Feature Story

October 18, 2007

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Receives $1.2 Million Grant for New Diabetes Management Study; Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial Will Evaluate Online Disease Management

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The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) and its Research Institute have received a $1.2 million federal grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study the use of personal health records and remote patient monitoring in managing diabetes - one of the most costly and prevalent chronic health conditions. Approximately 20.8 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes, a condition in which an individual's blood glucose level is too high. Read more from this post.