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Columbia University's Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: rationale and design.
- Source :
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association; Jan2002, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p49-62, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- The Columbia University Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project is a four-year demonstration project funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with the overall goals of evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine in the management of older patients with diabetes. The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial and is being conducted by a state-wide consortium in New York. Eligibility requires that participants have diabetes, are Medicare beneficiaries, and reside in federally designated medically underserved areas. A total of 1,500 participants will be randomized, half in New York City and half in other areas of the state. Intervention participants receive a home telemedicine unit that provides synchronous videoconferencing with a project-based nurse, electronic transmission of home fingerstick glucose and blood pressure data, and Web access to a project Web site. End points include glycosylated hemoglobin, blood pressure, and lipid levels; patient satisfaction; health care service utilization; and costs. The project is intended to provide data to help inform regulatory and reimbursement policies for electronically delivered health care services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10675027
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 106930232
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jamia.2002.0090049