Insulin Nation

JANUARY 9, 2017

CNN recently featured a two-part report about the death of Kevin Houdeshell and the law that was passed in his memory. The report interviewed Kevin’s family about the days leading up to his death. Kevin, who was diagnosed with an unspecified form of diabetes as an adult, was found dead from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) shortly on January 8th, 2014. A doctor told the Houdeshells that it appeared as if Kevin must have been non-compliant in following his insulin therapy.

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American Well

JANUARY 11, 2017

Originally posted on TheSandPaper.net. He’s known locally as “Dr. G.” For 30 years, area families depended on Dr. Richard Goldstein for his diligence, medical teaching and commitment to pediatrics. He had a nurturing style with children and a rapport that comforted parents. Last year, at age 77, after having a knee replacement followed by a fractured second cervical vertebra and surgery, he felt it was time to step away from office practice.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 12, 2017

The IRS has provided clarity with regard to what qualifies as an “intentional or reckless disregard of facts” by employees when it comes to seeking shelter under the employee Premium Tax Credit (PTC) safe harbor under Internal Revenue Code 1.36B-2(c)(3)(v)(A)(3). An exception to the safe harbor applies if said employee intentionally or recklessly disregards facts and information he/she furnishes when it comes to seeking a PTC.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 10, 2017

How does one put a FHIR Document into XDS? How does one find a FHIR Document in XDS? Both questions are asking very similar things. The key is the XDS fundamental metadata element mimeType. Let me explain. XDS, more broadly the whole Document Sharing family, including XDS , XCA , XDR , XDM , and MHD. With a set of more narrow IHE Profiles in DSUB , MPQ , SeR , and MU.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 13, 2017

If the past year is any indication, diabetes tech geeks might have to work hard in 2017 to keep up with the latest models of pumps and CGMs on the marketplace. A good illustration of this rapid change can be seen with what occurred with the Animas OneTouch Vibe system in the past year. sponsor. First, in January 2016, Johnson & Johnson announced it had received approval for the Animas OneTouch Vibe, an insulin pump system integrated with technology of the Dexcom G4 Platinum CGM.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 11, 2017

In a short update to Notice 2016-75 under Section 45R of theInternal Revenue Code, the IRS has shed some light on how small businesses can seek relief in unique circumstances. Small businesses are given the option of Qualified Health Plans (QHP) for their employees through a Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange. However, for some businesses located within a county for the 2016 calendar year, there may be no QHPs available in their SHOP.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 8, 2017

It is so good to see NIST bring Privacy out of the closet. I promoted the "hints of Privacy" that are deep within NIST 800-53, but always needed to enhance with a harmonized set of Privacy Principles as a Framework , Privacy Impact Assessment, and Privacy Risk Management. For example my article on Privacy and Security in Designing an mHealth Application and How to apply Risk Assessment to get your Security and Privacy and Security requirements.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 11, 2017

Too often, Type 1 diabetes is pigeonholed as a “childhood” disease, a designation that leaves many adults with Type 1 without the support they need to manage the condition. However, as the average lifespan of people with Type 1 continues to lengthen, there will be more of a need for research into how to best care for a greying population of people with Type 1. sponsor.

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American Well

JANUARY 9, 2017

Name: Mike Lemovitz. Title: Director, Client Relations. Department: Account Management. State Date: July 7, 2014. What were you doing before you joined American Well? Before I came to American Well, I was working in marketing at Reliant Medical Group, which is a large, multi-specialty group practice out in Central Massachusetts. I handled much of their social media marketing, photography, video production, and website.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 10, 2017

By now it should come as no surprise that maintaining ACA compliance is a confusing and at times difficult task. We know the basics: Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) with 50 or more full-time (FT) employees or full-time equivalents must offer affordable minimum essential coverage to its FT staff. That much is known. However, what happens when an employer utilizes staffing firms for a considerable portion of its staff?

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American Well

JANUARY 9, 2017

Name: Mike Lemovitz. Title: Director, Client Relations. Department: Account Management. State Date: July 7, 2014. What were you doing before you joined American Well? Before I came to American Well, I was working in marketing at Reliant Medical Group, which is a large, multi-specialty group practice out in Central Massachusetts. I handled much of their social media marketing, photography, video production, and website.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 7, 2017

In an effort to create goodwill, several diabetes treatment and technology companies have created peer-to-peer programs, sponsoring bloggers and coaches who provide support and encouragement to others with diabetes. These peer mentors also serve as the public faces of the companies that sponsor them. Medtronic has sponsored such a program with its MiniMed Ambassador program, hosting over 110 volunteer pump users who are available for email conversation.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 11, 2017

Too often, Type 1 diabetes is pigeonholed as a “childhood” disease, a designation that leaves many adults with Type 1 without the support they need to manage the condition. However, as the average lifespan of people with Type 1 continues to lengthen, there will be more of a need for research into how to best care for a greying population of people with Type 1. sponsor.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 10, 2017

My six-year-old son, Peter, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes two days before his third birthday. About a year later, my wife and I moved our family across town so Peter could start kindergarten in an elementary school with a full-time nurse. At the time, our idea of a school nurse was pretty, well, elementary. In our minds, the nurse was a health care provider who happened to be doing business in an educational setting.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 13, 2017

On January 12, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare laid out criteria for a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to be considered a “durable medical device.” In doing so, federal regulators opened up the possibility that Medicaid and Medicare programs could cover at least some of the cost for qualifying CGMs and supplies. sponsor. The ruling makes clear, however, that not all CGMs qualify for this new distinction.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 9, 2017

On December 19th, 2016, Florida Governor Rick Scott had a meeting with nominated Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Tom Price. While Scott and Price barely met for a half hour, it left the Florida governor optimistic about the fate of health care for his state. Price—formerly an orthopedic surgeon in Georgia—was picked by President-Elect Donald Trump as secretary of HHS and has very pointed feelings on the Affordable Care Act, as does Scott.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 12, 2017

During a late-night voting session on the federal budget, Republican lawmakers in the Senate rejected an amendment that would have maintained language in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guaranteeing health insurance coverage for those with preexisting conditions. While the vote was more a matter of symbolic maneuvering among lawmakers than policymaking, it did signal that this popular provision of the law may be repealed along with much of the rest of the law.

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