Metro Health – University of Michigan Health Reduces Glycemic Events with Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System
Summary
To address these challenges, Metro Health implemented Glytec’s eGMS at its 208-bed hospital in Wyoming, Michigan in August 2020 and expanded its use to include both the intravenous and subcutaneous offerings in September. In addition to fewer instances of both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, Metro Health accelerated its time to target blood glucose for hyperglycemic patients by 30%, reduced insulin-related medication errors, and optimized clinician, nursing and pharmacy workflows. “Poor glycemic control can lead to increased length of stay, higher readmissions and overall worse outcomes, which is why improving upon the manual, industry-standard approach was an important initiative for Metro Health. As a result of COVID-19 order sets calling for the use of corticosteroids, incidents of hyperglycemia rose and over half of Metro Health’s patients were using Glytec’s eGMS to stabilize their blood glucose levels more quickly. With ongoing support from its team of doctors, nurses and technologists headquartered outside of Boston, Glytec improves outcomes and controls costs for the large population of patients requiring insulin treatment – including those with and without a diagnosis of diabetes.