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Two Case Studies Presented at IHI National Forum Demonstrate Use of Glytec’s Technology and Services Leads to Improved Glycemic Outcomes
AdventHealth Waterman and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital showcased reductions in hypoglycemia and glycemic practice variation utilizing Glytec’s comprehensive systems approach to glucose management.
In partnership with clinical leaders from AdventHealth Waterman and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Glytec presented two storyboards at the IHI National Forum revealing significant quality and safety improvements for hospitalized patients receiving insulin therapy. On average, this population represents as many as one of every three patients admitted to a general ward and one of every two patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Both hospitals credit their collaboration with Glytec, including utilization of the company’s FDA-cleared decision support platform, eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®), as well as the company’s highly-tailored quality improvement services.
September 12, 2019
WellStar Health System Expands Use of Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System®
Georgia’s largest health system is heightening the safety and efficacy of insulin therapy across its network of hospitals.
Known nationally for innovative care models, WellStar Health System, in partnership with Glytec, is taking proactive measures to optimize glycemic management for hospitalized patients. The not-for-profit health system is expanding use of Glytec’s patented and FDA-cleared eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®) beyond its two largest facilities, WellStar Kennestone Hospital and WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, to an additional eight facilities in the Greater Atlanta and surrounding area.
July 30, 2019
Northeast Georgia Medical Center to Implement eGlycemic Management System® from Glytec
The not-for-profit community medical center is partnering with Glytec to facilitate standardization of best practices in diabetes therapy management.
With as many as half of critical care patients either diagnosed with diabetes or at risk of hyperglycemia while hospitalized, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, in partnership with Glytec, is taking advanced measures to optimize glycemic management and ensure the safety and efficacy of insulin therapy. “Our organization is steadfastly committed to clinical excellence in diabetes care and glycemic management,” says Dr. Suhel Patel, Medical Director and Chair, Inpatient Medicine, Northeast Georgia Physicians Group. “By adopting the Glytec suite of technologies and services, our patients will receive insulin therapy that is personalized to their individual needs and carefully designed to support their recovery and transitions of care.”
June 18, 2019
Study Presented at American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions Observed Substantially Less Hypoglycemia With Use of Glytec’s Technology
Results of a study by Drs. Guillermo Umpierrez and Jordan Messler observed markedly lower rates of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia among critical care patients managed with Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® versus usual care.
Delivering the highest quality care in accordance with best practice is a fundamental tenet of diabetes and glycemic management at Grady Hospital of Atlanta, Georgia, which is why in 2016, the academic medical center chose to standardize its approach and elevate both safety and efficacy by implementing Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®) in its intensive care and step-down units. A retrospective analysis conducted by Drs. Guillermo Umpierrez and Jordan Messler, and presented at the American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions, observed that outcomes of patients managed with eGMS® were consistently superior to those managed with a standard protocol. Outcomes measured over a two-year period (December 2016 to December 2018) included incidence of hypoglycemia, incidence of hyperglycemia, target glucose attainment, and reduction in admission-to-discharge blood glucose.
April 30, 2019
Metro Health – University of Michigan Health to Use Glytec’s Software for Inpatient Diabetes Care
The Wyoming, Michigan-based healthcare organization will partner with Glytec to provide patients an integrated model of technology-enabled glycemic management.
Known for high-quality, personalized care and award-winning services, Metro Health – University of Michigan Health is taking inpatient diabetes management to the next level. With a decades-long focus on ensuring glucose control is a top priority, the healthcare organization has selected Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®) to advance the standardization of best practice. The software-as-a-medical-device eGMS® platform is both patented and FDA cleared.
January 15, 2019
At a Cost of $10,405 Per Patient Stay, Hypoglycemia in The Hospital Cannot Be Ignored
A diabetes webinar hosted by the American Hospital Association and sponsored by Glytec showcased why hypoglycemia prevention is imperative to the safety of patients and to the economics of healthcare delivery.
Featured speakers, Dr. Richard Pratley of Florida Hospital System and Dr. Steven Edelman of UC San Diego Health, recently delivered a unified message to several hundred senior healthcare professionals attending an American Hospital Association webinar: Hypoglycemia [low blood sugar] in the hospital is a major patient safety risk with significant clinical and financial implications. A case study presented by Pratley further revealed that insulin-managed patients who experience severe hypoglycemia, or blood sugar less than 40 mg/dL, have longer stays, higher readmission and mortality rates, and an overall cost of care $10,405 greater than patients whose blood sugar remains in the normal range.
November 13, 2018
Study by Riverside Medical Center Shows Reductions in Length of Stay and Hypoglycemia with Glytec’s Insulin Optimization Solution
Presented at the 18th Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting, the study found that patients treated using Glytec’s solution had 73.2% less hypoglycemia and no bounce backs once transferred from a CCU to a general ward.
With a shifting reimbursement landscape and acuity on the rise for hospitalized patients, the need to minimize length of stay and increase throughput in critical care units is a priority for health systems nationwide. A study conducted by Riverside Medical Center of Kankakee, Illinois, the flagship facility of Riverside Healthcare and the area’s only Magnet® recognized institution, found that by using Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®), patients admitted to critical care units were transferred to general wards .25 days sooner and there were no “bounce backs,” or returns from general wards to critical care units. The study, presented at the 18th Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting, also found that severe hypoglycemia among patients in critical care units was 73.2% lower when using eGMS®.
November 8, 2018
Novant Health Goes Live With Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System®
The 14-hospital health system implements Glytec’s insulin therapy optimization solution and achieves rapid, broad-based adoption of basal-bolus best practice.
Novant Health has successfully partnered with Glytec to achieve best practice for insulin therapy in accordance with American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) guidelines. Through a combination of Glytec’s FDA-cleared eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®) and expert clinical change management program, Novant Health of Winston-Salem, North Carolina has now transitioned from manual, paper-based protocols for sliding-scale insulin therapy to fully integrated, computer-guided decision support for basal-bolus insulin therapy.
November 1, 2018
Adventist Health System Deploys Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System®
Nearly three dozen AHS acute care facilities are live with Glytec’s software for intravenous insulin optimization.
Adventist Health System (AHS), one of the largest faith-based health systems in the U.S., has successfully deployed the eGlycemic Management System® from Glytec. As a result, 33 AHS acute care facilities across seven states are now utilizing Glytec’s solution for intravenous insulin optimization.
June 29, 2018
Major Academic Health System Taps Glytec for Insulin Management Technology
Duke University Health System has selected Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® to elevate the quality and safety of care for patients with diabetes and others who require insulin therapy.
With national statistics indicating that one of every three hospitalized patients requires insulin therapy during their stay, administering the right dose at the right time in accordance with best practices is integral to safe, effective care and speedy recovery. By implementing Glytec’s FDA-cleared eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®) for personalized medication optimization, Duke Regional Hospital of Durham, North Carolina is equipping its staff with a proven and highly efficient means to individualize and standardize insulin therapy. Among the key benefits of eGMS® are helping prevent hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia while also rapidly achieving and maintaining glycemic targets and reducing length of stay.
May 1, 2018
University of New Mexico Hospital to Bolster Patient Safety and Diabetes Care in Partnership with Glytec
New Mexico’s only academic medical center will soon implement Glytec’s evidence-based eGlycemic Management System® for best practices in insulin therapy management.
University of New Mexico Hospital, already a distinguished leader in diabetes care, is partnering with Glytec to achieve the highest levels of quality and safety for hospitalized patients who require insulin therapy. Using Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System®, the Albuquerque-based academic medical center will not only introduce greater standardization and systemization around best practices in glycemic management, but will aim to realize the very significant goal of eliminating severe hypoglycemia.
March 20, 2018
Piedmont Healthcare Expands Use of Glytec’s Software for Insulin Therapy Management
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare will implement Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® across all acute care facilities.
Standardizing and personalizing insulin therapy management for hospitalized patients is a goal Piedmont Healthcare is poised to achieve through expanded use of Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System®, or eGMS®. The not-for-profit healthcare system currently uses eGMS® at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Piedmont Newnan Hospital and Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Based on a new agreement, Piedmont Healthcare will implement eGMS® at Piedmont Henry Hospital, Piedmont Fayette Hospital, Piedmont Newton Hospital and Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.
January 23, 2018
Glytec’s Software Yields Superior Patient Outcomes According to Four New Studies in Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
Safety and efficacy of Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® for diabetes therapy management, and its advantages over conventional methods, is further validated by four peer-reviewed studies.
Four new studies published in the January 2018 issue of Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology (JDST) demonstrate superior patient outcomes and organizational performance with Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® (eGMS®) versus conventional, paper-based protocols. In all instances, which included both inpatient and outpatient settings, use of eGMS® for diabetes and insulin therapy management was observed to be safer and more effective than ‘usual care,’ with lower rates of hypoglycemia, faster resolution of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), expedited time to target glucose, and sustained reductions in A1c. Additionally, use of eGMS® led to substantive efficiency gains in provider workflows, fewer point-of-care tests, shorter lengths of stay, and full adoption of best practices, including 96% utilization of basal bolus insulin.
December 5, 2017
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare will Implement Glytec’s Software to Bolster High-Reliability Care
Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® will ensure clinicians have ready access to evidence-based decision support for personalized insulin therapy management.
Fostering a culture of patient safety is integral to the care Chesapeake Regional Healthcare delivers, and a new partnership with Glytec will enable best practices in glycemic management across all inpatient service lines. Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System® will support the optimization of intravenous and subcutaneous insulin therapy during hospitalization, and will provide evidence-based guidance on transitions in insulin therapy from hospital to home.
