New evidence on Remote Foot Temperature Monitoring (RTM): What does a recent VHA study really tell us about the impact?

Health Affairs August 18, 2024
Jon Bloom, MD, CEO and Co-Founder

RTM: Evidence-backed impact on an acute health crisis

Prompt detection and management of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) is a crucial component of effective, comprehensive care for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Left unchecked, DFUs can quickly lead to a series of acute complications, including infection, lower extremity amputation (LEA), and mortality. But sadly, that life-threatening sequence remains a pervasive, growing challenge in the T2D patient population, as well as a mounting crisis for the US health system: DFU remains the #1 cause of all LEAs in the US¹, each of which can cost the health system as much as $100,000.²

Fortunately, digital innovation is making a fast-growing impact on management of this condition—particularly in the form of remote temperature...

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