3 Ways to Tame Chronic Disease With Technology

In the quest to lower healthcare costs and simultaneously improve patient outcomes, healthcare organizations are turning to high-tech initiatives to monitor, treat, and control chronic disease.

Today's marketplace is flooded with wearable and biometric devices that allow individuals to measure vital signs, blood glucose levels, and more from the convenience of their home.

However, the challenge for health systems and hospitals is collecting and analyzing that data in real time so care teams can intervene before problems escalate and result in office or emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or readmissions. Some healthcare organizations are leading the way by using technology to develop new models of chronic disease management.