The American Diabetes Association estimates that nearly 10% of our population suffers from diabetes and further predicts that by 2050, diabetes will affect a staggering 1 in 3 Americans. Additionally, some 86 million Americans currently live with prediabetes and risk developing Type 2 diabetes at some point in their lifetime These are numbers that cannot…
Research targets specific tools to make mobile apps effective According to an mHealth Intelligence article, chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease are responsible for a large portion of healthcare spending. As such, managing these conditions and improving outcomes has emerged as a priority in the industry. The American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) recently…
Jason Harmon took to the the air with Pilots With Diabetes (PWD) and successfully completed Diabetes Formation Flight USA 2014. The purpose of the flight was to raise awareness of what pilots with closely controlled Type 1 diabetes are capable of, namely to fly commercially. In Harmon’s own words, “We’re trying to break down barriers…
Jason Harmon, Get Real Health’s CTO and Founding Partner, knew from past experience that his week at HIMSS14 would be incredibly hectic. As a patient with type 1 diabetes, he also knew that eating well, exercising, and checking his glucose at regular intervals still needed to happen despite his crazy schedule of meetings, demos, and…
Cortney Nicolato, Get Real Health’s Vice President of Healthcare Strategies, has contributed to an article entitled “Patient Centric Tools for Better Diabetes Self-Management” that was published in MDAdvisor, the journal for the New Jersey medical community. The article addresses the “meaningful use” criteria of patient engagement included in the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record…
