TAMPA, Fla.. Dec. 2, 2020 – Smart Meter, makers of the iGlucose cellular-connected blood glucose monitoring system, introduces a first of its kind automatic integration into PointClickCare’s 21,000 skilled nursing facilities, senior living communities, and home health agencies. Facility care providers can now view patient blood glucose data in one electronic medical record (EMR) system, eliminate manual glucose data entry or uploading, and reduce errors when they use the iGlucose system during COVID-19.
PointClickCare, the #1 cloud-based EMR software used by over 60 percent of skilled nursing providers in the United States chose to collaborate with Smart Meter to capture real-time glucose results and to provide their customers a singular view of patient information which is of particular importance for remote patient management; a practice that has seen exponential growth as a result of desires to limit face to face patient interactions during COVID-19.
“Over 30 percent of our residents have diabetes,” notes Clara Berry, Vice President of Clinical Services at Advanced Healthcare Solutions, LLC, headquartered in Arlington, Texas. “Since we initiated the use of the iGlucose system, our clinical providers have been excited to see the actual blood glucose results and trends for each patient in real-time, whether they are in the facility or working remotely. Now with PointClickCare enterprise-wide integration, all patient information is visible on one secure platform for a more complete patient profile that allows for improved diabetes control.”
“Integration with PointClickCare elevates the iGlucose system to an entirely new level of implementation ease and standardization,” says Brahim Zabelli, Smart Meter CEO. “The iGlucose meter has always immediately transmitted data to the iGlucose portal via AT&T’s vast cellular network and now it seamlessly populates to the EMR resulting in one repository for all patient parameters.”
Under recent Federal Drug Administration guidance, iGlucose meters can be used for individual patients residing in long-term care facilities during COVID-19. Benefits of using the iGlucose system include:
- Timely Patient Care: Quick identification of high/low glucose trends; physicians can remotely access patient results to take corrective measures.
- Cost Containment: Elimination of manual glucose result data entry and reduced meter disinfection cycles. One-click population management highlights where interventions are needed.
- Improved Workflow: No need for a docking station, cables, or Bluetooth® to transfer information to the EMR. The Smart Meter portal maintains activity logs suitable for billing remote patient management codes.
About Smart Meter, LLC
Smart Meter, LLC is a rapidly growing end-to-end solutions provider to businesses in the fast-growing telehealth and remote patient monitoring markets. Smart Meter’s cellular-connected medical devices, data transmission, and digital portals offer significant ease of use and cost advantages. The iGlucose system is quickly becoming the platform of choice among emerging remote care companies and long-term care facilities during COVID-19. The patented iGlucose meter transmits real-time glucose results to a HIPPA-compliant cloud portal that provides trends, alerts, and formatted billing information. The accurate meter features a vibrant color screen, five-second test time, and needs only a tiny blood sample. Unlike devices requiring the use of smartphones, apps, Bluetooth, cables, or docking stations, iGlucose seamlessly and automatically transmits information with no user manipulation.
About PointClickCare
PointClickCare Technologies Inc., helps long-term and post-acute care providers gain the confidence they need to navigate the new realities of value-based healthcare – achieving preferred status in competitive and shrinking networks, optimizing financial and operational health, attracting and retaining the right staff, and connecting to the right partners and insights needed to effectively manage and mitigate risk. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 100 Private Cloud Companies and acknowledged by KLAS Research as Best in KLAS Vendor for Long-term Care, PointClickCare leads the way in creating cloud-based environments where providers, patients, and payers eliminate data silos between care settings, connecting stakeholders to meaningful insights. With a suite of fully-integrated applications powered by an interoperable, mobile-friendly, and regulatory-compliant electronic health record and revenue cycle management platform, PointClickCare helps care providers connect and collaborate within their care network. For more information on PointClickCare’s software solutions, please visit www.pointclickcare.com.
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