NEWS
Medical Decisions Network (MDN)
and Healthways, Inc. agree to introduce
network-based insulin dosing calculator to Healthways
hospital customers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA and NASHVILLE, TN – March 22, 2007 –
Medical Decisions Network (MDN),
providing a
total solution for tight glycemic control in hospitals, from
program formulation to national benchmarking,
and Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY), the market leader in
high-impact Health and Care SupportSM services,
today agreed to introduce the GlucoStabilizer™, a network-based
insulin dosing calculator, to Healthways hospital
customers to optimize blood glucose control in
hospitalized patients.
For more than 25 years Healthways has been the industry’s
leading diabetes care management company, working closely
with hospitals, physicians and caregivers to improve the
quality of care for hundreds of thousands of patients each
year. The decision to partner with GlucoStabilizer comes from a
number of studies that suggest one of the key reasons for
hypoglycemia to occur in an ICU setting with IV insulin is
the lack of timely blood glucose testing and titration of
insulin dose.1,2,3
The GlucoStabilizer provides on-site measurement of glucose and
automatically calculates the necessary IV insulin drip
adjustments based on a selected protocol. For added safety,
after a nurse enters a current glucose reading, the system
prompts them to enter the reading a second time. A visual
and audible notification alarm then reminds nurses when the
next reading is due.
Automating calculations enables nurses to rapidly and
confidently manage hyper and hypoglycemia across a variety
of patient populations. And because the GlucoStabilizer is a
network-based application, it’s accessible from any PC
connected to the hospital intranet.
Hospital customers implementing Healthways diabetes
management solutions have reduced average length of stay and
ICU days for patients with diabetes. In addition to
reducing costs, hospitals have seen improved clinical
outcomes, such as reduced mortality, infection rates, and
incidences of hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia.
References
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Krinsley, JS
MD, FCCP; Kleinpell, RM, PhD, RN, FCCM. Targeting
Improvements in the ICU: Challenges and Solutions.
Critical Connections, February 2005, Vol. 4, No. 1.
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Krinsley JS. The Effect of an Intensive
Glucose Management Protocol on the Mortality of
Critically Ill Adult Patients, Mayo Clinic Proc. 2004;
79:992-1000.
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Van den
Berghe G. Tight Blood Glucose Control with Insulin in
“Real-Life” Intensive Care, Mayo Clinic Proc. 2004;
79:977-978.
About Healthways
Healthways is the leading provider of specialized,
comprehensive Health and Care SupportSM solutions
to help millions of people maintain or improve their health
and, as a result, reduce overall healthcare costs.
Healthways' programs are designed to help healthy
individuals stay healthy, mitigate and slow the progression
of disease associated with family or lifestyle risk factors
and promote the best possible health for those already
affected by disease. Our proven, evidence-based programs
provide highly specific and personalized interventions for
each individual in a population, irrespective of age or
health status, and are delivered to consumers by phone,
mail, internet and face-to-face interactions, both
domestically and internationally. Healthways also provides a
national, fully accredited complementary and alternative
Health Provider Network, offering convenient access to
individuals who seek health services outside of, and in
conjunction with, the traditional healthcare system. For
more information, please visit
www.healthways.com.
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