Friday, 15 May 2015
Diabetes Telehealth Network sees early success in Mississippi
Today, Gov. Phil Bryant and FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn
are visiting North Sunflower Medical Center as part of an ongoing
public-private partnership to address the growing diabetes crisis that affects
more than 370,000 adults in the state of Mississippi and 29.1 million people
nationwide.
The centerpiece of the partnership is a population
health-care model that leverages telehealth technology delivered over
state-of-the-art fixed and mobile broadband connections, and is designed to
improve the health of participants while also reducing the total cost of care.
In 2010, 12.1 percent of adults in the Mississippi Delta,
which is among the more underserved and impoverished regions in the nation,
reported being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Of that group, 293 died from
complications related to the disease. In 2012, diabetic medical expenses in
Mississippi totaled $2.74 billion, according to the American Diabetes
Association.
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