In a recent blog post, the American Medical Association (AMA) explores the ways that technology can help link patients with prediabetes to local lifestyle-change programs.
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on the American Medical Associations website.
That was a message delivered this week by Kate Kirley, MD, a family physician and director of chronic disease prevention at the AMA, and Mamta Gakhar, director of health care integration at YMCA of the USA, during the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.
The AMA offers tools and resources for physicians and their care teams, as well as online CME to help expand your knowledge in prediabetes and chronic disease treatment.
The relationship between the organizations is more important than the technology, Dr. Kirley said during the presentation, entitled “Bidirectional eReferrals Between Health Systems and YMCAs.” Click here to continue>>
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