Manage Stress and Keep Symptoms at Bay Managing a chronic condition can be a daunting task during the frenzied pace of the holidays. However, for patients suffering from Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) keeping triggers at bay could be a matter of life or death. According to Medstar Health, Afib, a type of heart rhythm disorder, affects…
This year, The American Diabetes Association updated the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes and what was number one on the list of improvements? Technology. The new guidelines “suggest that as technology advances, so too does our ability to manage diabetes.” This philosophy is at the heart of the product vision Get Real Health has…
Managing Hypertension is a full-time job. And a job that falls to the patient 95% of the time. It’s not that doctors are not doing their job; quite the contrary. It is more that office visits occur in a small percentage of any given year, so the day-to-day task of maintaining a hypertension care plan…
“Why should you have to be dying to have somebody focus on your quality of life?” These words from Sean Morrison, M.D., director of the National Palliative Care Research Center, are at the heart of Get Real Health’s approach to Palliative Care through our Ellie app. In an article for AARP, Morrison expands on the…
When helping patients manage a chronic illness like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the best way to keep symptoms at bay is to work with them to devise an effective care plan of tasks and medicines. Sounds simple, right? It is when they are in your office for a face-to-face consultation or check-up. But once…
First, we will deliver the bad news: Readmission rates for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients hover near 25%. The good news? A recent study chronicled in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that effectively reducing those readmission rates does not have to come at the price of compromised care. The article, addressed…
In a recent blog, we outlined the reasons senior citizens are increasingly asking for greater access to their health data outside of practitioner visits. Well, it turns out that our seniors are not alone in this desire to better self-manage their health. A recent study, The 2017 Employee Benefit Research Institute/Greenwald & Associates Consumer Engagement…
Senior citizens are joining the ranks of their younger counterparts and looking to technology to assist in improving their lives. According to a new survey, seniors are no longer technology skeptics, in particular when it comes to healthcare. In fact, an overwhelming number, roughly 70%, desire improved access to their healthcare and believe patient engagement…