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This Diabetes Awareness Month, Onduo's virtual diabetes clinic announced expansion to Delaware, the 49th and final state in the continental U.S. For the past two years, Onduo has been building and expanding access to a network of endocrinologists who can support people living with type 2 diabetes in making suggested medication and lifestyle changes, including for individuals living in rural communities that do not have endocrinologists nearby. "We've been quietly focused on doing this right - hiring the best people to build the best products and care services designed and centered around each individual," said Dr. Josh Riff, MD, CEO of Onduo, LLC. "It's time to offer convenient access to care and to help people living with chronic conditions, like diabetes, get the personalized services they need and deserve." Launched in early 2018, Onduo's preliminary results demonstrate lifestyle and medication changes are necessary to improve clinical outcomes and could potentially improve quality of life and prevent long-term complications. As part of its program, Onduo also offers support from diabetes educators and health coaches as well as a growing number of evidence-based wearables, such as continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMs). Added Dr. Riff, "It's exciting to have it all come together and build a program that can make a sustainable difference in people's lives."
Building an Empathetic Virtual Care Experience
"We've seen patients with some of the most complex cases of type 2 diabetes experience life-changing results because we put the relationship wit the patient at the forefront of our work," said Dr. Ronald Dixon, MD, CEO and President of Onduo Professionals, P.C. "We're focused on building true partnerships with the members of our program and their providers. This helps enable sustainable clinical outcomes through access to information and a team of supporting providers and specialists." In addition to garnering registrations and licenses necessary to provide care in the 49 states, Onduo has made early and extensive investments in building a virtual diabetes clinic. This includes integration of CGMs and other devices, training and expansion of the multidisciplinary care team, and building tools to coordinate care with primary care physicians (PCPs).
The Use of CGMs for Type 2 Diabetes
About Diabetes in the U.S.
The Growing Shortage of Endocrinologists
"PCPs and their patients both need and deserve access to additional support in between physician visits, and our virtual model provides a convenient access point," added Dr. Dixon. While the incidence and prevalence of endocrine disorders, like diabetes, continues to rise as the baby boomer population ages, the American Board of Internal Medicine cites fewer than 7,000 licensed endocrinologists in the U.S.6 and current estimates suggest a shortage of more than 1,500 endocrinologists in the workforce.7 In rural areas, where diabetes prevalence is ~17% higher than in urban areas8, one in two people live more than 20 miles from the nearest endocrinologist.9 Virtual clinics are poised to offer a solution to the growing shortage of endocrinologists by enabling specialty physicians to advise and support PCPs while reaching and engaging more people managing the disease.
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