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Do Digital Diabetes Management Tools Deliver Intended Value?
Recent research from the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) panned many digital diabetes management tools for failing to provide meaningful clinical benefits while raising health care spending.
7 Innovative Devices from CES 2024 Could Reshape Patient Self-Care
The recent CES 2024 show (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) produced a number of health care-related, attention-getting devices. Some are not commercially available yet, but these products have the potential to help patients take greater control of their health.
Fitbit Forms Its First Partnership with Medicaid Plan
In its first partnership with a Medicaid plan, Fitbit and WellCare of Georgia recently teamed up to provide Medicaid enrollees who have type 2 diabetes with a Fitbit device if they complete an annual diabetic retinal exam.
Ochsner Revs Up National Remote Patient Monitoring Plan
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) got a huge lift during the pandemic as record numbers of Americans opted for connected care from the safety of their homes, but will this trend continue? Ochsner Health is betting it will.
Fitbit Takes Next Step into Care Management
In a move long anticipated, wearable device maker Fitbit is expanding its services to include care management and personal coaching for those with chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. The Fitbit Premium service, slated to begin in October, will allow users to share data with their doctors, culled from the data the device collects such as heart rate, sleep, weight changes and analyses of activity.