Becker's Healthcare December 1, 2022
As hospitals and health systems increasingly look to remotely monitor patients for a variety of chronic conditions, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is already tracking the diabetes of nearly 40,000 people from the comfort of their homes.
The health system prescribes Bluetooth-enabled, smartphone app-connected glucometers that send data directly to patients’ EHRs.
Becker’s recently interviewed Sos Mboijana, MD, assistant chief medical information officer and internal medicine physician with Kaiser Permanente in Washington, D.C., about how the program has worked so far and what promises it holds for the larger healthcare system.
Question: When did Kaiser Permanente start offering the remote diabetes program?
Sos Mboijana, MD: Kaiser Permanente offers remote patient monitoring programs for a variety of chronic health needs such as...
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