Observations on Online Services for Diabetes Management
- Chien-Tsai Liu, PHD1,
- Yu-Ting Yeh, RN2,
- Ting-I Lee, MD3 and
- Yu-Chuan Li, MD, PHD1
- 1Graduate Institute of Medical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 3Taipei Medical University, Wanfang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Address correspondence to Dr. Chien-Tsai Liu, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xing St., Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail: ctliu{at}tmu.edu.tw
Kwon et al. (1) demonstrated that an Internet-based blood glucose monitoring system, which provided frequent and responsive interactions between patients and their physicians online, can be as effective as face-to-face diabetes follow-ups. Routine medical services typically include face-to-face patient education, in which each patient receives his/her education materials (such as goals to achieve and the knowledge and skills for self-management). To extend patient education for a lasting effect, we have developed a patient-oriented education management (POEM) system (available at www.dmc.idv.tw) (2).
In the system, we reorganize each patient’s education materials, medication data, and laboratory test results at every visit and then present the information on the …
