Tech Talk: Online portal boosts diabetes self-management
As tech continues to make inroads in healthcare, increasing evidence suggests its use improves outcomes. In this case, a study of more than 111,000 patients with diabetes - about 53% men; 29% ages 65-74; and 20%, 75 or older - access to a self-management portal was associated with better medication adherence and glycemic control. Further, researchers found that portal use increased overall from close to 40,000 patients in April 2015 to close to 60,000 in December 2017.
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