Let’s hope more providers use telemedicine to reach more patients with diabetes before the current crisis gets worse. If we want to control healthcare costs, the massive diabetes patient population is a good place to start. If telemedicine can make management easier, the hope is doctors and patients will continue adoption, as the technology is now at a level where telemedicine is a genuinely viable, effective way for patients to get active for their own health and care.
About the author: Gigi Sorenson, RN, MSN, is Chief Clinical Officer and Vice President of Operations for GlobalMed, an international provider of virtual care solutions. With over 25 million consults delivered in 60 countries and specializing in both federal and commercial spaces, GlobalMed’s telemedicine platform is used worldwide from the Department of Veteran Affairs and White House Medical Unit to rural hospitals, and villages in Africa.
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