Thousands Of Diabetics Benefit Through Use Of The Electronic Health Record

Using the Electronic Health Record to actively engage diabetes patients in their own care results in improved blood sugar and cholesterol levels, better vaccination compliance and increased tobacco cessation rates, according to a new Geisinger study.Geisinger Health System launched an Electronic Health Record-driven care program for its 20,000 diabetes patients in 2005.

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Filed under: Diabetes on April 11th, 2008