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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Video visits, temperature sensors and wearables can replace the need for clinic visits. The future will see chronic disease being managed more from homes and physicians' offices than in a hospital setting.

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The challenge will be managing expectations from patients who have tasted telemedicine and who now demand a mixed approach to their care needs. The sudden shift to increased telemedicine visits has also created new challenges related to the infrastructure required for successfully managing virtual visits. Featured Decision Content:

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FDA Approves Fast-Acting Fiasp Insulin

Insulin Nation

The drug is now licensed for use with adults with Type 1 diabetes and adults with Type 2 diabetes. Trial data demonstrated that Fiasp taken 20 minutes after a meal was as effective in blood glucose management as NovoRapid taken before a meal, according to a diaTribe report.

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Client remote monitoring for home care agencies -- why and what?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Patients with chronic diseases or those who are discharged from hospitals may benefit from the use of RPM technology to monitor significant chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension or congestive heart failure, and especially to avoid a recurrence of an issue that would require readmission. . What role does home care play – if any?

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Five Covid-19 Technology and Health Blog Posts from April 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And 90% of hospitalized patients identified through COVID-NET had one or more underlying conditions, the most common being obesity, hypertension, chronic lung disease, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. The article attempts a number of references to mitigation, including the use of GrandPad in two Pace programs.

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Why Does Pen Usage Lag in the U.S.?

Insulin Nation

In some ways, the pen might provide better accuracy and more flexibility, according to Dr. Ernest Asamoah of Diabetes-Endocrinology Consultants in Indianapolis. Curtis’ provider prescribed the NovoLog FlexPen for fast-acting insulin, along with a once-daily dose of long-acting insulin via syringe to help her control Type 1 diabetes.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, the Brigham Home Hospital program leveraged Biofourmis’ AI-based technology to improve outcomes while lowering costs by 38%, the company reported. The vendor’s technology is used for physiologic monitoring of patients with a variety of needs, including chronic care management and post-hospital discharge recovery.