IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD WITH A REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE GLYCEMIC MANAGEMENT AMONG HOSPITALIZED ADULTS

Better glycemic control for hospitalized diabetic patients significantly reduces health expenditures and improves disease outcomes. We developed a dynamic dashboard with a remote management system and evaluated its impact on inpatient glycemic control. This was an observational institution-wide study; study participants were enrolled from a 1,500-bed public medical center from 2016 to 2018. We evaluated the impact of a dynamic dashboard system, which analyzed and monitored all glucose data with virtual glycemic management recommendation by a team of endocrinologists, over 3 × 1-year periods: 2016 (pre-implementation), 2017 (development), and 2018 (implementation). A total of 51,641 discharges with 878,159 blood glucose measurements were obtained during the 3-year period. After implementation of the dashboard system, the proportion of patients with poor glycemic control (hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia) was reduced by 31% (from 10.2 to 7.0 per day per 100 patients with glucose monitoring; <.001); hyperglycemia decreased by 25% (from 6.1 to 4.6 per day per 100 patients with glucose monitoring; <.001), and hypoglycemia decreased by 45% (from 4.2 to 2.3 per day per 100 patients with glucose monitoring; <.001). Furthermore, the trend in the proportion of patients within the treat-to-target range showed significant improvement (<.001) during the development period, with effectiveness maintained throughout the implementation period. We successfully installed a dynamic, electronic medical records-based dashboard monitoring system to improve inpatient glycemic control. The system, supported by a team of endocrinologists via remote recommendations, could efficiently fill an important need for improved glycemic management among hospitalized adults. = certified diabetes educator; = diabetes mellitus; = electronic medical record; = point-of-care; = Taichung Veterans General Hospital; = University of California, San Francisco; = United States; = virtual glucose management service.