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I Had Type 1 Diabetes and Didn’t Know It

Insulin Nation

In the summer of 2009, I was participating in a summer program for high schoolers at Georgetown University, and I could sense something was a little off. I explained away my insatiable thirst because of the summer heat, but I kept waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. My face looked a little thinner in the photos from the end of the program than the photos from the first day.

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How Cloud Videoconferencing Benefits Hospitals

American Well

Due to the dynamic nature of the healthcare landscape and the changing needs of providers, videoconferencing has emerged as the most popular form of communication. While video conferencing has existed for more than a decade, we are now feeling its true healthcare benefits. We’re moving from hardware-based videoconferencing to software and service based solutions.

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Robert Sheen Speaks to HR Executives on ACA Compliance

ACA Times

Robert Sheen. American employers must deal with new IRS reporting obligations and the possibility of hefty penalties because of the Affordable Care Act, Robert S. Sheen, Editor of the ACA Times and President of First Capitol Consulting, said in a keynote address at the Workplace Benefits Summit in Orlando, Florida. “Because of the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans now have quality health insurance.

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Mark Lowe – The Playoffs Pitcher with Type 1

Insulin Nation

Photo credit: Toronto Blue Jays. Each year, baseball’s playoffs are filled with unlikely heroes. This year’s might be Mark Lowe, and that would be a win for people with Type 1 diabetes everywhere. Lowe, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during the 2008 baseball season, has endured a string of injuries and bounced around between various minor league and major league teams in recent years.

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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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Readers Share Their Missed Type 1 Diagnoses

Insulin Nation

Our story on a missed Type 1 diagnosis, “I Had Type 1 Diabetes and Didn’t Know It” , elicited a long list of comments from readers, many of whom wanted to share their own missed diagnoses. From the several dozen comments, we were able to piece together a non-scientific cross-section of what happens to people with Type 1 when their symptoms are overlooked: Length May Vary.

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10 Consejos Para Mantenerse Saludable con Tipo 1

Insulin Nation

Michael J. Fox alguna vez dijo esto acerca de vivir con la enfermedad de Parkinson: “Usualmente digo que ahora no tengo opción alguna sobre si o no tener Parkinson, pero alrededor de esa no-elección hay un millones de otras elecciones que puedo hacer.” Como alguien que vive con el Tipo 1, argumento que puedo decir lo mismo acerca de vivir con el Tipo 1.

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Artificial Pancreas Beats Humans in Type 1 Care

Insulin Nation

We’d like to believe that humans have the problem-solving tools to handle health issues, but a new study shows that it might be best to turn over blood sugar management to the machines. Researchers in the UK found that an experimental closed-loop artificial pancreas system did better than humans alone at managing Type 1 diabetes, according to a Reuters report.

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Dress Your Pump or CGM for Halloween!

Insulin Nation

An insulin pump is often worn as a discreet fashion accessory, but a growing number of pump users have chosen to be more open with the devices. Many people now have chosen to openly display their pumps, including Miss Idaho’s Sierra Sandison during the 2014 Miss America competition. This Halloween season, we’d like to take the #showmeyourpump movement a step further by inviting you to dress your insulin pump and/or continuous glucose monitor for Halloween.

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I Had Type 1 Diabetes and Didn’t Know It

Insulin Nation

In the summer of 2009, I was participating in a summer program for high schoolers at Georgetown University, and I could sense something was a little off. I explained away my insatiable thirst because of the summer heat, but I kept waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. My face looked a little thinner in the photos from the end of the program than the photos from the first day.

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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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How Cloud Videoconferencing Benefits Hospitals

American Well

Due to the dynamic nature of the healthcare landscape and the changing needs of providers, videoconferencing has emerged as the most popular form of communication. While video conferencing has existed for more than a decade, we are now feeling its true healthcare benefits. We’re moving from hardware-based videoconferencing to software and service based solutions.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): September 2015

American Well

Welcome to the September edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today! For those new to this feature, we share the telehealth industry’s hottest news, events, legislation, insight and more. Fall has officially arrived in Virginia! The air is crisp and the leaves are beginning to change. As we bid farewell to summer, Avizia is excited to continue influencing positive growth throughout the Telemedicine industry.

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7 Consejos Para Combatir La Ansiedad del Tipo 1

Insulin Nation

Unos meses antes de graduarme de la Universidad, fui diagnosticada con el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad (TDAH), Ansiedad Generalizada y con Trastorno Obsesivo-Compulsivo (TOC). Ahora que tomo medicamentos para el TDAH, que también ayuda con mi ansiedad, he comprendido el impacto que mi salud mental tiene sobre mi diabetes. Cuando note los estimuladores que afectan ambos, traté de trabajar en ellos.

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Artificial Pancreas Beats Humans in Type 1 Care

Insulin Nation

We’d like to believe that humans have the problem-solving tools to handle health issues, but a new study shows that it might be best to turn over blood sugar management to the machines. Researchers in the UK found that an experimental closed-loop artificial pancreas system did better than humans alone at managing Type 1 diabetes, according to a Reuters report.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

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.

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Tresiba Gets FDA Approval

Insulin Nation

On September 25, 2015, the FDA announced it had approved two new insulin products, Tresiba and Ryzodeg, to treat people with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Both have been developed by Novo Nordisk. Of the two, Tresiba is the bigger deal, as it is a rare new long-acting basal insulin and its development and approval have been a long time coming.

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17.6 Million Have Gained Health Coverage Under the ACA

ACA Times

As of September 12, an estimated 17.6 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage since enrollment under the Affordable Care Act began in October of 2013, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. This is an increase of 1.3 million since HHS estimate in March. About 15.3 million adults gained coverage during the period of just under two years.

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HHS Awards $685 Million to Improve Patient Care

ACA Times

The Department of Health and Human Services announced $685 million in awards aimed at improving quality of care and reducing costs. The money will go to health care networks and professional organizations with 140,000 clinicians in all 50 states. One of the largest grants of its kind by HHS, the outlay is aimed at implementing the Affordable Care Act’s goal of rewarding health care providers based on patient outcomes rather than for the volume of service they deliver.

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Number of Uninsured Women Sharply Lower

ACA Times

The percentage of women aged 15 to 44 dropped sharply between 2013 and 2014, the first full year of implementation of the Affordable Care Act, ,according to an analysis by the Guttmacher Institute. Nationwide, nearly 18% of women of childbearing age had no health insurance in 2013. Following the first year of implementation of the ACA, that number fell to just under 14%, a decline of 22%.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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I Had Type 1 Diabetes and Didn’t Know It

Insulin Nation

In the summer of 2009, I was participating in a summer program for high schoolers at Georgetown University, and I could sense something was a little off. I explained away my insatiable thirst because of the summer heat, but I kept waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. My face looked a little thinner in the photos from the end of the program than the photos from the first day.

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Tresiba Gets FDA Approval

Insulin Nation

On September 25, 2015, the FDA announced it had approved two new insulin products, Tresiba and Ryzodeg, to treat people with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Both have been developed by Novo Nordisk. Of the two, Tresiba is the bigger deal, as it is a rare new long-acting basal insulin and its development and approval have been a long time coming.

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Dress Your Pump or CGM for Halloween!

Insulin Nation

An insulin pump is often worn as a discreet fashion accessory, but a growing number of pump users have chosen to be more open with the devices. Many people now have chosen to openly display their pumps, including Miss Idaho’s Sierra Sandison during the 2014 Miss America competition. This Halloween season, we’d like to take the #showmeyourpump movement a step further by inviting you to dress your insulin pump and/or continuous glucose monitor for Halloween.

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