror (UK).

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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10 Ways to Spot Someone with Type 1

Insulin Nation

Sure, it’s easy to spot someone with Type 1 diabetes if you catch them bolusing before a meal. That kind of Type 1 identification is for amateurs! At Insulin Nation, we have developed a unrealistic and impractical unique guide of lesser-known ways to identify people with Type 1 in crowd. You might have found someone with Type 1 if…. 1) You shake hands and can feel fingerprint calluses. 2) They describe a good night’s sleep as more than three hours, uninterrupted. sponsor. 3) You ask them their f

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7 Ways to Treat Joint Conditions Common with Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin Nation

Q: My shoulder has been stiff and it aches a lot lately. I’ve had diabetes for a number of years – is there a relationship between painful joints and diabetes? A: As we get older, most people experience some degree of stiffness in joints, but having diabetes raises the risk of serious joint health problems. Tendons and ligaments are mostly made of collagen, a protein that is supposed to be flexible like a soft rubber ball.

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JDRF Rolls Out its PEAK Program on Exercise and Type 1

Insulin Nation

For years, the words “JDRF” and “exercise” have usually been put together to describe fundraising walks for cure research. That should change in 2017. For the past three years, JDRF has been partnering with researchers from around the world to develop JDRF PEAK, a program to share information about how to exercise safely with Type 1 diabetes. That collaboration has led to the publication of new guidelines for exercise and blood sugar management based on the best available research on exercise an

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Medtronic Warns of 640G Pump Software Problem

Insulin Nation

sponsor. A software problem has been detected in some Medtronic 640G pumps sold in international markets. However, that problem should not affect Medtronic pump users in the U.S. or Canada, as the 640G has not been released in these two countries. In mid-February, some members of the diabetes community began sharing notices from Medtronic of a software problem that may prevent the internal battery of the 640G pump from charging.

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ACA Complexities Increase Among States

ACA Times

As the Affordable Care Act remains under the magnifying glass—debating on a repeal, replace, or fix—states are feeling the brunt of the confusion. States with the ways and means to create their own healthcare platform are doing just that, abiding by the mandates set forth by the ACA, but done in a way that works for them. States like Massachusetts have RomneyCare, Hawaii with the Prepaid Health Care Act, and California with Covered California, which are all well-oiled systems that provide either

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

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.

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Uber Decision in Florida and The Gig Economy

ACA Times

In a recent decision within the Florida courts, Uber was victorious in a misclassification case that left Uber drivers classified as independent contractors and not employees. It speaks to the ongoing battle within the country’s burgeoning gig economy —where contractors want the same rights as salaried employees within companies, especially if the scope of work is the same.

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The GOP Has Released An ACA Replacement Outline

ACA Times

It feels as though Americans have been waiting with bated breath to hear the latest in the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. A replacement outline is finally here. At the close of February, Republicans in Congress offered a first outline of the replacement of the ACA with some details. This includes the repeal of any taxes imposed by the ACA (the excise tax, Medicare tax, the medical device tax, the NII tax), as well as penalties and shared responsibility payments.