Learning Objectives:
•Define the concepts of “connected care" and "remote patient monitoring" and explain their potential benefits for the treatment of people with diabetes.
•Describe the various technologies that facilitate remote care and how they can be deployed to monitor both individual patients and entire patient populations within a clinic.
•Discuss the main steps involved in setting up a clinic to optimize use of remote monitoring and care technologies, including efficiently and effectively collecting and reviewing data from various connected devices.
•Explain the current status of insurance reimbursement for remote monitoring and connected care and the steps involved in obtaining reimbursement for the provision of these services.
Eden Miller, DO
Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine
Diabetologist and Director/Co-Founder
Diabetes Nation &
Diabetes and Obesity Care LLC
Bend, OR
Eric L. Johnson, MD
Professor, University of North Dakota
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Assistant Medical Director
Diabetes Center–Altru Health System
Grand Forks, ND
Disclosures:
Eden Miller, DO
•Advisory board/speaker: AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, Merck, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi
•Research support: Abbott and Pendulum
AND
Eric L. Johnson, MD
None
Duration: 30 minutes