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Inpatient Glycemic Management: Best Practices
Inpatient Glycemic Management: Best Practices
Inpatient glycemic management brings significant challenges in the hospital setting. Hospitalized patients experience fluctuating glucose levels based on various factors, including: Critical illness Infection Sepsis Renal failure Heart failure Dehydration Steroid use Effective management of glucose is crucial for optimal ...
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New CMS Mandate on Diabetes Harm Measures: What You Need to Know
New CMS Mandate on Diabetes Harm Measures: What You Need to Know
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a pivotal update on April 10, 2024, that mandates the reporting of severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia incidents. This new rule, effective for the CY 2026 reporting period, marks a significant ...
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Monarch Medical Technologies Reinforces Commitment to Enhanced Diabetes Care in Light of New CMS Measures
Monarch Medical Technologies Reinforces Commitment to Enhanced Diabetes Care in Light of New CMS Measures
Monarch Medical Technologies, the maker of EndoTool, a leading provider of inpatient glycemic management solutions, enthusiastically supports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) recent introduction of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for Severe Hypoglycemia and Severe Hyperglycemia. These ...
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Your Handbook to Improved Glycemic Control with the 2024 SCCM Guidelines
Your Handbook to Improved Glycemic Control with the 2024 SCCM Guidelines
In the evolving landscape of critical care medicine, staying up to date on the latest guidelines and best practices is not just beneficial—it's imperative. With this in mind, I am thrilled to introduce our latest comprehensive resource, "The Critical Care ...
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Shaping Tomorrow’s ICU: Glycemic Control Discussions at SCCM 2024
Shaping Tomorrow’s ICU: Glycemic Control Discussions at SCCM 2024
Are you going to the 2024 Critical Care Congress in Phoenix on January 21-23 presented by the Society of Critical Care Medicine? One session you won't want to miss is the SCCM Guidelines discussion which will have a focus on ...
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How Can Technology Help Hospitals Achieve American Diabetes Association Standards of Care?
How Can Technology Help Hospitals Achieve American Diabetes Association Standards of Care?
In response to the ongoing challenges faced by hospitalized patients requiring insulin therapy, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) released its updated 2024 Standards of Care of Hospitalized Patients this month. Thirty to forty percent of hospitalized patients require insulin therapy ...
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92% Hypoglycemia Reduction with EndoTool IV: UPMC Central PA’s Success Story
92% Hypoglycemia Reduction with EndoTool IV: UPMC Central PA’s Success Story
The management of patients with intravenous insulin is fraught with challenges when a standardized dosing protocol is utilized. These challenges include increased nursing workflow, the potential for dosing errors due to the complexity of the protocols, and the occurrence of ...
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2022 CMS Changes for Inpatient Diabetes Management
2022 CMS Changes for Inpatient Diabetes Management
2022 CMS Changes for eCQM The 2022 final rule from CMS brings the adoption of two electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for the management of inpatient diabetes in the hospital setting. This rule will standardize when and how hospitals report ...
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Technology Takes Center Stage at American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions
Technology Takes Center Stage at American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions took place early this month and the team at Monarch was once again in attendance. With five days of comprehensive education and presentations, this year's session was packed with updates, insights, and new ...
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Closing the Gap Between Current and Optimal Glycemic Management
Closing the Gap Between Current and Optimal Glycemic Management
"It's only when you drop yesterday's assumptions that you can glimpse tomorrow's patterns and possibility. To see deeper, unsee first." - Umair Haq Clinical inertia is a term that has been used to define the resistance to a new therapeutic ...
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Risk of Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes
Risk of Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes
Hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by abnormally low blood glucose (blood sugar) levels, usually less than 70 mg/dL. This condition is recognized to be one of the main restrictions in achieving normal control in type 1 diabetes. Historically, the risk ...
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Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 3
Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 3
Strategies to Minimize Risk of Hypoglycemia We addressed the patient risks of severe hypoglycemia in the part 1 of this series and followed it with the clinical consequences of severe hypoglycemia in part 2. After looking at both scenarios, you ...
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Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 2
Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 2
Clinical Consequences of Severe Hypoglycemia In part 1 of this series, we described a scenario of a patient receiving intensive insulin therapy, and the most frequent critical complication to follow: hypoglycemia. Not only are there patient risks of severe hypoglycemia, ...
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Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 1
Insulin: Lifesaver or Killer? Part 1
Patient Risks of Severe Hypoglycemia Edward Mason is an 18-year old male with a height of 175.26 cm (5'9) and a weight of 72.57 kg (160 lbs). Edward is admitted to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting ...
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Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
According to the American Diabetes Association, hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by abnormally low blood glucose (blood sugar) levels, usually less than 70 mg/dL. Hypoglycemia can be caused from too much insulin, inadequate food intake or poor timing of meals, ...
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The Patient Safety Movement Pledge to Improve Prevention of Severe Hypoglycemia: Part 4
The Patient Safety Movement Pledge to Improve Prevention of Severe Hypoglycemia: Part 4
Throughout this series, we have spent time explaining the Patient Safety Movement and the strategies and tactics for preventing severe hypoglycemia. In part 3, we outlined three plans — leadership, practice and technology — that require action in order to ...
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The Patient Safety Movement Pledge to Improve Prevention of Severe Hypoglycemia: Part 3
The Patient Safety Movement Pledge to Improve Prevention of Severe Hypoglycemia: Part 3
In part 2 of this series dedicated to the Patient Safety Movement Pledge, we educated our readers on the performance gap and explained that hospitals and healthcare systems will have to take action in specific leadership, practice, and technology plans ...
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How EndoTool is Both Predictive and Prescriptive
How EndoTool is Both Predictive and Prescriptive
Recently, there have been product announcements from companies in the glucose management space promoting new tools to "predict" hypoglycemia. There is a big difference between products that market hypoglycemia's predictive ability and the EndoTool technology. EndoTool not only predicts changes ...
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The Patient Safety Movement Pledge to Improve Prevention of Severe Hypoglycemia: Part 2
The Patient Safety Movement Pledge to Improve Prevention of Severe Hypoglycemia: Part 2
Hypoglycemic events can be life-threatening, especially for patients with diabetes. Severe hypoglycemia is associated with increased morbidity, length of stay, and mortality. As we mentioned in part 1 of this series, over 200,000 patients die unnecessarily in US hospitals each ...
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The Hypoglycemia “Cheat Sheet”
The Hypoglycemia “Cheat Sheet”
In our previous blog, we looked at the quick facts behind hyperglycemia and the personalized glucose management software to safely treat hyperglycemia while preventing hypoglycemia. While hyperglycemia often has the spotlight when it comes to blood glucose levels, hypoglycemia is ...
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Hypoglycemia: Not to Be Overlooked
Hypoglycemia: Not to Be Overlooked
Hyperglycemia is a topic frequently discussed in hospitals today. It is not a defining characteristic of diabetes, but is a hefty threat to the body if not addressed in a timely manner. When left untreated, hyperglycemia can cause long-term complications ...
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Hypoglycemia: How Low Can You Go?
Hypoglycemia: How Low Can You Go?
How low can you go? When it comes to sugar levels and you begin to experience hypoglycemic symptoms, it depends who you ask. According to the American Diabetes Association, hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by abnormally low blood glucose (blood ...
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Blood Sugar Levels: Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia Defined
Blood Sugar Levels: Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia Defined
Hyperglycemia. Hypoglycemia. What's the difference? What's the significance? Hyper, derived from Greek, means above, or in excess, while glyc denotes sweet, and mia means in the blood. Together, they mean too much glucose in the blood. Hypo, also Greek, means ...
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How Glucose Control Can Save Hospitals Money
How Glucose Control Can Save Hospitals Money
How would you like to save your hospital almost $75,000 a year in potentially unreimbursed expenses? This was the realization Wilson Memorial Hospital, a 71-bed hospital in western Ohio, made when it decided it needed to find a better way ...
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