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The end of October marked the third annual EndoTool User Group Meeting for Monarch. As EndoTool users from near and far convened in Charlotte, NC, the discussion centered on how users can further optimize EndoTool to see improvement in outcomes. While the application has demonstrated success by statistically eliminating hypoglycemia, attendees and speakers all agreed, the outcomes can be amplified...

Diabetes care and education specialists across the country convened in Houston, TX last week for the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) annual meeting. Notice, we avoided using the designation of diabetes educators. During the meeting, AADE announced the new name for its members, “diabetes care and education specialists,” or DCES for short. As Karen Kemmis, PT, DPT, RN, MS,...

All nurses deal with the prominent disease known as diabetes. It is a disease that effects all of us in one way or another. Either by family, friends, or co-workers, it has touched us all. As a hospital nurse for more than 20 years, I had not imagined that we could possibly manage our diabetic patients any way other than...

Even though the protocol for dosing insulin can be carefully calculated for the particular patient in need, what if that patient’s need for insulin changes quickly after the initial dose recommendation? This concept is not only unheard of, it is very common. Based on a wide range of factors, such as a patient’s activity level, meals consumed, and stress, a...

Recently, an article written by Prashant Dedhia was shared on LinkedIn titled, Don’t sell a product, sell a whole new way of thinking. The mantra of selling an idea instead of a product is a concept often overlooked in healthcare. In order to sell innovative technology to executives, you have to not only change what those people think, but how...

Anyone who has ever entered a phrase in the search box of Google and seconds later received direct links to millions of highly-specific references to that phrase, has experienced the power of algorithms. Algorithms are also used in almost every service and product which requires data computation – social networks such as Facebook, online retailers such as Amazon, smart phones...

Recent controversies at the National Institute of Health Clinical Center are every hospital administrator’s worst nightmare. According to a June 2, 2016 article in the Wall Street Journal, the Bethesda, Maryland hospital, recognized for its cutting-edge medical research, has an unsafe pharmacy dosing program for patients. In 2015, Federal Drug Administration inspectors found what they termed “serious manufacturing problems” with...

Glucose Management Software This blog series has been used to educate our readers on inpatient glucose management. In part 1, we explored the risks and complications, and in part 2, we explored best practices recommended by the American Diabetes Association and The Joint Commission. In this post, we will come full circle with the benefits of inpatient glucose management software....

A study at United Regional Health Care System (URHCS), a major 325-bed hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas, proves that safe and efficient glucose management not only improves the delivery of insulin therapy, but decreases overall length of stay and results in financial savings for the hospital. As part of its commitment to leverage advanced medical technology for the benefit of...