A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes
The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise in the United States along with a shortage of endocrinologists. One proposed solution to this challenge is to deliver more specialty health care services through remote patient monitoring (RPM). Here, we describe our initial experience with an RPM program...
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| description | The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise in the United States along with a shortage of endocrinologists. One proposed solution to this challenge is to deliver more specialty health care services through remote patient monitoring (RPM). Here, we describe our initial experience with an RPM program for diabetes care at the University of Colorado. We enrolled 211 patients with primarily uncontrolled type 2 diabetes into the Diabetes Home and Remote Care Program (DHRCP). Remote care replaced traditional brick-and-mortar care while patients were enrolled. A certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES) contacted patients every 1-2 weeks to provide lifestyle coaching and assess medication compliance. With oversight from an endocrinologist, frequent medication adjustments were made by the CDCES. Analysis performed on 106 (50.2%) patients who met graduation criteria and had a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) completed upon program graduation showed an average decrease in HbA1c from 10.4% to 7.0% (p<0.001). Overall, our results demonstrate that RPM is an effective care model for improving glycemic control in patients with diabetes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bed34977389749e1a5f029dc1ea6c66c2025-02-10T05:16:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Endocrinology1664-23922025-02-011610.3389/fendo.2025.15245671524567A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetesKatlyn Sawyer0David Saxon1David Saxon2Richard Zane3Hemali Patel4Michael McDermott5Vatsala Singh6Helen M. Lawler7Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United StatesDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United StatesEndocrinology Section, Rocky Mountain Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United StatesDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Hospital School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United StatesDepartment of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United StatesDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United StatesEndocrinology Section, Rocky Mountain Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United StatesDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United StatesThe prevalence of diabetes continues to rise in the United States along with a shortage of endocrinologists. One proposed solution to this challenge is to deliver more specialty health care services through remote patient monitoring (RPM). Here, we describe our initial experience with an RPM program for diabetes care at the University of Colorado. We enrolled 211 patients with primarily uncontrolled type 2 diabetes into the Diabetes Home and Remote Care Program (DHRCP). Remote care replaced traditional brick-and-mortar care while patients were enrolled. A certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES) contacted patients every 1-2 weeks to provide lifestyle coaching and assess medication compliance. With oversight from an endocrinologist, frequent medication adjustments were made by the CDCES. Analysis performed on 106 (50.2%) patients who met graduation criteria and had a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) completed upon program graduation showed an average decrease in HbA1c from 10.4% to 7.0% (p<0.001). Overall, our results demonstrate that RPM is an effective care model for improving glycemic control in patients with diabetes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2025.1524567/fulldiabetes mellitusremote patient monitoring (RPM)technology in diabetescloud based managementhealth care programdiabetes management |
| spellingShingle | Katlyn Sawyer David Saxon David Saxon Richard Zane Hemali Patel Michael McDermott Vatsala Singh Helen M. Lawler A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes Frontiers in Endocrinology diabetes mellitus remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology in diabetes cloud based management health care program diabetes management |
| title | A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes |
| title_full | A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes |
| title_fullStr | A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes |
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| title_short | A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes |
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| topic | diabetes mellitus remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology in diabetes cloud based management health care program diabetes management |
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