Insulin Nation

JUNE 28, 2016

In Game of Thrones , the character of Littlefinger once said that chaos is a ladder, implying it is one that can lead to power to the few who can climb in difficult circumstances. Right now, the United Kingdom is in the throes of chaos, and that chaos might help Theresa May to become (as far as we know) the first head of state with Type 1 diabetes. May, who was diagnosed with Type 1 late in life, currently serves as the Home Secretary under the Tory administration of Prime Minister David Cameron

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American Well

JUNE 29, 2016

This week marked another media milestone for American Well – our company, CEO and several of our partners were featured in a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) cover story on telemedicine and how it is “finally living up to its potential.”. The WSJ story caps a recent shift in the industry – and related news coverage – toward evaluating how major healthcare providers, health plans, employers, and retailers are now using telemedicine, as opposed to the futuristic analyses of days gone by.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JUNE 29, 2016

Amazing news this week from Apple on their use of Differential Privacy. They didn't invent Differential Privacy , they are not the first to use De-Identification , but they seem to have thought about this. We can't yet tell how well they thought about this, as the details are not clear. That is, they are still not being Transparent. I am not an Apple fanboy, I think they get far too much credit and buzz.

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ACA Times

JUNE 30, 2016

On June 23, President Obama ’s championing for Immigration reform received some sobering news when the Supreme Court thwarted Obama’s plan to protect certain illegal immigrants from possible deportation. It was a blow to those hoping for a change in how America handles undocumented immigrants. However, immigrants are being protected in the way of healthcare, thanks to states like California.

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Insulin Nation

JUNE 27, 2016

A British boy with Type 1 diabetes and his family were detained for several hours by security at the Dubai International Airport after they refused a request to put the boy’s insulin pump through an x-ray machine. The boy’s mother, Rachel Humphrey, shared her experience in an open letter to airport officials. According to Humphrey, the family passed through security at London’s Heathrow Airport without incident on a recent trip to Dubai, but ran afoul of Dubai airport security personnel during t

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Insulin Nation

JUNE 30, 2016

A child’s socioeconomic status may be able to predict his or her health outcomes on insulin pump therapy, even in a country with universal health care coverage. A new University of Toronto study seems to demonstrate that Canadian children with Type 1 who are pump users and come from households of lower socioeconomic status might be at an increased risk of diabetic ketoacidosis or other complications than their more well-off peers.

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American Well

JUNE 27, 2016

Jennifer McGuire is a director of health system solutions for American Well. The U.S. News and World Report recently released its national ranking of the Best Children’s Hospitals. Always a go-to resource for learning about the most innovative and effective hospitals, the report gathers clinical data and compiles surveys from more than 10,000 pediatric specialists on where they would send the sickest children in their specialties.

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American Well

JUNE 27, 2016

Jennifer McGuire is a director of health system solutions for American Well. The U.S. News and World Report recently released its national ranking of the Best Children’s Hospitals. Always a go-to resource for learning about the most innovative and effective hospitals, the report gathers clinical data and compiles surveys from more than 10,000 pediatric specialists on where they would send the sickest children in their specialties.

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Insulin Nation

JUNE 30, 2016

Metropolitan Boston is home to institutions housing world-class diabetes care clinics and research facilities, yet Massachusetts is one holdout where school glucose testing, administration of insulin, and even emergency glucagon injections must be performed by or directly supervised by a school nurse. State public health regulation prohibits school nurses from delegating administration of any “parenteral” medication to a child – a parenteral medication is any medication that can’t be taken

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Insulin Nation

JUNE 30, 2016

Everyone loves a heartwarming story of a dog, and the Type 1 diabetes community especially loves heartwarming stories of dogs which can detect hypoglycemia. But recently a group of researchers have dared to ask whether dogs are the best tool for detecting lows. In recent years, there has been ample anecdotal evidence that well-trained diabetes alert dogs can detect lows, but little study has been done to compare whether trained dogs can outperform other diabetes self-care tools, like continuous

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ACA Times

JUNE 30, 2016

We’ve finally reached this point. Today ( June 30 ). If you’re self-insuring your employees, then you must also file forms 1094-B and 1095-B. If filed incorrectly, penalties will follow. It’s a rather complicated task to use the AIR system for filing , so tread carefully when operating it on this deadline day. For further information, contact the IRS.

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ACA Times

JUNE 30, 2016

We’ve finally reached this point. Today (June 30) marks that day that all Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) with 50 or more full-time equivalents must electronically file forms 1094-C and 1095-C. If you’re self-insuring your employees, then you must also file forms 1094-B and 1095-B. If filed incorrectly, penalties will follow, as the CBO projects $228 billion in penalties between 2016 and 2025.

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ACA Times

JUNE 29, 2016

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report highlighting security and testing risks when determining ACA compliance through the IRS’s ACA Compliance Validation System (ACV). Considering the issues both employers and health care consumers have experienced over the last few years in doing what for most is first time health care reporting, the TIGTA’s audit was conducted to determine if the IRS provided a complete and correct system with ACV.

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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.

ACA Times

JUNE 28, 2016

It was just a week ago that the IRS held their Affordable Care Act Information Returns Program (AIR) meeting, and with it came the annual publication (1586) highlighting several procedures and good practices for employers utilizing the AIR system. The working group meeting covered many topics, including successes and technical margins of error when using the AIR program for filing, as well corrections information and any non-technical inquiries.

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ACA Times

JUNE 27, 2016

It feels like the year of penalties for employers this tax season, primarily those classified by the ACA for an Applicable Large Employer (50+ full-time equivalents). This is due largely to the new mandates requiring ALEs to report information about their employees’ access to health coverage within their respective companies. Penalties can pop up in a few ways: from filing past deadlines to offering health coverage that’s either not qualified as minimum essential coverage and other requirements

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