Managed Healthcare Executive February 15, 2023
Jared Kaltwasser

A new study showed a smartphone app is associated with improvements in HbA1c levels and other measurements indicative of well-managed diabetes. The authors note, though, that benefit may come from greater physician involvement with patients and other factors related to the app.

A new report affirms the potential for prescriptions digital solutions to help manage type 2 diabetes, but it also highlights the role of physician monitoring in boosting patient adherence.

In the new study, which was published in JMIR Diabetes, investigators wanted to know whether a digital therapeutic would be effective at helping patients control their glucose levels when used as an add-on therapy to regular antidiabetic treatment. They enrolled 128 people in India with type 2 diabetes and...

Today's Sponsors

Venturous
Got healthcare questions? Just ask Transcarent

Today's Sponsor

Venturous

 
Topics: Apps, Digital Health, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
Medicare insurers ranked by mobile app quality
How an App Store Approach Fuels Innovation and Efficiency in Healthcare
'The generation that created the internet is now our audience': SCAN Group prepares to launch first mobile app
Appleā€™s Vision Pro has a problem a year into its existence: Not enough apps
Research reveals concerning links between fitness apps and disordered eating

Share This Article