What You Should Know: - Ascensia Diabetes Care, a global diabetes care company announces a landmark global collaboration with SNAQ, an award-winning app-based solution that offers key insights on food and nutrition for people with diabetes (PWDs). - As part of the strategic collaboration, Ascensia and SNAQ will integrate their solutions to empower more PWDs to make impactful mealtime decisions, with a goal to improve diabetes management. Support Mealtime Decision-Making
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Impact of Diabetes Management for Patients, Payers, and Providers| News, Policy, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant
Blood Sugar Monitoring Devices Pose Wearability & Use Problems for Older Diabetic Adults & Caregivers
What You Should Know: - In an initial trial of continuous glucometer use, faulty device adhesive -- a serious wearability challenge -- and patient difficulty in interpreting graphs produced by the device, were noted. In a subsequent trial, 70 older adults with diabetes wore glucometers and activity monitors and used smartphones and electronic medication bottles to track and manage blood sugar over a two-week period. - Among these 70 patients, two-thirds of whom were African American and
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Blue Shield of California, Virta Health Partners to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes in California
What You Should Know: - Blue Shield of California has expanded its partnership with Virta Health to help reverse the human and financial impact of type 2 diabetes in the state. - The partnership marks Blue Shield as the first health plan in California to implement a digital diabetes reversal solution across multiple lines of business. Blue Shield is first health plan in California to implement digital diabetes reversal solution across multiple lines of business. As part of Blue
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Omada Health, Intermountain, Castell to Establish Integrated, Virtual Care Option for Diabetes Management and Prevention
What You Should Know: - Omada Health and Castell, an Intermountain value-based care subsidiary, announced a first-of-its kind partnership – creating a new, integrated virtual care model to reach and help more at-risk patients through proven prevention and Diabetes programs. The new virtual care model expands the access of Omada’s Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Program to patients and caregivers receiving care from Intermountain Healthcare’s primary care providers
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Dexcom Receives FDA Clearance for G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System
What You Should Know: - The FDA has cleared Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system in the U.S. for people with all types of diabetes ages two years and older, giving more people than ever access to a powerfully simple diabetes management solution. - Cleared as an integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system, Dexcom G7 will be part of the most connected CGM ecosystem in the world, with real-time connectivity that can drive integrated insulin delivery systems, connect
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How Continuous Glucose Monitoring Can Alleviate Language Barriers in Diabetes Care
As an endocrinologist with 19 years of experience in treating patients with diabetes, one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that communication is key. Patients with diabetes live with the heavy burden of making choices and taking action every single day to manage their blood glucose levels. Thankfully, advancements in technology have come incredibly far, giving way to tools like continuous glucose monitors (CGM), automated insulin delivery systems and more. But for
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Virta Health Helps AutoZone Employees Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
What You Should Know: - Type 2 diabetes reversal leader Virta Health revealed promising one-year outcomes from its partnership with AutoZone, Inc., a retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the Americas. - Virta provides virtual, continuous health coaching, medical supervision and personalized nutrition to help patients reverse their metabolic disease, lose weight, + get off medications. At one year, AutoZoners experience long-term blood sugar control
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Ascensia Launches Diabetes Management and Analytics Platform in the U.S
What You Should Know: - Ascensia Diabetes Care, a global diabetes care company, maker of the CONTOUR® blood glucose monitoring (BGM) system portfolio and exclusive distributor of Eversense® Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Systems, has launched its online diabetes management and analytics platform GlucoContro.online in the United States. - Now available in more than 15 countries globally and in the process of further expansion, GlucoContro.online support diabetes management by
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Teladoc Brings At-Home Diabetes Testing for Members
What You Should Know: - Teladoc Health recently added an at-home A1C testing program to its chronic care solution, making it easier for members to manage their diabetes while also bridging health equity gaps in chronic condition care. - Livongo by Teladoc Health members will have the option to receive at-home A1C tests provided by LetsGetChecked, a leading healthcare solutions company that enables providers to administer diagnostics and
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Analysis: 2022 Semi-Annual Health IT Market Review
Executive Summary Act III of COVID: Navigating the Crosscurrents of Post-Inflation 2022 ushered in Act III of the market’s latest transitionary period: The Post-Inflation Era. Since 2008, the US economy functioned with remarkably low inflation and interest rates. As the cost of capital went lower and lower during the decade, valuations steadily rose. Between 2010 and 2020, the NASDAQ experienced a 17.1% annual growth rate, with no small share of the growth a result of expanding valuation
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