Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 1, 2015
We’re knee-deep in the holiday season, which means a lot of carb-counting for special occasion meals and awkward conversations with relatives around the dinner table. Here are six diabetes-themed memes to help you enjoy the holidays! Happy holidays from Insulin Nation! The post 6 Diabetes Holiday Memes appeared first on Insulin Nation.
American Well
DECEMBER 1, 2015
By Sarah Natoli. As telehealth becomes more commonplace, consumers need a way to judge the quality of care offered by a company or hospital via this relatively new care delivery system. The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) offers just that through its accreditation program for online patient consultation. Earning this accreditation is a testament to a company or hospital’s ongoing commitment to patient choice, high-quality care, and cutting edge technology.
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Health System CIO
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
SXSW Pediatric Health Pitch & TMC Think Tank “There are so many ideas coming at you.” Focus on portals Telehealth — “It will give us the ability to spread our wings further.” The “gotcha” with having a blank slate Health IT today — “Despite the amount of work, it’s still a lot of fun.” If you ask Myra Davis, there’s a big component many leaders are missing when it comes to leveraging data: education.
ACA Times
DECEMBER 2, 2015
The Healthcare.gov online marketplace was used by 394,732 consumers to select insurance plans during the fourth week of open enrollment, according to the “weekly snapshot report” issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. Total selections the prior week were 567,822, and the total for the four weeks was 2,040,430, HHS reported. About a third of those selecting health insurance plans on the federal marketplace during all four weeks were new insureds, while two-thirds were renewing the
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Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 4, 2015
When my daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, she was five months away from starting kindergarten. Like all parents faced with Type 1, we were in a state of shock. At the time, I was scared to leave her with another adult, let alone send her to school by herself. A month after the diagnosis, I went to see the school principal. I figured she’d need time to arrange for additional staff to help manage my daughter’s diabetes during the school day.
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Consumer eHealth Engagement
DECEMBER 3, 2015
In January 2015, Stanford Medicine launched ClickWell Care, a new type of Primary Care clinic which leverages technology to allow patients to virtually connect with their own Stanford primary care clinicians and wellness coaches via video or phone visits. Patients use the MyHealth mobile app to schedule and conduct a video visit and share home health device data with the care team.
ACA Times
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Per-capita health care spending grew by 4.5% in 2014, and overall health spending grew by 5.3%, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , a slower rates of growth than most years prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act. Consumer out-of-pocket spending grew by only 1.3% in 2014, compared to 2.4% growth in 2013, reflecting the increased number of individuals with health coverage, according to CMS.
Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Integrated Diabetes Services (IDS) provides detailed advice and coaching on diabetes management from certified diabetes educators and dieticians. Insulin Nation hosts a regular Q&A column from IDS that answers questions submitted from the Type 1 diabetes community. Q – Every time I think I know what I’m talking about when it comes to diabetes, I come across a new thing to worry about.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
The healthcare industry is rapidly growing: With innovations in medical tools and new successful procedures performed annually, there is no shortage of change. Just as vital to the industry are solutions that help manage the information of the millions of patients who visit each year. To keep up with the demand and to facilitate the process, adjusting healthcare information management practices is a necessity.
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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.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
For World AIDS Day (Dec. 1, 2015), we offer this following post written by community practitioners, advocates, activists and researchers with the Kaiser Permanente Community-Based HIV Test and Treat Initiative. Through the initiative they have found that community-based organizations play a critical role in serving people living with HIV when they are able to link their medical care with social, economic and behavioral support services – the total health of an individual. . ——&
ACA Times
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
One in 10 nonprofit organizations that have more than 1,000 employees have asked for an “accommodation” to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that health plans include coverage for contraception. Federal rules allow religiously-affiliated nonprofits that oppose contraception on religious grounds but are not houses of worship, to have these services offered without cost-sharing by the nonprofits.
Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Integrated Diabetes Services (IDS) provides detailed advice and coaching on diabetes management from certified diabetes educators and dieticians. Insulin Nation hosts a regular Q&A column from IDS that answers questions submitted from the Type 1 diabetes community. Q – Every time I think I know what I’m talking about when it comes to diabetes, I come across a new thing to worry about.
Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 3, 2015
Since Type 1 diabetes worms its way into every aspect of life for those affected by it, this year we’ve decided to embrace the concept of Type 1-tinged holidays. Last week, we celebrated by making holiday diabetes memes. This week, we’ve taken Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” and crafted our own diabetes-themed lyrics to go along with the melody. It’s corny, but it’s short: We’d like you to participate in this holiday goofiness.
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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
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Integrated Diabetes Services (IDS) provides detailed advice and coaching on diabetes management from certified diabetes educators and dieticians. Insulin Nation hosts a regular Q&A column from IDS that answers questions submitted from the Type 1 diabetes community. Q – Every time I think I know what I’m talking about when it comes to diabetes, I come across a new thing to worry about.
Insulin Nation
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
If you have diabetes and want to find someone else who knows a thing or two about insulin, you’ve probably found that apps like Tinder, okCupid, and Grindr just aren’t the best places to message a potential beau. Here’s a list of some online dating sites for the Type 1 romantics: Diabetic Date Diabetic Date is the most traditional website for going out with someone with Type 1.
ACA Times
DECEMBER 4, 2015
As millions of Americans have gained health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act , analysts are pondering whether this change in status will have implications on how these individuals vote. Drew Altman , President and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation , believes that, despite the continuing political debate about the ACA itself, “the newly insured are unlikely to become an important electoral factor themselves.”.
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