Physicians, patients take active approach diabetes fight-online

< p > A new project underway is creating a roadmap for large health care organizations to partner with their patients to fight off type 2 diabetes when they are most at risk of developing the disease. The program spurs patients to make the necessary behavioral changes and gives care teams the data they need to keep their patients healthy. < /p > < p > The project is a collaboration of the AMA, < a href= " https://www.omadahealth.com/ " target= " _blank " rel= " nofollow " > Omada Health < /a > , a digital behavioral medicine company, and < a href= " https://intermountainhealthcare.org/ " target= " _blank " rel= " nofollow " > Intermountain Healthcare < /a > in Utah, an industry leader in the adoption of innovative prevention care strategies to reduce costs while providing high-quality care. < /p > < p > The group Tuesday announced a new effort aimed at reducing the alarming number of adults who develop type 2 diabetes. The project will allow Intermountain physicians and care teams to track their patients ’ progress through an evidence-based online diabetes prevention program offered by Omada. < /p > < p > “This collaboration expands upon the < a href= " https://doihaveprediabetes.org/ " target= " _blank " rel= " nofollow " > AMA ’s robust efforts < /a > to prevent type 2 diabetes in this country through the scalable adoption of proven innovative tools and resources that can help physicians better manage patients with chronic conditions, ” said AMA Presid...
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