Perceptions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians toward cardiovascular primary prevention programs: A qualitative systematic review.

Objective: To synthesize the best available qualitative evidence on the perceptions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (hereafter, respectfully referred to as Indigenous Australians) toward participation in cardiovascular primary prevention programs.

Background: In 2017, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of premature mortality in Indigenous Australians, accounting for 11.5% of all deaths.

Integrating telehealth technology into a clinical pharmacy telephonic diabetes management program.

Background: Use of home monitoring technologies can enhance care coordination and improve clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases. This study was designed to explore the feasibility of incorporating a telehealth system into an existing telephonic diabetes management program utilizing clinical pharmacists.

Methods: This observational study was conducted at three Providence Medical Group primary care clinics.

Opening a window of opportunity through technology and coordination: a multisite case study.

The Community Care Coordination Service (CCCS) program was implemented in April, 2000, at the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 8). The goals of the CCCS were to improve the coordination of care for clinically complex patients, referred to as veterans, and to increase their access to care while reducing complications, hospital admissions, and emergency room (ER) visits. This program used a coordinated care approach, a process whereby veterans were followed throughout the continuum of care.

The relationship between eating disorder attitudes and the risk of cardiovascular disease.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between eating disorder (ED) attitudes and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Forty women (M age = 18.85) agreed to participate in this study.

Diabetes disease management program for an indigent population empowered by telemedicine technology.

Mercy Health Center in Laredo, Texas implemented a Telemedicine Diabetes Disease Management Program to determine the impact of a web-based patient interface technology as part of a diabetes disease management program. The program featured the use of the Health Hero iCare Desktop and the Health Buddy appliance. The Mercy Health Center outcomes study aimed to assess the effect of telemedicine technology on the health of indigent border residents with diabetes.