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The technology proved its merit in a pilot that reported high detection rates and adherence, and is already in use at 15 VA medical centers.
However, new technologies can help providers and plans better coordinate access to care.
A study being presented this weekend in Philadelphia is the latest data on Livongo's programs, which combine connected monitoring devices and digital coaching.
The deal also comes with a strategic investment for the disease management startup.
Omar Shraim, CIO at SapphireHMS, Kuwait, is focusing on the push to the payer-provider model, where the private sector occupies a larger role and patients are put at the center.
Calls to the administrators on duty decreased from 274 before electronic notifications to 149 since implementation at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
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"What's needed is to start with the patient, and the patient as a consumer, and add in the relevance of issues outside of a medical conditions."