DiabetesManager.com Named One of Healthcare's ``Top Ten'' Web Sites; Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Disease Management Programs.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 14, 2000 DiabetesManager.com Inc. today announced that it has been named one of the Top Ten Internet sites in the field of disease management by the Health Industries Research Companies (HIRC HIRC House (of Representatives) International Relations Committee HIRC Hollister Independence Rally Committee HIRC Health Information Resource Center HIRC Humanities Instructional Resource Center HIRC Health Inequalities Research Collaboration ). "To be recognized by such a prestigious group further validates the value of our program to more than 16 million people afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, with diabetes," said Stephen S. S. Hyde, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , DiabetesManager.com. "And it reinforces that DiabetesManager.com represents the next generation of disease management in that it does more than educate patients. It actually helps them manage their diabetes in accordance with doctor's orders "Doctor's Orders" is the title of an episode from the third season of the television series . Its episode number is 068, and it first aired on 18 February 2004. Plot summary This is a summary of the beginning portion of the episode. ." Web sites on HIRC's list met at least four of eight qualifying criteria: continuous data entry, zone stratification, exception reporting, automated data entry, real-time support, e-Mail reminders, support groups and e-Commerce. DiabetesManager.com met six of these criteria, as many as any other Web site on the list. DiabetesManager.com gives patients 24x7 access to its proprietary automated home decision-support system containing their doctor's treatment parameters for diet, exercise and insulin dosage. The program provides necessary tools, protocols, education and data for controlling blood glucose levels blood glucose level, n level of glu-cose in the bloodstream, normally about 70 to 115 mg/dL after fasting overnight. Higher levels may indicate diseases such as diabetes mellitus. and managing diabetes more effectively. By helping patients avoid acute episodes associated with diabetes, DiabetesManager.com also helps contain the cost of treating the disease. "We fulfill a huge, unmet need for physicians to be able to provide standard-of-care, on-demand intervention and information to their diabetic patients via the Internet," said Robert Monoson, M.D., Medical Director of the company. "This is the most advanced, secure, cost-effective Web-based disease management system to date." HIRC was founded by a researcher from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce and Stanford (SRI) in 1990 to examine the trends and implications of managed care and national accounts. HIRC's home offices are in California, with staff in California, Pennsylvania California is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River. The population was 5,274 at the 2000 census. It includes the campus of California University of Pennsylvania. , New Jersey and Arizona. For more information about the Health and Disease Management report, visit www.hirco.com. DiabetesManager.com provides the diabetes community with healthcare programs on the Internet for a low monthly fee, establishing links between patients, family members, physicians and third-party payers to improve the productivity and efficiency of diabetes management This article is about the management of diabetes mellitus. For more on the disease itself see diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure as of 2007. It is associated with an impaired glucose cycle, altering metabolism. . For more information visit www.diabetesmanager.com. |
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