National Health Service implements wearable Digital Diabetes Coach
Client:
West of England Academic Health Science NetworkChallenge:
- The National Health Service spends $13B annually for diabetic care due to medical complications of diabetes
- Inadequate and untimely medical information can shorten the longevity and quality of life of diabetic patients
- Prevention and early treatment of complications from diabetes can improve the lives of patients and save money
Solution:
- Created infrastructure to deliver mobile health self-management tools (wearable sensors, supporting software)
- Delivers patient/clinical platforms with machine learning and predictive analytics capabilities
- Provides a real time view of data and the ability to share information with others
Results:
- Self-management enabled by a real-time view of their data and being informed of treatment strategies
- More timely treatment by sharing personal diagnostic data with healthcare professionals
- Improved knowledge of diabetic patients and treatment through real-time aggregation of data, information and knowledge gained by use of the Diabetes Digital Coach
Diabetes is a difficult, complicated and expensive disease to treat.
This video shows the goal of this project, to develop an easy-to-use online service that enables individuals with diabetes to self-manage their condition using digital technologies.
A new community for the care and self-management of diabetes conditions is being created.
It extends life of people with diabetes, improves diabetic patient independence and outcomes, and lowers the annual cost of treatment.