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Telemedicine Is Gaining Popularity In Schools

Clocktree

Today there is a rising number of children in the US affected by asthma and diabetes. School nurses are treating a wider range of issues than ever before. Even though this increase is known, only 40% of elementary schools in the US have a full time nurse on staff. The use of telemedicine can expand the reach of school nurses and their ability to care for a wider range of illnesses.

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3 Ways to Improve the Patient Experience in Mental Health

eVisit

False beliefs or stigmas about mental illness can sometimes make people reluctant to seek help or treatment. Adding to the challenge, there is a reported shortage of mental health professionals across the U.S. that has become more dire with the growing opioid addiction epidemic , especially in rural areas.

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How to Donate Diabetes Supplies in Harvey’s Aftermath

Insulin Nation

Many in the diabetes community are eager to help those with diabetes affected by Tropical Storm Harvey, and some have written Facebook posts urging others to donate to Insulin For Life USA, which typically focuses on donating diabetes supplies after international disasters. While the reputation of Insulin For Life USA as an international medical aid organization is solid, I called to double-check that the organization was mounting a domestic relief effort to help those in the path of the storm i

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Ionic – Fitbit’s Expensive Step Counter

33 Charts - Digital Health

Building on their long line of increasingly amped-up step counters, Fitbit announced the release of its latest product, the Ionic. Coming in at $300, the Fitbit Ionic brings all the usual suspects when it comes to smart watch features: 4 days of battery life, GPS, music, mobile payment, and a small handful of ‘apps.’ The Ionic releases with a dormant sPO2 meter which may give the watch new features in the future such as ability to measure apnea.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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IHE on FHIR. STU3

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) has been busy creating Profiles that leverage the new and exciting FHIR specification. The concept of Profiling in IHE has been around for just about 20 years. The concept of Profiling is not IHE invention, I first encountered it back in the 1980s with the original set of Internet Protocols. See the IHE FAQ for some nice description of what/who IHE is.

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Cop with Type 1 Sues Police Force For Employment Discrimination

Insulin Nation

A Special Investigation. Above: Craig Roth (center) with his father, Saul (left), who also was a police officer. For much of his life, Craig Roth wanted to be a police officer. He dreamed of following in his father’s footsteps in joining the Nassau County Police Department and patrolling the Long Island community where his parents still live. Roth did become a police officer, and has served with distinction, but not for Nassau County; the county’s civil service commission refused to hire him be

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Health Partner or Care Partner?

Society for Participatory Medicine

Two stories for you: More than 20 years ago my oldest son was training to do development aid work in the bush of Zimbabwe. As part of his team training, he invited me to come give a talk about health with his team. I was a nurse and a paramedic at the time. I did the usual – wash your hands when you can, pay attention to the quality of the water you drink, let’s learn some basic first aid, and keep it zipped.

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The Millennial Mind: Understanding Their Healthcare Needs and Wants

American Well

Years ago, going to the doctor was a fairly straightforward process. An ill individual would schedule an appointment, go to the clinic, and see their PCP. While this still occurs, patients now have a multitude of options when it comes to healthcare. When people get sick, some google their symptoms, others search online for a provider or home remedies, some request a virtual visit, and others go to any of a growing number of urgent care facilities, retail clinics, or standalone ERs.

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Quarterly Thought Conference and Telehealth Talk Mashup! Recruiting a New Generation of Healthcare Professionals

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The Quarterly Thought Conference and the Telehealth Talk podcast fuse for this unique student-focused learning experience! Listen as Megan Duet, Project Manager, the Center for Telehealth, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), discusses how she and her team use information and technology to share the telehealth experience and potential career opportunities with high school students across the state of Mississippi.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

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.

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Barred from Joining The Poilce Because of Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin Nation

A Special Investigation. Above: Craig Roth (center) with his father, Saul (left), who also was a police officer. For much of his life, Craig Roth wanted to be a police officer. He dreamed of following in his father’s footsteps in joining the Nassau County Police Department and patrolling the Long Island community where his parents still live. Roth did become a police officer, and has served with distinction, but not for Nassau County; the county’s civil service commission refused to hire him be

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FHIR Core Extensions

HAY on FHIR

A really short post to record how to download the core extensions in the spec (This came up in a FHIR Chat today). They can be found at: [link]. [link]. This is particularly useful if you are setting up your own FHIR server and want to pre-load them with the code definitions in the spec. Just download from the link above, remove the id from the bundle, change the bundle type to ‘batch’ and POST to the root of the server.

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The Millennial Mind: Understanding Their Healthcare Needs and Wants

American Well

Years ago, going to the doctor was a fairly straightforward process. An ill individual would schedule an appointment, go to the clinic, and see their PCP. While this still occurs, patients now have a multitude of options when it comes to healthcare. When people get sick, some google their symptoms, others search online for a provider or home remedies, some request a virtual visit, and others go to any of a growing number of urgent care facilities, retail clinics, or standalone ERs.

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IHE IT Infrastructure Planning co-chair

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I finally got caught. I have been elected co-chair of the IHE IT Infrastructure - Planning Committee. I have been 'co-chair from behind' for too long, I knew I would eventually get caught. I tried to be elected co-chair in IHE once before, but had a campaign against me. by my peers at my employer at the time (GE Healthcare). First test will be the face-to-face meeting for New Work Item proposals October 16-17.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

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.

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How I Protect and Serve with Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin Nation

Some people believe that people with diabetes can’t be police officers, firefighters, or other public safety officers. I hope that my service—and the service of others with diabetes who risk their lives for the public good every day—prove the doubters wrong. While I was blocked from being a special agent for the government because of my diabetes, this condition has not stopped me in the past from successfully serving as a volunteer fireman, and it doesn’t stop me now from serving as a police off

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How many tries does it take to flip a physician?

Society for Participatory Medicine

( chapter two of three ). Watching physicians pivot from ‘More is Better’ to ‘Less is More’ For British cardiologist David Warriner it all began when he was a trainee MD and it was his job to organize the daily tests ordered on the ward. Time and again he found himself filing the same “normal” results from redundant sets of routine screens.

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MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers

ACA Times

While healthcare is expected to continue to be discussed when Congress reconvenes in September, some state governments are taking steps of their own to shore up the Affordable Care Act impact on healthcare services at the state level. For example, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker this month signed House Bill 3822 into law. The bill is expected to raise $200 million to increase funding for MassHealth, the state’s initiative to provide healthcare to lower income families and individuals (both

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Book: Healthcare Information Technology - 2nd Edition

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I received my copy of the book to which I contributed a chapter. Healthcare Information Technology Exam Guide for CHTS and CAHIMS Certifications 2nd Edition. I also contributed to the First edition back in 2012. I needed only to do some minor fixup in my chapter. The list of contributors is long and very exclusive. I am honored to be among them. I am very pleased with my chapter in the book, 32 pages: "Interoperability Within and Across Healthcare Systems".

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

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!

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Did a School Illegally Expel Two Children for Type 1 Diabetes?

Insulin Nation

A 2016 lawsuit alleging that a child with Type 1 diabetes was one of two children discriminated against by a North Carolina private school has expanded to include the testimony of another child with Type 1 who was allegedly barred from attending the school. sponsor. A May 2017 court ruling allowed the lawsuit to expand beyond the complaints of the initial plaintiffs and include other families who may have faced discrimination at the hands of the school.

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Telehealth Payer Laws: Impact and Issues

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: For payers, telehealth payer laws offer opportunities for extending networks beyond urban hubs and expanding their member enrollments. BHM offers services geared toward controlling expenses and integrating the behavioral health opportunities presented by telehealth. Click HERE and discuss how BHM helps payers. Both Becker’s Hospital Review and FierceHealthCare identified the shortcomings of telehealth legislation.

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IRS Reveals 2017 Average National Monthly Premium Needed to Calculate Individual Taxpayer Penalties for ACA

ACA Times

The IRS has issued the 2017 Average National Monthly Premium of bronze-level qualified health plans for both individuals and shared responsibility families of five or more. That figure is the benchmark by which taxpayers can assess whether they owe an individual shared responsibility payment to the IRS under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It’s another sign that the IRS is continuing to prepare for enforcement of the ACA.

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MDS2 -- Revision Comment Opportunity

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Updated: They moved the deadline for signup to September 15th, 2017 I have been involved in the original creation of the MDS2 (Manufacture Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security). This was back in 2004, before I was blogging. The first revision was a major change to align with IEC 80001 - Risk Assessment to be used when putting a Medical Device onto a Network in 2010.

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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Help a Mom of a Child with Type 1 After Harvey

Insulin Nation

sponsor. Tropical Storm Harvey is a vast humanitarian crisis made up of thousands of individual crises. We know there must be hundreds, if not thousands, of people with diabetes in the Houston area who are now struggling with their self-care amidst the chaos of the flooding. As the flood waters begin to slowly recede, we are now able to hear some of the individual stories of that disruption.

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3 Solutions to Voluntary Benefit Management Challenges

Health Portal Solutions

As employers bulk up their employee benefits offering, telemedicine, wellness programs, and other voluntary benefits are common solutions they choose. While the increasing use of voluntary benefits has its advantages, they can be time consuming and cumbersome to manage. Web portals are key tools for organizing different voluntary benefit programs. Here are some of the top challenges with voluntary benefit management and how the portal can help you solve them.

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Everything You Want To Know About Virtual IRS Appeals and the ACA

ACA Times

For many Americans, tax appeals are a daunting process. Every year, the IRS Office of Appeals sees over 100,000 tax appeals travel across their desks from those taxpayers challenging the IRS with tax disputes ranging from the simple to the complex. However, it’s the right of Americans to state their case under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Getting it done, though, can be the real challenge.

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How I Protect and Serve with Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin Nation

Some people believe that people with diabetes can’t be police officers, firefighters, or other public safety officers. I hope that my service—and the service of others with diabetes who risk their lives for the public good every day—prove the doubters wrong. While I was blocked from being a special agent for the government because of my diabetes, this condition has not stopped me in the past from successfully serving as a volunteer fireman, and it doesn’t stop me now from serving as a police off

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Surveys Show Public Support for ACA Continues to Grow

ACA Times

It’s become clear that the American public is not so down on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), at least not anymore. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has been conducting regular surveys of Americans to track their views on the ACA. The KFF polls have found a steady increase in support over the past several months, as the Trump administration and Republican members of Congress made repeated efforts to repeal and replace the ACA, nicknamed Obamacare.

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