Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Commentary. Some people don’t understand why people with diabetes get upset at the price of insulin. They see insulin for sale at a relatively reasonable price in Walmart and don’t see the problem. What they don’t know is that these Walmart insulins just don’t perform nearly as well as the more expensive insulins, and that gap in performance can have a very negative effect on the health of people with diabetes.

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Health System CIO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

One of the many lessons OhioHealth has learned by collaborating with other industries? The more flexibility and power organizations give consumers, the better relationship will be, says Michael Elley. It’s no secret that healthcare lags behind other industries when it comes to adopting and leveraging technology. What smart organizations are learning is that the best way to close the gap is to engage with other businesses.

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The impact of behavioral health is finally getting its moment in the sun. As the shades of stigma are slowly lifted, people are beginning to speak about mental health and substance use disorders. A study published in February 2015 by the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry noted that depression is the leading cause of disability for U.S. adults ages 15-44 and results in nearly 400 million disability days per year.

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Docnotes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

“Shift the business models”. “Re-align the incentives”. “Fee-for-value”. These phrases are not new. Nor are the concepts they represent. Yet we’re starting to see new experiments from the federal government, from states, and even small communities that demonstrate a new willingness to deeply engage in understanding and overcoming the barriers to true change in how we improve health.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

I usually feel the standard symptoms of hypoglycemia, but once in awhile I experience something entirely surreal. One of the most impressively surreal bouts of low blood sugars I had was when I was 19 and went backpacking across Europe. It was my first time backpacking, my first time traveling without family, my second time on a plane, and my first time out of the country.

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The impact of behavioral health is finally getting its moment in the sun. As the shades of stigma are slowly lifted, people are beginning to speak about mental health and substance use disorders. A study published in February 2015 by the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry noted that depression is the leading cause of disability for U.S. adults ages 15-44 and results in nearly 400 million disability days per year.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

I usually feel the standard symptoms of hypoglycemia, but once in awhile I experience something entirely surreal. One of the most impressively surreal bouts of low blood sugars I had was when I was 19 and went backpacking across Europe. It was my first time backpacking, my first time traveling without family, my second time on a plane, and my first time out of the country.

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

American Well’s CEO Roy Schoenberg recently shared the perspective with HealthcareITNews that the stars are finally aligning for telehealth. “Telehealth increasingly has become one of the ways physicians interact with patients,” said Schoenberg. We’ve witnessed this firsthand during some of our recent client telehealth launches. American Well proudly supports the strategies of our clients, all of whom launch telehealth with the common goal of expanding care and access to patients.

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

American Well’s CEO Roy Schoenberg recently shared the perspective with HealthcareITNews that the stars are finally aligning for telehealth. “Telehealth increasingly has become one of the ways physicians interact with patients,” said Schoenberg. We’ve witnessed this firsthand during some of our recent client telehealth launches. American Well proudly supports the strategies of our clients, all of whom launch telehealth with the common goal of expanding care and access to patients.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Think Medicaid expansion doesn’t help those in need? Think again. In a study from the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine released in August, states which have expanded Medicaid such as Kentucky and Arkansas showed significant improvement in the quality of health for low-income adults when compared to non-Medicaid expansion states like Texas.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

My alarm wakes me at six to get ready for class. Before anything else, I test my blood sugar – blearily, groggily, automatically. The meter is a crappy drugstore brand. I miss my old meter, but I can’t afford to use that one anymore – the test strips were $75 a bottle. $375 a month. $15 a bottle for this one. Slide the strip into the meter and prick my finger.

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