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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: Telemedicine offers clinical, cost benefits for chronic disease care
Here's another piece of research suggesting that remote monitoring and other telehealth approaches may offer some significant clinical and financial benefits, particularly when it comes to managing 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...Vendor trials cellphone-based diabetes monitoringA Scottsdale, AZ-based vendor has begun a trial of technology that wirelessly transmits diabetics' blood sugar levels from their cellphone to a monitoring server. MedApps is testing out the system, D-PAL, with 50 Pennsylvania-based Medicare and Medicaid recipients over next month. D-PAL's server monitors blood glucose levels, which are transmitted from the patients blood glucose monitor to phone, and phone to network, and calls the patient to ask health questions if the level is outside … Read more... | Press ReleasesBlendr: Diabetes Awareness AdvisoryNew Geo-Targeting App Helps Diabetics Meet Others in Their Local AreaLOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of American Diabetes Month and to acknowledge the nearly 26 million children Read more >> Qualcomm's Internet of Everything Module to Deliver 3G Connectivity in Telcare Blood Glucose Meters— 3G-enabled Blood Glucose Meter Will Allow Diabetics, Caregivers and Physicians to Access Readings Anywhere, Anytime —SAN DIEGO and BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated Read more >> Study: Poison Centers Seeing, Treating More Insulin ErrorsALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Annual calls to poison centers regarding insulin have skyrocketed by 279 percent over the past 10 years, according to a new study authored by medical professionals Read more >> DF Diary iPhone App Takes Diabetes Monitoring MobileMANCHESTER, England, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Diabetic Friend's DF Diary iPhone app is making monitoring food intake much easier for those with diabetes. The application, designed by a Type 1 Read more >> THE SAGE GROUP Releases New Estimates for the United States Prevalence of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Critical LimATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to THE SAGE GROUP, in 2010 almost 18 million U.S. citizens suffer from PAD. Reflecting the aging population this number is projected to increase to 21 million by Read more >> |
