Standards-driven health data interoperability can directly support improved patient care coordination (a key early premise of the ACA) and importantly, also a contributor to real-time Real-world evidence (RWE)-based research programs for overall improvements to...
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WellCare Joins Forces with Fitbit to Help Manage Diabetes in Georgia’s Medicaid Population
WellCare of Georgia, a WellCare Health Plans, Inc. company (WCG), recently partnered with Fitbit to improve health and manage diabetes within the that state. WellCare is a managed care organization often managing large Medicaid contracts on behalf of a state. The...
Brigham and Women’s Hospital- Led Study Shows Lifestyle Care Coordination Leads to Long-Term Clinical Outcomes with Diabetes Patients
A Brigham and Women’s Hospital-led study reveals that good old fashioned prescriptions for diabetes, including body movement, healthy eating and weight loss is incorporated by patients into daily life when heard frequently. The retrospective clinical data analysis of...