Not many will disagree that the global pandemic has accelerated the use of technology in healthcare. With a healthcare system stressed to a breaking point, medical professionals have had to prioritize critical cases and increasingly turn to technology tools such as telemedicine and remote patient monitoring to manage the needs of their non-COVID patients. As we begin to look beyond the pandemic, we will not only have the lessons of this time but improved tools to support the delivery of
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4 Predictions for Diabetes Management and Technology in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to put an unprecedented amount of strain on the entire healthcare sector, and the industry has responded by accelerating the ways innovation is developed and adopted. Health leaders have faced a generational challenge and the result has been the rapid deployment of technology to address dire patient needs. Health systems, physicians, and frontline staff pulled together in remarkable fashion to implement these emerging technologies that enhance the ways patients
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Blue Cross NC Launches No-Cost Virtual Programs to Quit Smoking and Reverse Diabetes
What You Should Know: - Today, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina partners
with Carrot Inc. and Virta Health to help address two of the largest ongoing
health issues facing Americans today - smoking and type 2 diabetes. - Virta and Carrot’s programs will be available to
individual under-65 members and fully insured group members beginning November
2020. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC), today announced it is teaming up with Carrot Inc. and Virta
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Virta Adds Prediabetes and Obesity Reversal to Services
What You Should Know: - Virta is expanding its suite of treatment options to
include prediabetes reversal, obesity reversal, and type 2 diabetes management. - By making this crucial expansion, Virta can scale its
treatment to support the tens of millions of additional patients with
prediabetes and obesity, as provide an on-ramp to reversal for those with T2D
that aren’t yet ready to reverse. Virta Health, the
leader in type 2 diabetes reversal, today introduced the addition
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Is Glucometrics The Missing Data in the Fight Against COVID-19?
Glucometrics – the system-wide analysis of inpatient glucose data – should be of fundamental interest for hospital administrators striving to improve the outcomes of their patients. Why is this data so important? Proper glycemic control has been linked to improved outcomes and decreased length of stay time and time again across a myriad of conditions – whether it’s someone recuperating from a heart attack, battling pneumonia, or recovering from surgery. The U.S. health system lacks
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Why Remote Medical Solutions Are More Than Just A Pandemic Response
The health industry has increasingly emphasized convenience these past few decades, with methods developed to seamlessly integrate health management into our daily routines. Gone are the days in which people needed an entire day off just to see the doctor. This same focus has taken on extra meaning as of late, with the pandemic creating a need for treatment options that work around the constraints of social distancing. As a result, a host of digital-based solutions began appearing, providing
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FDA Approves Medtronic’s Insulin Pump System for People with Type 1 Diabetes
What You Should Know: - Medtronic announced the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the MiniMed™ 770G hybrid insulin pump
system with smartphone connectivity and an expanded age indication to patients
with Type 1 diabetes aged 2 and up ― the lowest age indication by the FDA for
an automated insulin pump system. - The new
MiniMed 770G system comes with the Guardian™ Sensor 34, the MiniMed™ Mobile app
(compatible with both iPhone and Android), and Roche Accu-Chek®
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Medtronic Acquires Smart Insulin Pen Company Companion Medical
What You Should Know: - Today, Medtronic announced that it will
acquire Companion Medical, the manufacturer of InPen, a smart insulin pen
system paired with an integrated diabetes management app. - The addition of Companion’s InPen system builds
upon Medtronic's strategic acquisitions of Nutrino and Klue to further
improve overall automated decision-making capabilities and optimizes dosing
decisions using algorithms and AI for patients. Medtronic,
today announced the
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DreaMed Diabetes Supports Research on Efficacy of Virtual Diabetes Care
What You Should Know: - DreaMed Diabetes, the developer of personalized, AI-based diabetes management solutions, will participate in a clinical study, led by Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation, to evaluate the efficacy of virtual treatment for diabetes patients. The research is funded by a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. - DreaMed uses AI-powered technology to seamlessly treat
patients remotely with its virtual diabetes management service by
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5 Reasons Why Providers Need Electronic Support for Glycemic Management
It’s no secret hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are associated with adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients. We’ve known for many years that hyperglycemia is widespread in the hospital, causes immune dysfunction, higher rates of infection, a longer length of hospital stay, complications, and even death. Insulin has been the most effective therapy for hyperglycemia since it was first created almost 100 years ago, but it can also be dangerous if not managed properly. In fact, nearly 50% of all
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