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Startup seeking to help prevent pregnancy complications will take part in gestational diabetes pilot (Updated)

One hundred patients from Cone Health's Center for Women’s Healthcare will have the option to sign up for the remote monitoring pilot with Babyscripts which will begin in February 2018.

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Note: This post has been updated with comments from Babyscripts Cofounder Juan Pablo Segura.

Health IT startup Babyscripts, which developed remote monitoring technology to support high-risk pregnancies so OB-GYN physicians could monitor expectant mothers will embark on a pilot study to develop a way to use this technology for gestational diabetes in February 2018.

Babyscripts is doing the pilot with North Carolina-based Cone Health, a health network with at least six hospitals as well as outpatient centers.

One hundred patients from Cone Health’s Center for Women’s Healthcare will have the option to sign up for remote monitoring, a company news release said. Patients will use the Babyscripts app to input and transmit blood sugar values from their glucometers. The Babyscripts system will relay blood sugars in real time to the Cone Health clinical team, allowing for more prompt interventions if problems arise.  The pilot will focus on women with a history of diabetes or have developed gestational diabetes.

Babyscripts tool for diabetes gives patients daily reminders to report their sugar levels through an app. The app also gives feedback to providers on changes in patient blood sugar levels and helps users better understand and manage their condition with educational segments and counseling. It also increases data monitoring for providers.

“What makes this really special is that the woman knows that her blood sugar levels are being monitored every time she tests them,” Dr. Kelly Leggett with the Center for Women’s Healthcare said in the release. “I no longer have to wait until her next appointment to review blood sugar levels. I can review the values at any point and can modify the treatment immediately.”

Among the criteria for success, Babyscripts Cofounder Juan Pablo Segura said in an email that compliance topped the list of important metrics.

“The big question is always will patients use these tools and devices. We’re targeting a compliance level above 70 percent on a weekly basis.”

 

In March, Segura said in an interview the company is working with 10 health systems and plans to add more. He also noted that the company was considering expanding into pediatrics to remotely track children’s health.

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