diabetes care

Diabetes Care: A New Era of Patient-Centred Management 

A 47-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes, often visits the hospital for her routine check-ups and diabetes care. Over the past years, managing her condition has been tough for her primary care physicians due to the disunified and fragmented healthcare system which lacked in managing the hospital activities and operations. Her medical history, lab results, and medication records are scattered across different clinics and specialists. During her visit, she expressed her frustration due to these problems to her diabetologist/endocrinologist, who gleefully introduced her to the hospital’s new HIMS solution—Cellma that is now transforming the hospital’s operations and management.  

Cellma optimises the hospital’s operations and management. This not only alleviates the hospital administration, but also enhances patients’ experience. Through various modules of Cellma, patients’ hospital journey is smooth.  
 
Read the blog to learn how Cellma transforms diabetes care and hospital’s management and operations.

What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is the underlying condition that causes elevated blood sugar. It develops when the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or any at all, or when the body isn’t responding to the effects of insulin properly. Diabetes affects people of all ages. According to diabetes UK, over 5.6 million people are living with diabetes including both diagnosed and undiagnosed cases.  
 
There are three major types of diabetes:  
 
Type 1 Diabetes: With type 1 Diabetes there is little or no production of insulin by the pancreas. 

This may be caused by an autoimmune disease genetics (not usually in small children), a virus, environmental factors or some other childhood disease. Autoimmune is one cause, which does not usually apply to little children.  

It’s usually diagnosed in children and young adults, but it can develop at any age. According to diabetes UK, about 8% of people with diabetes have type 1.  
 
Type 2 Diabetes: In this type, the body doesn’t make enough insulin and/or the body’s cells don’t respond normally to the insulin. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, and it mainly affects adults, but children can have it as well. Around 90% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, according to diabetes UK 
 
Gestational Diabetes: It develops in some people during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy. 
Diabetes care requires continuous monitoring of blood sugar levels, medication management, dietary adjustments, and regular medical consultations. Different types of diabetes require different treatments and hence the care pathway for each type is distinct. 
 
For diabetic patients, managing diabetes involves handling multiple aspects of care. The Challenges of Diabetes Management a hospital and clinic face are- 
Regular blood sugar monitoring 
Following up the medication and lifestyle changes 
Document and prescriptions management 
Keeping track of lab results and medical history 
Frequent visits to healthcare providers for consultation 
 
Due to the lack of an integrated system healthcare providers face incomplete or delayed access to vital information, affecting the quality of care and patient outcomes. 

How Cellma Transforms Diabetes Care

Cellma is an all-in-one HIMS solution that addresses challenges by providing a platform that streamlines all aspects of diabetes management. With administrative tasks and clinical management, Cellma brings together all aspects of patient care. Cellma can integrate across various hospital departments and ensure that healthcare providers have quick access to important information.  
Here’s how Cellma enhances diabetes care with its modules: 

 

Electronic Patient Record (EPR)- 
The Electronic Patient Record (EPR) module of Cellma has a centralised digital storage for all patient information. From demographics to medical history, every piece of data is easily accessible to authorised healthcare providers. In the EPR module, the patient’s data is recorded throughout their care pathways irrespective of where the services were delivered. EPR module is completely integrated for bi-directional connectivity. 
 
Patient Administration System (PAS)-  
With Cellma’s Patient Administration System (PAS), administrative tasks such as patient registration, appointment scheduling, and admission/discharge processes are simplified. PAS module includes the referral procedure to specialised consultants. Also, in Cellma, appointments can be booked using the web portal or app. 
 
Document Management- 
Cellma’s document management module stores all the patient documents related to diabetes, including consent forms, diabetes treatment plans, summaries, securely and are easily accessible to the healthcare providers. This reduces the risk of lost paperwork and enhances the efficiency of hospital operations by providing a centralised storage for all important documents.  
 
 
Lab Management- 
Regular lab tests are important for monitoring diabetes. With Cellma’s lab module test results are seamlessly integrated into the patient’s record. With automated workflows, HbA1c levels, kidney function tests, and cholesterol levels are automatically updated in the EPR of diabetic patients, reducing the risk of errors and ensuring timely interventions. Through Cellma’s lab module, patient care providers effectively manage all pathology requests, reports, and findings within their institution linked to their patient’s records. Cellma can integrate with the existing lab analysers or third-party technology and transfer all the information.  
 
E-Pharmacy- 
The E-Pharmacy module of Cellma integrates prescription management with the hospital’s pharmacy. Diabetes medications can be prescribed electronically, and pharmacists receive the prescriptions in real-time. Cellma’s Pharmacy Medicines Management & Medicines Administration are seamlessly integrated with each other and ensures quality, safety, and efficiency for all prescribed and dispensed items. Cellma’s E-pharmacy & E-prescribing module is integrated with the billing module and hence, it automatically records and generates patient-level costing.  
 
 
Communication-  
Communication is important for smooth diabetes care. Cellma’s communication module allows healthcare providers to communicate without any issues and provides secure messaging and collaboration tools. Patient can participate and take their health care in their own hands through self-registration, feedback, and access to specific parts of their medical record. Hospital administration can inform the patient about their tests results, upcoming appointments and treatment options. 
 
Telemedicine Solution- 
Cellma supports telehealth services, enabling virtual consultations and remote monitoring. Diabetic patient can confirm, cancel, or re-schedule telemedicine appointments to suit their availability. It reduces no-shows significantly with appointment confirmations and reminders about upcoming remote consultations via the patient app and portal.  
 
Finance and Billing-  
Cellma’s Finance and Billing module simplifies the financial operations of a hospital. It handles everything from the patient’s diabetes treatment’s billing to insurance claims processing and ensures accuracy and transparency. The finance and appointment module in Cellma is completely connected. As a result, patients get automatic billing for each treatment episode and the service provided at the department. For the local, national or procurement requirements, automatic reports are generated. Automatic reports are created whenever needed for local, national, or procurement requirements. With such filtered data, you can see where resources can be managed more ideally. 
 
Business Intelligence and Reporting-  
The Business Intelligence and Reporting module provides diabetes department and the hospital as whole with valuable insights into the departments and hospital’s operations, through advanced analytics and reporting tools. Cellma’s Business Intelligence and Reporting module provides clinical, managerial and financial reports on all data stored within an organisation. Every single piece of data can be accessed in three easy-to-read formats. Our dynamic dashboards give you a snapshot of any specific key performance indicators, customisable to present only the data you need.  
 
Cellma effectively transforms diabetes care by streamlining patient information, lab management, supporting medication follow-ups, and engaging patients in their care. For patients like Mrs. Tessa, this means better management of their condition, fewer complications, and an improved quality of life. Cellma elevates operational efficiency, patient outcomes and satisfaction.  
 
Explore the benefits of Cellma and book a free demo today. Take the first step towards a more efficient, patient-centred healthcare management.

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