Insulin Nation
JUNE 26, 2017
The playwright Anton Chekhov once gave this advice in storytelling: “One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn’t going to go off. It’s wrong to make promises you don’t mean to keep.” The writers of Orange is the New Black probably should have taken that to heart when they used an insulin pen as a prop early on in Season 5.
CareWire
JUNE 28, 2017
Improving outcomes and avoiding costly readmissions is at the top of most healthcare leaders’ agendas. The focus on these topics is of particular importance given the advent of programs such as the Hospital Readmission Reduction program.
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American Well
JUNE 30, 2017
As goes everything else, healthcare is increasingly being impacted by trends in consumerism as patients seek to make the best decisions for cost and quality. Health systems are in turn being impacted by this great consumer drive to have the best care. The World Health Organization has identified three main goals for health systems: improve the health of populations; improve the responsiveness of the health system to the population it serves; and promote fairness in financial contribution. 1 Tele
ACA Times
JUNE 29, 2017
A recent ruling by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB) upheld the anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation provisions contained in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These “whistleblower provisions,” among other things, provide protections to employees who raise concerns or participate in an investigation of ACA violations, or who refuse to participate in what they reasonably believe to be a legal violation of the ACA.
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Insulin Nation
JUNE 29, 2017
A human rights organization and an immigrant rights group have organized a campaign to call for the release of an asylum seeker with diabetes from a Texas detention center out of concern that the asylum-seeker’s insulin regimen is being dangerously mismanaged. Grassroots Leadership and American Gateways are calling for the medical release of Brenda Menjivar Guardado, a woman from El Salvador who is seeking asylum and is being detained at the T.
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American Well
JUNE 30, 2017
As goes everything else, healthcare is increasingly being impacted by trends in consumerism as patients seek to make the best decisions for cost and quality. Health systems are in turn being impacted by this great consumer drive to have the best care. The World Health Organization has identified three main goals for health systems: improve the health of populations; improve the responsiveness of the health system to the population it serves; and promote fairness in financial contribution. 1 Tele
ACA Times
JUNE 26, 2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) is still sitting in the Senate, awaiting a verdict on being modified or dismantled to something unrecognizable. While in limbo, analyses continue to surface, showing just how detrimental the proposed bill could be to the American people, if passed. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a report showing how the elderly in low-income homes are among the greatest affected by premium spikes and losses of funding should the AHCA be passed.
Insulin Nation
JUNE 26, 2017
U.S. News and World Report has made a cottage industry of ranking institutions, including hospitals. Today, they released their 2017-2018 rankings for best children’s hospitals in the United States. This included a list for the hospitals with the best diabetes and endocrinology programs for children. sponsor. Here is who made the cut for the top five: 1.
Insulin Nation
JUNE 29, 2017
sponsor. Earlier, Insulin Nation reported on the case of Brenda Menjivar Guardado, an asylum-seeker from El Salvador who says her insulin-dependent diabetes has been badly mismanaged while she was in detention. Advocates now say she is asking to be deported as soon as possible because she fears for her health if she remains in custody in the U.S. Guardado says she has been struggling with out-of-control glucose levels since she was transferred to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcemen
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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.
American Well
JUNE 28, 2017
Our U.S. service members have been engaged in more than a decade of combat activity in Iraq and Afghanistan. These missions require bravery in the face of danger, the outcomes of which often have a long-lasting impact on the lives of these men and women. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) incidence rate of 11 to 20 out of every 100 veterans that served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
American Well
JUNE 28, 2017
Our U.S. service members have been engaged in more than a decade of combat activity in Iraq and Afghanistan. These missions require bravery in the face of danger, the outcomes of which often have a long-lasting impact on the lives of these men and women. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) incidence rate of 11 to 20 out of every 100 veterans that served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
American Well
JUNE 27, 2017
The transition from fee-for-service to fee-for-value continued this year with the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, known as MACRA, a new pay-for-performance program driving large-scale changes to the current Medicare reimbursement schedule for providers. Yet, health systems are still trying to assess what this new payment system means for their operations and how best to take advantage of MACRA’s opportunities.
American Well
JUNE 27, 2017
The transition from fee-for-service to fee-for-value continued this year with the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, known as MACRA, a new pay-for-performance program driving large-scale changes to the current Medicare reimbursement schedule for providers. Yet, health systems are still trying to assess what this new payment system means for their operations and how best to take advantage of MACRA’s opportunities.
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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.
American Well
JUNE 25, 2017
Addressing the barriers facing telehealth, despite its low cost and high efficacy. A bill introduced last month in the House of Representatives seeks to improve access to telehealth services in the rural United States and takes square aim at expanding remote patient monitoring (RPM) related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure.
American Well
JUNE 25, 2017
Addressing the barriers facing telehealth, despite its low cost and high efficacy. A bill introduced last month in the House of Representatives seeks to improve access to telehealth services in the rural United States and takes square aim at expanding remote patient monitoring (RPM) related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure.
Insulin Nation
JUNE 27, 2017
Today, you are probably seeing a slew of headlines that include the words “CBO score”. That’s because the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report on the impact of the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The bill in question, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, is the Senate’s version of the Affordable Health Care Act, which the House of Representatives passed in May.
ACA Times
JUNE 28, 2017
The fate of Obamacare will not be determined this week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Senate Republicans that a vote on the Senate replacement plan called “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017”, which was meant to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, would be delayed until after Congress returns from its July 4 recess. Senate Republicans met with President Trump yesterday afternoon as the White House continued to encourage GOP Senators to support the legislation.
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
ACA Times
JUNE 27, 2017
On June 26, President Trump tweeted, “Republican Senators are working very hard to get there, with no help from the Democrats. Not easy! Perhaps just let OCare crash & burn!” regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare. While Trump has never been discrete on social media, his response to the ACA repeal movement comes at his own behest, considering he has pushed Senate Republicans to come to an agreement on their ACA replacement plan which has both conservative and moderate Republic
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