APMA News Brief

The relatively smooth transition to ICD-10 has been a pleasant surprise for health care organizations and appears to be for real.

Visit http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/Can-ICD-10-be-this-Smooth-or-Has-Reality-Not-Struck-51430-1.html to view the full article online.

In recent months, several nonprofit insurance plans that were created to compete with for-profit insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act have run into financial difficulties.

Visit http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/opinion/a-new-attack-on-health-care-reform.html?_r=0 to view the full article online.

In recent years hospitals have been rapidly acquiring physician practices, a trend that could potentially lower health care spending or increase spending by increasing prices or use of profitable hospital-based services.

Visit http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-unintended-health-care.html to view the full article online.

Research into diabetes and obesity has made some huge strides in recent years. And one of the most promising findings is related to the functioning of BAT, home to brown adipocytes.

Visit http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-diabetes-treatment.html to view the full article online.

High heels have long been a fashion staple, but what they do to your body is not so good.

Visit http://www.kmov.com/story/30252112/womens-high-heels-endanger-their-feet-health to view the full article online.

You
have rights. Know them. Do you have what you need to manage
your diabetes at work? Are you able to check your blood sugar, eat, take
medications or treat low blood sugar, anywhere and at any time?

Visit http://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2015/10/21/how-to-manage-diabetes-at-work to view the full article online.

To rein in your medical spending, try these strategies.

Visit http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2015/10/16/7-ways-to-keep-your-health-care-costs-in-check to view the full article online.

Jeffrey Ortega has Proteus syndrome, which also afflicted the Elephant Man. His feet are so big they only fit 10-year-old Crocs.

Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeffrey-ortega-size-16-feet-amputation_56202164e4b06462a13b76cb to view the full article online.

Diabetes is the seventh-deadliest illness in America, and more than 29 million in the U.S. have it. About a quarter million of those are Hoosiers.

Visit http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/6-tips-for-diabetes-caregivers to view the full article online.

Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy and Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow agree that more work is needed in health care reform, but disagree on solutions.

Visit http://health.usnews.com/health-news/hospital-of-tomorrow/articles/2015/10/20/affordable-care-from-obamacare-senators-disagree to view the full article online.

Medicare reform must boldly empower seniors to better control their health care spending, according to an October report from Devon M. Herrick, Ph.D., senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis..

Visit http://revcycleintelligence.com/news/why-medicare-reform-means-maintaining-low-cost-readmissions to view the full article online.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a request for information — seeking comments on two key components of physician payment reform provisions.

Visit http://www.natlawreview.com/article/more-time-given-to-stakeholders-to-respond-to-cms-request-information-physician to view the full article online.

As the federal government takes a closer look at accountable care organizations, many wonder if the promise of getting doctors, hospitals and other health care providers on the same page will ever bear out.

Visit http://health.usnews.com/health-news/hospital-of-tomorrow/articles/2015/10/20/do-accountable-care-organizations-work to view the full article online.