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Dr. Jove Graham Discusses Maintaining Patient Participation in the Telemonitoring Program
Dr. Jove Graham, Research Investigator I, Geisinger Center for Health Research, Danville, PA, discusses the Post-Discharge Monitoring and Readmissions study. In this segment, Dr. Graham talks about how Geisinger’s automated system works to overcome patient participation and compliance issues.
After discharge, patients only had to take one phone call a week during a four week period. The study did not require intensive participation by the patients aiding in its success.
Beyond Insulin: The Impact of Next-Generation Diabetes Technology
April 17th 2024Experts explain how new diabetes technologies like continuous glucose monitors are transforming care beyond intensive insulin therapy, offering personalized insights and improving outcomes for patients of all treatment levels.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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Dr Michael Farwell on FDG PET/CT Imaging to Predict Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Melanoma
April 15th 2024Michael Farwell, MD, associate professor of radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, provides insights into a study on the benefits of using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT imaging to detect metabolic tumor changes in skin cancer.
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Making Giant Strides in Maternity Health Through Baby Steps
April 9th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey.
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Bioinformatics, Machine Learning Reveal New Insights Into MG-Associated DCM
April 11th 2024Researchers explain that these insights have important implications, if validated in further research, as challenges with early detection of dilated cardiomyopathy complicate myasthenia gravis (MG)-prognosis.
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What We’re Reading: Telehealth Debate; STD Rise Among Older Adults; PFAS Limits in Water
April 10th 2024Lawmakers are under pressure to decide the fate of COVID-era telehealth payment changes; the CDC reports an alarming increase in sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases among Americans 55 years and older; new regulations aim to reduce harmful exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.”
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