Science-Based Medicine » Re-evaluating Home Monitoring for Diabetes: Science-Based Medicine at Work – “Home glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes is not justified by the evidence. It does not improve outcome, it is expensive, and it may decrease the quality of life of patients.”
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Science-Based Medicine; Re-evaluating Home Monitoring for Diabetes: Science-Based Medicine at Work
September 24th, 2009 | Popularity: 5% 0 comments | Leave a replyHome blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes — Reynolds and Strachan 329 (7469): 754 — BMJ
September 24th, 2009 | Popularity: 6% 0 comments | Leave a replyHome blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes — Reynolds and Strachan 329 (7469): 754 — BMJ – “If the scientific evidence supporting the role of home blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes was subject to the same critical evaluation that is applied to new pharmaceutical agents, then it would perhaps not have been approved for use by patients.” The emphasis on diabetes as “the” use case for remote monitoring may be misguided. This editorial discusses how we’ve gotten there (no one reimburses for blood pressure monitors, they do for diabetic test strips….)
Myths and Realities of Meaningful Care Plans
September 24th, 2009 | Popularity: 3% 0 comments | Leave a replyMyths and Realities of Meaningful Care Plans – Speaking of trust and transparency – I love that Group Health Cooperative physicians and leaders are “blogging as they go” with regard to their reinvention of primary care. They tell us, they don’t know exactly the best way to do some things on day one, but they are trying, and talking about it openly. Really, what is not to like about that.
“So that’s my new routine. Our current approach to “Care Planning” may change over time. EPIC may develop a slick new module with its own tabs and toolbars. I don’t know. What I do know is that by following a few simple conventions and “rules” as I have outlined above we can have a consistent, meaningful, and helpful way for our patients, their families, and our colleagues to know where to find their latest care plans. What’s not to like about that. To me it is a huge step towards providing patient-centered care that really works for everyone.”
The Great Trust Offensive – BusinessWeek
September 24th, 2009 | Popularity: 2% 0 comments | Leave a replyThe Great Trust Offensive – BusinessWeek – In Reputation Institute’s latest Global Reputation Pulse study, ethics and transparency rose in importance to their highest levels ever. Good governance—characteristic of “a responsibly run company that behaves ethically and is open and transparent in its business dealings”—moved from the No. 4 driver of reputation in 2007 to No. 2 this year.
This is a nice article about how various organizations are working with their customers, transparently, to build trust, one of the most important assets they have. Sadly, there are no health care organizations profiled. What is yours doing to engender trust?
The Patient of the Future – www.healthleadersmedia.com
September 24th, 2009 | Popularity: 1% 0 comments | Leave a replyThe Patient of the Future – www.healthleadersmedia.com – September, 2009, quoted in article: “Whenever the patient comes in is the right time, Eytan says. We have to get patients comfortable with saying “I deserve more. I want to be healthy. I want to help manage my care and my health. I want to see every piece of data you have.” (did I really say that? It reads better in context…)
Pioneering Ideas: Opening Physicians’ Notes to Patients
September 24th, 2009 | Popularity: 2% 0 comments | Leave a replyPioneering Ideas: Opening Physicians’ Notes to Patients – ” It’s just a hypothesis at this point, but think about how the knowledge that a patient will read a note will affect how the physician writes the note.” – Totally agree. Thank you Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
