The Key to Diabetes Patient Success - BodySite Practice Management Software

Type 2 Diabetes unequivocally remains one of the greatest threats to American health today. Over 37 million individuals are suffering with diabetes in America, over 28 million individuals are pre-diabetic and a tragic 100,000 individuals die from complications relating to diabetes every year [1][2].

Lifestyle and daily routine play a big part in blood sugar levels and diabetes management, but when you look at the average lifestyle of an American, scrolling social media has replaced exercising, food delivery has replaced home cooked meals and remote work and automation has replaced labor intensive work. The lack of exercise and the reliance on quick, cheap and sugar-filled foods, among other poor lifestyle choices, has caused millions of people to suffer from insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and eventually in too many cases, type 2 diabetes.

Our society has actually become sicker over the last century even with advances in healthcare. We live in a generation that has everything available to them at their fingertips, but struggles to grasp the one thing we need: adequate healthcare and lifestyle intervention for conditions like diabetes.

Something has to change. But what if the same technology that is part of the problem, is also part of the solution? We can’t change the way the world operates, but we can increase patient compliance with diabetes treatment and lifestyle change if we leverage technology.

Patients are visiting their social media multiple times a day to keep up with their friends, trends and informative videos. What if you could create a similar online space where you and your care team could communicate with those patients, allow them to access your daily educational materials to assist with their specific healthcare goals and track their progress daily?

Enter the remote patient care platform.

What is a Remote Patient Care Platform?

“Remote patient care” is an umbrella term for digital tools and technology that allow for providers to care for their patients in between office visits, virtually and remotely in place of or in addition to face-to-face encounters when appropriate.

Today, there are a myriad of digital remote patient care tools available that will allow your practice to not only improve the quality of care you bring to your patients, but can even generate new revenue. There is also a huge opportunity to reach the underserved communities that don’t have access to direct in-office care because of time and distance.

The Evidence for Guiding Diabetes Patients Through Remote Patient Care

A study conducted to investigate effective self-management education and support for diabetes patients found that “educational reinforcement using technological devices such as mobile applications has been highlighted as an enabler of diabetes self-management and it could be employed as an intervention to alleviate identified gaps in diabetes self-management.” [3]

In other words, in order for patients to succeed at managing their diabetes, providers need to give them the education, technology and tracking tools to guide their care. All of which can be found on a remote patient care platform like ADigital Health, powered by BodySite.

BodySite – Your Practice Hub For Remote Diabetes Patient Care

BodySite is A4M’s remote patient care platform that enables thousands of providers to treat and educate their diabetes patients remotely. Our solution is simple, secure, and ideal for practices looking to streamline diabetes patient care to reach more patients and increase practice revenue.

The National Institute of Diabetes suggests that creating healthy habits and creating a diabetes care plan can help to manage diabetes. By combining the power of BodySite’s remote patient care platform with automated patient education tools and connected health devices, you and your patients will be more equipped than ever to implement healthy lifestyle changes to aid in the fight against insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.

That’s why this month during National Diabetes Month, BodySite is excited to announce the Diabetes Solutions Kit that allows you to remotely monitor, guide and support your patients with diabetes. The Diabetes Solutions Kit is equipped with a glucose meter, body composition scale, water bottle, printed instructions and more. Healthcare providers can use this kit to remotely monitor biometric data of patients including blood sugar and weight.

Paired with any of BodySite’s blood sugar-friendly care plans such as the Mediterranean Diet for Diabetes, Plant Based Diet or Gluten Free plan, your care team has a comprehensive solution for caring for diabetic patients. The Mediterranean diet helps to promote blood glucose stability in order to improve symptoms associated with diabetes. In studies surrounding the Mediterranean diet, it has been shown that the factors that lead to metabolic syndrome and insulin sensitivity are well-managed when patients have tools needed to comply with a Mediterranean diet approach.

With BodySite, your diabetic patients can access daily guidance about the Mediterranean diet or the care plan of your choice, important metrics coming from integrated connected health devices, and interact with your care team, all in one place.

BodySite gives providers the ability to…

Guide diabetes patients toward better health with automated care and lifestyle instructions

Automatically track patient metrics and progress, schedule HIPAA compliant telehealth visits

Manage patient compliance, records, and communications for a patient’s care path in one HIPAA-compliant system

Integrate with leading diabetes and healthcare devices such as iGlucose Monitor, Withings Blood Pressure Cuff, Fitbit, Oura ring, and other healthcare solutions to provide a great user experience for both patients and providers

BodySite’s remote patient care and monitoring platform gives you the tools to engage with more patients in less time. Automate the delivery of patient care instructions, monitor patient progress, communicate virtually, and more. Instead of patients scrolling through social media, they’ll dedicate a portion of their day to important diabetes education, tasks and resources related to their diabetes care program.

YOU Are The Key to Diabetes Patient Success

While remote patient care is an essential way to touch your diabetes patients— the real key to diabetes patient success is you and your care team. The right tools and technology are essential to treating diabetes, but your patients are looking to YOU to provide that to them. Your knowledge, expertise and vetting of their program they need is what is going to ultimately move the needle when it comes to your diabetes patients goals and overall health.

If you’re not already using BodySite to provide automated remote care to your diabetes patients between visits, try BodySite free by signing up for a 30 day free trial at this link. If you’d like to see a list of all programs available in our stock library, you can preview the list here.

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