LawrenceG, Microwize Technology
“Under the HITECH Act, individual physicians and small medical facility managers who can illustrate “meaningful use” through their deployment of electronic medical records software are eligible for thousands of dollars in federal funding.
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Christen Brownlee, Health Behavior News Service
“Use of electronic health records shows promise for improving care and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, but still has considerable room for improvement, according to a new study in the journal Health Services Research.
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Herrin J et al, Health Services Research, 2012
Objective
To assess the impact of electronic health record (EHR) implementation on primary care diabetes care.
Data Sources
Charts were abstracted semi-annually for 14,051 diabetes patients seen in 34 primary care practices in a large, fee-for-service network from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2010. The study sample was limited to patients aged 40 years or older.
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iMedicalApps
“While interest in mHealth applications for self-management of diabetes is growing, research on both the design and the use of these applications is scarce and the potential influence of social media is largely unexplored.
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Zolfaghari M et al, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2012
Aim.
To compare the effectiveness of two methods of follow-up: short message service and telephone follow-up on type 2 diabetes adherence for three months.
Background.
Using telemedicine approaches may preserve appropriate blood glucose levels and may improve adherence to diabetes control recommendations in diabetic patients.
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aguitarte, Somos Medicina
“La tecnología de consumo ha avanzado mucho en los últimos años, mientras tanto los dispositivos sanitarios que usan los pacientes para el seguimiento de sus enfermedades parecen salidos de un recuerdo de hace 20 años.
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Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal
“While consumer technology advances by leaps and bounds, the devices patients use to manage diseases often seem stuck in the past. A glaring example is the glucometer, the instrument diabetics use to measure the sugar in their blood—information they use to adjust their diet, exercise and medication.
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Benhamou P-Y. Diabetes & Metabolism, 37S4
The lack of patient engagement and clinical inertia both contribute to suboptimal diabetes care. However, both obstacles are amenable to informatics- and Internet-based interventions. The use of electronic medical records (EMRs) is now established as being useful for improving diabetes care. Intelligent records that integrate computerized decision-support systems are now able to recommend care protocols tailored to risk levels. Web-based personal health record (PHR) systems, shared with healthcare providers, could also provide added value by promoting self-management of the behaviours related to diabetes. These Web-based programmes include patients’ access to EMRs, uploading of glucose monitoring results, a glucose diary, secure e-mail with providers, manual or automated feedback on blood glucose readings and other risk factors, an educational website, and an online diary for entering personal information on exercise, diet and medication.
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Koppel R et al, N Engl J Med, 365(24)
Cebul et al. (Sept. 1 issue) report positive associations between the use of electronic health records (EHRs) and the quality of diabetes care, findings remarkably different from those of rigorous systematic reviews. Most researchers, moreover, would exclude from synthesis designs similar to that used by Cebul et al. — designs that fail to account for preexisting secular trends and selection bias.
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Business Wire
“Today WellDoc will announce results showing that type 2 diabetes patients who used the WellDoc DiabetesManager(R) in a demonstration project significantly reduced their need for hospital stays and emergency room (ER) visits.
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Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, CNET
“In a recent small trial, 30 patients with type 2 diabetes spent 12 months using a smartphone app that provided real-time feedback on their blood-sugar levels, prompted them when to eat or take other action, and sent digital logbooks of their readings back to their doctors.
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Jeff Byers, Cardiovascular Business
“Using a patient-specific diabetes dashboard improves both the efficiency and accuracy of acquiring data needed for high-quality diabetes care, according to research published in the September/October edition of Annals of Family Medicine.
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Navarro-Pérez J et al, Avances en Diabetología, 2011
Introduction
Optimising care for people with diabetes goes through the incorporation of information and communication technology to a chronic care model.
Objectives
To determine the development of electronic medical records related to diabetes in different regions of Spain.
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Nicole Lewis, InformationWeek Healthcare
“The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, through its annual industry innovation competition VAi2, recently selected American Well and SweetSpot Diabetes Care, Inc., to collaborate on separate initiatives that will bring telehealth services to veterans in their homes.
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Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News
“SweetSpot Diabetes Care, a Portland, Ore.-based company, will remotely monitor blood glucose levels in veterans with diabetes, beginning with a pilot in Dayton, Ohio. An award from the Department of Veteran Affair’s industry innovation competition, known as VAi2, will pay for the initiative aimed at improving care and reducing complications.
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Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News
“The Center for Connected Health has received a research grant from the McKesson Foundation’s Mobilizing for Health initiative to integrate a text-messaging program into an existing program at Massachusetts General Hospital to help diabetes patients better manage their condition.
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chiscosayans, doctordoctor
“Detectar el nivel de azúcar en el aliento, un sistema que avisa a tu médico si no te tomas las pastillas, detectores de caídas… Aún son prototipos, pero avanzan el futuro de las alertas de salud en enfermos y personas dependientes.
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“In the past, health care providers have often been puzzled by how best to optimize treatment for diabetes and improve diabetes self-management for patients. Now, with the exploding popularity of smartphones and increased Internet access, some might say: “There’s an app for that.”
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Satish Misra, iMedicalApps
“Patients with diabetes are increasingly turning to their smartphones for help in managing this chronic disease. They now have more choices than ever in regards to apps that help maintain their blood glucose, provide ideas for meals, and help maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. At quick glance, there are over 100 apps for patients with diabetes in the app store.
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Chomutare T et al, J Med Internet Res, 13(3)
Background:
Interest in mobile health (mHealth) applications for self-management of diabetes is growing. In July 2009, we found 60 diabetes applications on iTunes for iPhone; by February 2011 the number had increased by more than 400% to 260. Other mobile platforms reflect a similar trend. Despite the growth, research on both the design and the use of diabetes mHealth applications is scarce. Furthermore, the potential influence of social media on diabetes mHealth applications is largely unexplored.
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