M. Dianne Brown, MS, RDN, LD, CDE
OU Physicians Diabetes Life Clinic at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
Cynthia Scheideman-Miller, MHSA
Heartland Telehealth Resource Center
Oklahoma Telemedicine Conference 2014: Telehealth Transition
October 16, 2014
Building A Chronic Care Management Program That Can ScaleVSee
Achieving 100% COVID Readiness with Chronic Care Telehealth
Chronically ill patients in the US account for 76% of all physician visits. They are also the most susceptible to COVID and COVID-related illnesses. With COVID variants on the rise, telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) are essential to keeping these patients safe, while providing quality care and improving outcomes.
In addition, studies have shown that remote patient monitoring improves patient self-management and leads to earlier interventions. It can also reduce emergency hospital visits 30%. In 2015 Medicare began reimbursing clinicians for using remote patient monitoring technology to manage chronically ill patients with 2+ chronic conditions with Chronic Care Management (CCM) codes. In more recent years, it also began reimbursing remote patient monitoring (RPM) services for a wider range of patients.
Find out how you can become COVID ready by laying the foundations for a successful telehealth Chronic Care Management program on the next Telehealth Secrets webinar. Join us live with CEO Ajay Gehlot, MD, MBA of CareConnect Health–one of the largest primary care providers in the state of Georgia
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*HRS’ Client Success, Implementation,Reimbursement & Clinical teams
Building A Chronic Care Management Program That Can ScaleVSee
Achieving 100% COVID Readiness with Chronic Care Telehealth
Chronically ill patients in the US account for 76% of all physician visits. They are also the most susceptible to COVID and COVID-related illnesses. With COVID variants on the rise, telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) are essential to keeping these patients safe, while providing quality care and improving outcomes.
In addition, studies have shown that remote patient monitoring improves patient self-management and leads to earlier interventions. It can also reduce emergency hospital visits 30%. In 2015 Medicare began reimbursing clinicians for using remote patient monitoring technology to manage chronically ill patients with 2+ chronic conditions with Chronic Care Management (CCM) codes. In more recent years, it also began reimbursing remote patient monitoring (RPM) services for a wider range of patients.
Find out how you can become COVID ready by laying the foundations for a successful telehealth Chronic Care Management program on the next Telehealth Secrets webinar. Join us live with CEO Ajay Gehlot, MD, MBA of CareConnect Health–one of the largest primary care providers in the state of Georgia
Launching or expanding a telehealth & remote patient monitoring (RPM) program can be an intimidating task
*HRS health system, home health & hospice
*HRS’ Client Success, Implementation,Reimbursement & Clinical teams
How To Go From Telehealth Startup To Telehealth EnterpriseVSee
For more information of the presentation such as recording and transcript, please visit:
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5 Business Strategies to Grow Your Telehealth EnterpriseVSee
To carry on the discussion in real life, join us at Telehealth and Secrets to Success Conference, Sept 20-22, Silicon Valley:
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Presentation by Mike Brett, MD, Medical Director for LIFE Programs, Lutheran Senior Life and Kelly Besecker, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, A-Frame Digital
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For more info: visit https://bit.ly/3pt6hp2
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* 77% of patients are willing to use virtual care
* Only 19% have tried it
* Patients won’t use it if they don’t know it’s an option
* Educating clinicians and patients to use virtual care
President Trump’s 2018 VA MISSION Act removed all geographic and licensing barriers for doing VA telehealth. This has made it possible to provide greater access and better care to more veterans. Join Sean O’Connor from the Oregon VA health system to learn:
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- What are some key lessons learned from past telehealth deployments?
- What are key technology and clinic considerations that need to be taken into account?
- Where is VA telehealth going in the future?
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CPT E/M codes are changing January 1, 2021. This webinar unpacks those changes for you, outlining everything you need to know including:
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For more information of the presentation such as recording and transcript, please visit:
https://vsee.com/blog/go-telehealth-startup-telehealth-enterprise/
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5 Business Strategies to Grow Your Telehealth EnterpriseVSee
To carry on the discussion in real life, join us at Telehealth and Secrets to Success Conference, Sept 20-22, Silicon Valley:
https://goo.gl/95zHZG
For more information of the presentation such as recording and transcript, please visit: https://vsee.com/blog/5-business-strategies-to-grow-like-zocdoc/
For other webinars:
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Provided to you by: https://vsee.com
* 77% of patients are willing to use virtual care
* Only 19% have tried it
* Patients won’t use it if they don’t know it’s an option
* Educating clinicians and patients to use virtual care
President Trump’s 2018 VA MISSION Act removed all geographic and licensing barriers for doing VA telehealth. This has made it possible to provide greater access and better care to more veterans. Join Sean O’Connor from the Oregon VA health system to learn:
- How is the VA using telehealth to deal with COVID-19 today?
- What are some key lessons learned from past telehealth deployments?
- What are key technology and clinic considerations that need to be taken into account?
- Where is VA telehealth going in the future?
Interested in becoming a community provider? More information at
https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/providers/Veterans_Care_Agreements.asp
Prof Diana Schmidt's Talk at AIIMS on 8th January 2008Sukhdev Singh
Prof Diana Schmidt, School of Medical Informatics of Heidelberg University and Heilbronn University Germany, would be gave a talk on “Factors for success and failure of Telemedicine in Germany and USA” on 8th January 2008. She has permitted me to upload her presentation for the benefit of "Indian Association for Medical Informatics" members. It is being shared through IAMI Delhi Chapter Blog - http://iamidelhi.blogspot.com
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Learn how telemedicine reimbursement works for Medicare, Medicaid, and Private payers - including specific CPT codes and tips for billing.
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The three most controversial barriers to telemedicine adoption are payment, physician licensure, patient privacy. This presentation from the TFSS webinar will help you learn how these three areas of telemedicine policy affect your ability to practice and get paid for telemedicine. Our telemedicine law & policy expert, Nathaniel Lacktman, discussed how these policies can affect your bottom line and some best practices for maximizing telemedicine performance.
For more information of the presentation such as recording and transcript, please visit:
https://goo.gl/aeolcF
For other webinars:
https://vsee.com/webinars/
Or join our Linkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Telehealth-Failures-Secrets-Success-13500037/about
Or Join our Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/tfssgroup/?ref=group_cover
CPT E/M codes are changing January 1, 2021. This webinar unpacks those changes for you, outlining everything you need to know including:
How to navigate all the changes
What these mean for reimbursement
What you need to know to make sure your providers and coders are ready.
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Slide 4 – Key differentiators
Slides 5/6 – The problems we’re solving
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Slides 13/14 – Employee engagement
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1. Accessing Diabetes
Education Through
Telehealth
M. Dianne Brown, MS, RDN, LD, CDE
OU Physicians Diabetes Life Clinic at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
Cynthia Scheideman-Miller, MHSA
Heartland Telehealth Resource Center
Oklahoma Telemedicine Conference 2014
October 16, 2014
2. Objectives:
1. Discus the benefits of a diabetes telehealth program for
patients and how it can be partnered with provider
education to improve diabetes management
2. List processes involved when selecting a diabetes
telehealth program for your patients
3. Outline key components of a diabetes telehealth
program including patient and provider site
requirements.
4. 2011 2013
Prevalence* of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults, by State, BRFSS
State PrevalenceConfidence Interval
Oklahoma 32.5 (31.2, 33.9)
5. 26
million
Americans
have
diabetes
7th
leading
cause of
death in
the U.S.
79 million
Americans have
pre-diabetes
Diabetes by the
Numbers
6. The research shows:
People with Diabetes
• Don’t follow through
on referral
• Are emotional /
shocked at diagnosis
• End up relying on
family / friends
• Believe they know
enough / can handle it
on their own
Providers
• Know importance of
DE, but don’t
necessarily prescribe
– or don’t prescribe
definitively enough
• Sometimes forget to
follow up with patients
to encourage
attendance
7. Diabetes Education Patient Benefits
Studies have shown people who receive diabetes education
Use primary
care /
prevention
services
Take
medications as
prescribed
Control glucose,
blood pressure,
LDL cholesterol
Have lower
health costs
8. Diabetes Education Process
Year 1
Patient
Diagnosed
with Diabetes
PCP refers
patient for DE
Patient
assessed by
CDE
*DSMT Class
(10 hours)
**MNT
3 hours (by RD)
Year 2
2 hour Refresher
Classes
*DSMT - 2 hours &
**MNT -2 hours (by RD)
*Diabetes Self-Management Training
(DSMT)
**Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
9. Prevalence of Diabetes
(2011 Overall)
N/A
2.25% or Less
2.26% - 3.35%
3.36% - 5.04%
5.05% - 6.74%
6.75% - 8.44%
8.45% - 10.14%
10.15% - 11.84%
11.85% - 14.00%
14.01% or Greater
Where most Certified Diabetes Educators (CDEs)
Live in Oklahoma
10. Recognized or Accredited Diabetes
Education Programs in Oklahoma
34- Recognized by the
American Diabetes
Association (ADA)
17- Accredited by American
Association of Diabetes
Educators (AADE)
11. Telehealth benefit # 1
Provides access- multiple sites may
be used
patients
other health care providers
Telehealth benefit #2
Saves money
patient & CDE saves “gas” money
remote site “borrows” CDE
informed patients reduce hospital admission
12. Telehealth benefit #3
Saves time
patients & CDE do not lose
time with travel and information
is delivered in “real time”
CDE can see more patients, reducing service
wait time for patients
Telehealth benefit #4
Helps to address cultural diversity which
contributes to challenges of education, patient
compliance, and cooperation with treatment
regimens
Increased ability for participation with diabetes
care team
13. Telehealth Concern #1
Budget Considerations
technology set up on remote
and originating sites
Telehealth Concern #2
Time needed for set up
Training Staff
Patient teaching tools and resources at remote
Telehealth Concern # 3
Services are only reimbursable by Medicare if the
services were provided to a Medicare or Medicaid
beneficiary at an acceptable originating site.
15. Define what you want vs need
ADA program for Medicare reimbursement
Champions
Technology – fits in your needs and budget
A program that is right for your organization
and population served
Sales pitches can be misleading
16. Selecting a program
Is this a program you want as a partner in
patient care or contract with for total delivery?
Do they follow the same State laws, Hospital
by-laws as on-site programs are required to
supply?
What are their references?
Are the providers (distant site) in Oklahoma?
17. Double Check the Contract
What if expectations aren’t met?
Who is responsible for what?
What staff will be needed at the originating site
before, during, after the classes?
Who gets the data?
Who tracks patient satisfaction?
Is there training for staff at the patient site?
No-Show policy
Telehealth Consent Form – who is responsible to
get this signed prior to services?
19. Early Development
Champion Support
Administration
Providers
Originating Site
Distant site
Delivery Model
Multiple sites or single site
Contract vs direct billing
Individual sessions conducted remotely or on-site
20. Early Development, con.
Program Components
Understand current process flow
and staffing:
Multiple sites or single
Optimal number and arrangement
Mandatory documentation – define the who, where,
how
Resources
Consider health literacy & culture
What resources go with the patient or stay
21. Budget
Budget
Start up costs
Equipment
Broadband
Marketing
Staff time
Contract development
Liaisons
Staff prep for sessions
Consultants
22. Technology
Software
Reliable
Image quality
ASC X12 encryption standard
Compatible with other software
Linkage of older to newer technology
Split screen capable
Transmission requirements
23. Technology
Distant (Provider) End
Computer
High-definition camera
Monitors – single will work, dual is better
Speaker/microphone
Projector
Software – some have split screen capabilities
Desktop – Self-contained
High quality image
Split screen capabilities
Frees up computer for EHR
24. Technology
Originating (Patient) Site
Patient Cart
High-quality image
Can be wheeled to patient bedside
Multi-purpose
Issue: mobility vs larger monitor
Wall-mounted Monitors
High quality image
Split screen capabilities
The closer to “real” size, the better
25. Reimbursement:
Medicare
• ADA approved program
• Service must be real time
using interactive
audio/video
• Eligible originating (patient)
site – rural HPSA – online
tool to determine eligibility
• Codes:
• 99201 GT modifier
• HCPCS codes G0108 &
G0109
Medicaid
• ADA approved program
• Service must be real time
using interactive
audio/video
• Eligible originating (patient)
site
• Codes: 99201, 97802-
97803 GT modifier
• Must be delivered using
appropriate equipment and
meet HIPAA, privacy &
security requirements
26. Reimbursement (con.):
Medicare
• Eligible originating site
• Office of physician/practitioner
• Hospital
• CAH
• RHC
• FQHC
• Eligible provider
• Registered Dietitian
• Advanced Registered Nurse
Practitioners
• Nutrition professional
• Clinical Social Worker
Medicaid
• Eligible originating site
• Office of physician/practitioner
• Hospital
• CAH
• RHC
• FQHC
• School
• I/T/U
• Eligible Provider
• Registered Dietitian
• Advance Registered Nurse
Practitioners
28. Organize the
classroom
-Pens, highlighters,
sharpies
-Ketone chart and
strips
-Glucose wands
-Food models
-Sample of fast
acting glucose
-Etc.
29. Diabetes Education
Tele-health Patient
Take Home Resources
• Have topics organized by title and number
the file (or computer files)
• Have reference list to find resource topics
quickly.
30. Final Development
Staff training
User training
Cheat Sheet
Troubleshooting Guide
Help Desk
Contingency Plan
Helpdesk visit
3rd level vendor support
Patient recruitment
Marketing material
tele-health brochure
internal web page
Clinician invitation
Patient Mailing
Telehealth Patient Consent Form
31. Diabetes Tele-education Pilot
Instructors
Dietitian at one rural location, nurse specialist
at the other
Diabetes tele-education delivered at a lower cost
LOS shorter for those who attended class –
reduced hospital costs
Pre- and Post-tests comparable to on-site classes
High patient and provider satisfaction
Rapport between class attendees unforeseen plus
32. Telemedicine Patient Satisfaction Survey
Question Score_________
How comfortable did you feel? 4.2 ± 1.2 (19)
(0, very comfortable; 5 very comfortable)
How convenient was the encounter? 4.4± 1.0 (19)
(0, not at all convenient ; 5 very convenient)
Was the lack of physical contact acceptable? 4.3 ± 1.3 (19)
(0, not acceptable; 5 very acceptable)
Concerns about privacy? 1.1± 1.7 (19)
(0, no concerns; 5 very concerned)
Overall satisfaction? 4.3± 1.3 (19)
(0, not at all satisfied; 5 very satisfied)
Would you do it again? (yes/no) 16/3
Diabetes Care, Vol. 26, No 4, April 2003
33. Quality Checks: Metrics
Utilization Satisfaction Sustainability Outcomes
By location patient financial health
By service provider support care plan
By provider staff champions no-show
Rynn Geier, MBA, RD, LD, CDE presented at AADE annual meeting Aug 6-9 2014
34. Summary:
Establish goals for a telemedicine program
Gain champion support
Develop a budget
Choose a vendor
Take time for clinical training and well-planned
program deployment
Develop strategies for program “buy –in”
Build into your program
Measure your outcomes: metrics
35. Don’t Forget Diabetes Education
for Providers
Providers have the same information as their
patients
Increases provider’s confidence that they have
the latest diabetes information
Reinforcement – patient’s hear the same message
Providers have a contact/mentor
“Prior to the study it was almost impossible for this type of
patient to get the consultation and specialized care that is not
accessible in a small rural community.” Rural Home Health
Administrator
Tele-health is the use of telecommunication technologies to provide health care services and access to medical and surgical information for training and education health care professionals and consumers, to increase awareness and educate the public about health-related issues and to facilitate medical research across distance.
Two prong approach: for patients or for training the trainer
The purpose of this session is to outline the benefits of a diabetes tele-education program for patients and how it can be partnered with provider education to improve diabetes management. This session will outline key components of a diabetes tele-health program including patient site requirements, provider site requirements and what to look for if selecting a diabetes tele-education program for your patients.
Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults, by State
Definitions
Obesity: Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
Body Mass Index (BMI): A measure of an adult’s weight in relation to his or her height, calculated by using the adult’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of his or her height in meters.
Source of the Data
The data were collected through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), an ongoing, state-based, telephone interview survey conducted by state health departments with assistance from CDC.
Height and weight data used in the BMI calculations were self-reported.
BRFSS Methodological Changes Started in 2011
As you no doubt see almost every day, diabetes is a growing epidemic.
The condition affects 26 million Americans and 79 million people have pre-diabetes. Currently, there are 17,000 CDEs in the US. (about 1,530 patients per CDE)
And, as overwhelming as those numbers are, the incidence of the disease is projected to double or triple by 2050.
Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke, and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. In Oklahoma, it was the 6th leading cause of death.
Complicating matters, many people with diabetes have multiple comorbidities including hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease and obesity.
And we’ve identified some reasons why this may be the case.
The American Association of Diabetes Educators conducted a survey of both healthcare providers and people with diabetes. We found that often times, patients are shocked by their diagnosis and feeling overwhelmed may cause them to “tune out” when you talk to them about how to manage the condition – particularly at the point of diagnosis. Diabetes educators can help with this time consuming follow up.
The research also found that although many prescribers know the importance of diabetes education, some don’t prescribe it for all their patients. And sometimes, providers don’t follow up during patient visits to ask about whether the patient is participating in diabetes education. This type of follow up would help reinforce the importance of diabetes education.
This is because research shows that people who have received diabetes education are more likely to:
Use primary care and preventive services, and be more proactive in their care,
Take medications as prescribed,
Control their glucose, blood pressure and LDL cholesterol, and
Have lower health care related costs.
Diabetes is an insidious disease that is a leading cause of death, disability and blindness. It is often a co-morbidity of high risk/high cost readmissions. Costly readmissions for rural hospitals can be reduced through improved diabetes management
10.75% Prevalence of Diabetes (Overall)
10th Ranking among States and US Territories for Prevalence of Diabetes
303,244 Total Number of Diabetics (Overall)
Diabetes Programs and Interventions
Based on findings of the 2007 AADE National Practice Survey
Diabetes education/instruction is provided as:
One-on-one and Group ............................................. 51%
One-on-one (individual) ............................................. 31%
Group ......................................................................... 16%
Telemedicine ............................................................. 02%
According to the OU Center for Telemedicine, more than 400 facilities, including 67 hospitals, in Oklahoma use tele-health platforms to connect patients and physicians.
Diabetes education is an essential part of a quality plan of care. Shortage of diabetes educators and ADA recognized education programs in rural and underserved areas of the state makes it difficult for rural residents to access this valuable service.
Programs tend to cluster around major cities and highways.
Enid and Clinton did tele-health diabetes education
When asked if they would go to OKC, 80% said no
Even when there are multiple opportunities in OKC, some outlying urban areas such as Edmond, Mid West City, South OKC do not want to travel to the health science center for diabetes education.
Using tele-health, patients avoid the expense of traveling to another city for treatment and physicians are able to see more patients,” said Casady. “These patients have access to health care resources that are otherwise unavailable in their hometown.”
The OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine utilizes tele-health while training medical students in the Rural Medical Track. These students, who are in rotations at hospitals and clinics across the state, can use videoconferencing technology for classes and meetings with professors and classmates in Tulsa.
Expenditures on Diabetes Education
For the Medicare population in 2005, CMS reimbursed only $4.8 million on diabetes self management training (DSMT) codes G108 and G109.4
Data shows that diabetes education saves money and decreases healthcare utilization
· Robbins et al found that hospitalization rates for patients who had no educational visits during follow-up was 38.1 per person per 100 years; the hospitalization rate was 25.0 per person per 100 years- or 34 % lower for patients who had at least one educational visit.
#1Must be Stark Compliant. The federal Stark self – referral law prohibits physician from referring Medicare beneficiaries to an entity in which the physician has a financial interest for designated health services reimbursable by Medicare.
Telemedicine arrangements that involve free telemedicine equipment or services, volume discounts, “per click” payments or advertisement on physician’s website should be analyzed for possible self referral risks
Medicare also requires another tele-presenter to be physically present with the Medicare beneficiary.
Think multi-dimensional – at each step, who does what (patient, CDE, support staff) and in what order
Medicaid – Individual Medical Nutrition Therapy
Medicare: practitioner must be licensed under state law to provide the telemedicine service registered dietitian or nutrition professional.
RDs can In order to bill for Medicare reimbursement of tele-medicine services, the practitioner must be licensed under state law to provide the telemedicine service and must be one of the following types of health care practitioner: nurse practitioner, physician assistant; nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker or registered dietitian or nutrition professional.
I/T/U – Indian Health Service facility, a Tribal Health facility, or an Urban Indian Clinic
Need MA at remote who knows how to run equipment. A 2nd person needs to be identified for back up due to vacation and illness of staff.
In Diabetes Care, Vo.l 26, No 4 April 2003 there was an article: A Comparison of Diabetes Education Administered Through Telemedicine Versus in Person.
Total of 56 adults with diabetes were randomized to receive diabetes education in person (control group) or via telemedicine.
Education consisted of 3 consultative visits with diabetes nurse and nutrition educators. The in person and telemedicine groups were compared using measures of A1C and questionnairs to assess patient satisfaction and psychosocial functioning as related to diabetes.
Results: Patient satisfaction was high in the telemedicine group and A1C improved in both groups along with post test scores on diabetes related topics. (A1C went from 8.6% + - 1.8% to 7.8% + - 1.5%. 3 months after the education)
Developmental Process and Steps- from Best Practices in Implementing a Telehealth Program by Krista Kelly, RN & Jill Christians, MBA
Establish your agency’s goals for a tele-medicine program
reduce ER visit? Reduce nursing visits? Empower your staff with information so they can offer greater clinical impact at patient visits?......
Champion Support- Administration and Providers
Budget- start up cost : equipment, marketing, resources
staff time
consultant
Develop a financial plan and define the measurements that will be used to drive achievement of the plan’s goal. Make sure the measurements are understood and accepted by management.
Choose a vendor: Company reputation; long term stability, rental vs purchase; ease of use (wireless devices and web based software) use of technology, sturdy and ready to use equipment
Take time for clinical training and well-planned program deployment- training in layers is most effective. First layer is best delivered right before the lessons are used. For training to be valued it must be perceived as valuable. It should be as formal as possible.: sign in sheet, written currculum, learning objectives, reference materials and hands on competency test. Successful attendees should be given a certificate.
Develop strategies for program “buy –in”
Build into your program- scheduling, measurement, documentation and billing protocols and systems.
Measure your outcomes: metrics
Crystal ball: may be using tablet, home technology, smart phones
Recently :The Tele-health Project, funded by AT&T through the AADE
Education and Research Foundation, examined the
feasibility of providing diabetes self-management education
(DSME) via smartphone. The project has been completed,
and a paper, Receptivity to Smartphone-Delivered Diabetes
Self-Management Education and Training in an Underserved
Urban Population of Adults, has been published in the
Journal of Telemedicine and Tele-care.
From the May Clinic Healthy Lifestyle: consumer health newsletter:
Consider how people with diabetes could use tele-health to manage their health — all without having to leave home:
Use a mobile phone or other device to upload food logs, medications, dosing and blood sugar levels for review by a nurse who responds electronically.
Watch a how-to video on carbohydrate counting and download an application (app) for it to your mobile phone.
Use the same app to estimate, based on your diet and exercise level, how much insulin you need.
Send an email or text message to a nurse or diabetes educator when you have questions.
Order testing supplies and medications online.
Research the pros and cons of alternate treatments, such as insulin pumps.
Get email, text or phone reminders when you need a flu shot, foot exam or other preventive care.