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NewsCase study:TX city creates diabetes monitoring program
San Antonio (TX) Metropolitan Health District (SAMHD) has established a city registry to monitor the city's diabetics and improve their care. The District's officials plan to use the data to map the Read more...
Study: EMRs alone can't improve diabetes careEMRs have long been held out as a key tool in the fight to better manage chronic disease. Given their capacity to review records automatically--and let physicians know when standard steps weren't taken--the idea seemed like a no-brainer. In reality, though, EMRs in and of themselves may not help much when it comes to improving diabetes care, a new study suggests. The study, which was published in the Annals of Family Medicine, looked the care diabetics got in 50 primary care … Read more...California RHIO targets diabeticsA Santa Cruz, CA-based health information exchange has developed a diabetes disease registry which has significantly improved providers' ability to identify and treat diabetics in their care. The network, which includes two hospitals, labs, radiology, pathology and transcription services, share information using technology from vendor Axolotl. About a year ago, the providers began using the technology to develop the registry, which identifies likely candidates for the disease and triggers … Read more...ALSO NOTED: Medicare rolls out "smart pillbox"; Implanted chip points to advance directives; and much more...> Medicare is implementing a program under which a "smart pillbox" will remind elderly people to take their medication. The device will also alert providers if the patient took the wrong medication or dose. Article > It's a new twist for the implanted RFID chip. Now, it can point providers to a patient's advance directive. … Read more... | Press ReleasesIntercede Health Announces Plans for Comprehensive Diabetes Care ClinicsClinics will offer a one-stop shop for diabetes education, treatment, and management HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intercede Health, a privately held medical management company founded in 1996, Read more >> Microsoft Implements Chronic Condition Management Platform at Denver HealthProgram uses familiar technology for communication between caregivers and diabetes patients.REDMOND, Wash. and DENVER, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced early results Read more >> $60 Million Settlement by Korein Tillery in Pfizer Rezulin Case Finances Research for Illinois Law To Improve School CareST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A grant from a $60 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by Korein Tillery led to a new Illinois law that improves care for children with diabetes at schools Read more >> Mayo Clinic Launches New Center to Focus on How Health Care is DeliveredROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of a new initiative focused on creating new and improved approaches to delivering health care. The Center for the Science of Read more >> The Type 2 Talk™ Public Health Initiative Launches to Motivate People to Actively Manage Their Type 2 DiabetesPRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and its educational arm - the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) - in partnership with Read more >> |
