A Phased Approach for the Adaptation of Telemedicine in Diabetes Management

This study identifies thirteen components of diabetes care and rates these components based on three factors, namely (1) importance (2) physical presence, and (3) frequency. k-means clustering was used to divide these components into two groups, (1) appropriate for telemedicine (ATM) and (2) not appropriate for telemedicine (NATM).DiscussionThe components of diabetes care, which are appropriate for telemedicine, can be delivered using telemedicine first. The paper gives a phased approach for the adaptation of telemedicine in case of a chronic disease like diabetes. The phased approach reduces the risks associated with implementation and provides the ability to make timely adaptations.
Source: Health Policy and Technology - Category: Health Management Source Type: research