Insulin Nation

MARCH 16, 2015

'In their annual report, the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation recently highlighted their Top 6 research breakthroughs in 2014: Better Islet Coating. Dr. Alice Tomei, DRI assistant professor of surgery and cell transplantation, successfully demonstrated a viable way of coating insulin-producing islet cells. A study provided evidence that Dr. Tomei’s team had devised a way of encasing islet cells in thin, uniform capsules that would protect the cells during transplantation.

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American Well

MARCH 18, 2015

Recently, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has been working to develop its Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which will make it easier for physicians to deliver care to patients across state lines. Our CEO, Dr. Roy Schoenberg, shares his thoughts: The post Dr. Roy Schoenberg Applauds the FSMB’s Licensure Compact appeared first on American Well.

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ACA Times

MARCH 18, 2015

The Affordable Care Act has resulted in a 16.4 million increase in the number of Americans having insurance coverage, according to the White House. The administration released the figure in advance of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act March 23, 2010. The large majority of those gaining coverage– 14.1 million adults – enrolled after the end of 2013.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 16, 2015

I have received more than a few requests lately for a listing of the Implementations (vendors or open-source) of the ATNA "Audit Record Repository". I was hoping that a simple internet search on " IHE Integration Statement ATNA Audit Record Repository " would be enough, but that seemed to fail. Mostly digging up articles about ATNA, not about available implementations.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 16, 2015

'We asked professional field hockey player Tim Atkins to share how he balances Type 1 diabetes with his training regimen. Here’s what he had to say: Nutrition plays an extremely important role in performance for all elite athletes, and more so for athletes with diabetes. The major source of fuel for active muscles is carbohydrates, which gets stored in the muscles days before exercise.

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ACA Times

MARCH 17, 2015

President Obama announced the creation of a new advisory panel charged with improving the ability of the Veterans Affairs Department to meet the healthcare needs patients and beneficiaries. The 14 appointees include business leaders, health experts and veterans advocates with experience in “customer service, -large-scale organizational change and advocacy for veterans,” a White House official said.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 16, 2015

I have been working on a Profile in IHE now for three years. It normally doesn’t take this long, but in my case I had the good luck of being the in the right place at the right time. I saw the tidal wave of “HTTP RESTful” coming, felt it strongly back when I was on “The Direct Project” creating a sub-optimal solution. At that time, IHE only had the XDS solution, which is based on Web-Services using SOAP, SAML, and ebRegistry.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 19, 2015

'According to a T1D Exchange article, researchers presented positive results in clinical trials of a new glucagon nasal powder at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments Diabetes conference in Paris, France. Locemia Solutions is developing the new treatment option, dubbed for now simply as Glucagon Nasal Powder. The powder proved equally as effective as injectable glucagon in recent preliminary clinical trials.

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Health System CIO

MARCH 19, 2015

HSHS’ transition from independent model to managing 14 hospitals Enabling IT to “engage a new business model.” Overseeing ancillary systems & telehealth System CIO Ray Gensinger — “He brings a lot of energy to the organization” Hospitals on Meditech & Epic “We’re discussing a single EHR strategy.” Telehealth & remote monitoring — “Preliminary results have been very positive” Transformation is word that tends to be misused, but in the case of Hospital Sisters Health System, it’s an

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ACA Times

MARCH 16, 2015

Some unscrupulous preparers are telling clients who owe payments to give the money to them rather than sending the payment with their , the said in a consumer advisory. Many those victimized are elderly or speak English. Most taxpayers don’t owe any money, the agency noted, either because they have or they qualify for a exemption.” For those who do, “The should never be made directly to an or return preparer,” said the.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 20, 2015

'Over coffee, I and a group of other D-mothers started sharing stories of our teens with Type 1. Two of the moms recounted frightening tales of risk-taking behavior and aggression, influenced by high blood glucose levels. Parental efforts to help the teens manage their disease had been completely rebuffed. It was the kind of conversation that strikes fear in the heart of any parent of a pre-teen child with Type 1.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 17, 2015

'The FDA is charged with overseeing the product safety of medical devices. Diabetes device manufacturers spend millions developing pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). So why would home programmers want to hack into their CGMS and pumps? As patients, our relationship to diabetes devices is both special and frustrating. Picture a sci-fi movie of a dystopian future where we have devices attached to us that must be refilled, serviced, and touched all the time if they are to keep us alive.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 20, 2015

'Over coffee, I and a group of other D-mothers started sharing stories of our teens with Type 1. Two of the moms recounted frightening tales of risk-taking behavior and aggression, influenced by high blood glucose levels. Parental efforts to help the teens manage their disease had been completely rebuffed. It was the kind of conversation that strikes fear in the heart of any parent of a pre-teen child with Type 1.

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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

MARCH 18, 2015

'Part 2 in a 4-part series on diabetes and job discrimination. Recently, we highlighted a court case on how a person with diabetes successfully sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for being unlawfully barred from employment. There are several other landmark cases that have helped define how the Act can protect people with diabetes from job discrimination.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 20, 2015

Este extracto editado es del libro Dealing with Diabetes Burnout , por Ginger Vieira, la entrenadora de por vida y portavoz de diabetes comparte las lecciones que ella a aprendido en años de ejercitarse con Diabetes Tipo 1. No cabe duda que ejercitarse con diabetes es un mayor desafío, cerca de un millón de veces más que ejercitarse sin diabetes, particularmente si toma insulina.

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 20, 2015

Este extracto editado es del libro Dealing with Diabetes Burnout , por Ginger Vieira, la entrenadora de por vida y portavoz de diabetes comparte las lecciones que ella a aprendido en años de ejercitarse con Diabetes Tipo 1. No cabe duda que ejercitarse con diabetes es un mayor desafío, cerca de un millón de veces más que ejercitarse sin diabetes, particularmente si toma insulina.

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ACA Times

MARCH 19, 2015

As the Act marks its fifth anniversary, a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundationfinds the gap between favorable and unfavorable opinions about the law has narrowed to the closest margin in over two years, with 43% saying they have an unfavorable view and 41% saying they have a favorable one. A majority continue to say their family has not been personally impacted by the law.

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