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Abstract
Information technology via telemedicine offers the potential for cost-effective and active management of type 2 diabetes mellitus for people in high-risk underserved communities such as Harlem, NY and the Bronx, NY. Telemedicine is the use of telecommunications technology for medical diagnostic, monitor- ing, and therapeutic purposes to communicate information instantaneously from one location to another, such as from a patients’ home to a hospital. We compared the baseline Hemoglobin A1C levels to the levels recorded after the patient was enrolled in the Housecalls telemedicine program for at least 3 months. The initial results indicate that the Housecalls program is effective in improving compliance and management of diabetes. The initial success of the program is encouraging and demonstrates a great po- tential for the use of telemedicine in monitoring chronic disease.
Recommended Citation
Nielsen, J., & Mehta, P. (2010). Telemedicine Management of Diabetics in an Underserved Community. Quill & Scope, 3 (1). Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1091&context=quill_and_scope
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