Ascensia Diabetes Care has revealed the six entries that will progress to the finalist stage of the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge, a global innovation competition that is seeking digital solutions to support type 2 diabetes management. The six finalists were selected from 116 submissions that were received and were chosen by a panel consisting of external...
ENDO 2018: Insulin Pump Known to Be Effective in Adolescents, Adults Also Benefits Children
The MiniMed™ 670G insulin pump system (Medtronic, Northridge, California) can improve glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes as young as seven years of age, according to an industry-funded study. The results were presented at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. “The MiniMed™ 670G system can effectively...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a De Novo request for the Dexcom G6® CGM System. The Dexcom G6 is indicated by the FDA for use as both a standalone CGM and for integration into automated insulin dosing (AID) systems. Along with this authorization, the FDA is establishing criteria, called special controls, which outline...
An endocrinologist and cardiologist teamed up to create an entertaining and easily understood method to educate patients. The result is Doctablet, a series of online animations that patients of all ages, backgrounds, and education levels can comprehend and even enjoy. A lack of quality time with patients is a problem in endocrinologists’ offices — and...Handle with Care (Part 1): Patient-Centered Care and the Endocrinologist
The concept of patient-centered care has as many definitions as there are practicing physicians. Endocrine News reached out to a handful of Endocrine Society members to get their opinions on this concept and how it can be used to the benefit of an endocrinology practice, as well as the patients. In 2001, The Institute of...Lawyering Up: Why an Attorney Should Eye that Employment Contract
When it’s time to accept a new position, you better have a lawyer who specializes in physician contracts on your side before you sign on the dotted line. Unless you are planning on spending your entire career in solo practice, you will have to negotiate an employment agreement. The wording of your contract may well...
Panel discussion included advice about what physicians could be doing now to prepare for the new system. The American College of Physicians (ACP) convened a panel today to talk about how the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the new payment systems in the law will impact physicians and patients. ...
With Medicare reimbursement now tied to consumer ratings, many institutions are focusing on the patient experience — and patient-physician communication in particular. Can you afford an additional 132 seconds to provide better care? Most patients can convey their relevant clinical information in 150 seconds. Yet studies have shown that physicians interrupt their patients after 18...
