SBR Health to Bring Virtual Visits to Joslin Everywhere

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Sept. 24, 2013 - PRLog -- To make world-class diabetes care available to everyone at anytime or place through live video chat on phones, computers and tablets, SBR Health, Inc., an innovative health-IT company based in Cambridge, MA, is working with Joslin Diabetes Center, the world’s largest diabetes research and clinical care organization based in Boston MA, to enable the use of video to provide point-of-service care and extend its specialist reach, supporting patients through a focus on diabetes education and programs. The Joslin virtual visit program is a key component of the Joslin Everywhere Initiative, in which Joslin is developing technology and processes to reach all those affected by diabetes.  The Joslin Everywhere virtual visit program will be featured at the Diabetes Innovation 2013 conference (http://www.joslin.org/diabetesinnovation2013.html), scheduled for October 3-5 in Washington D.C. The annual conference is organized by Joslin and brings together today’s leaders across the diabetes community to promote thought, innovation and action to improve the lives of those impacted by diabetes. SBR’s Chief Executive Officer Christopher Herot will be a featured panelist in the ‘New Diabetes Breakthroughs and Pioneering Solutions on the Horizon’ panel alongside digital health thought leaders from Ginger.io, Novant Health and Sanitas on Saturday, Oct. 5.

"Expanding beyond face- to-face office visits is the only way we can remain relevant in the face of the tsunami of new  diabetes cases coming our way" explains Catherine Carver, M.S., A.N.P., C.D.E., Vice President for Advocacy and Planning for Joslin. "The only way we can hope to stem this epidemic is to reach people through other mediums such virtual visits." Cathy goes on to say that getting patients the care they need in the location that best suits them is one of the things that make Joslin Everywhere so exciting.  “With the addition of the SBR virtual visit platform to Joslin Everywhere we are able to use live video conferencing to have providers conduct their appointments with the patient in the comfort of their own home.”

“The SBR virtual visit system supports Joslin’s strategic efforts to extend its specialist reach across their network, and increase patient access to care by integrating virtual visits into the Joslin patient portal,” explained Paul Penta, Joslin Everywhere Program Manager at Joslin. “SBR makes virtual visits easy to use, the technology moves to the background and opens up access to care and specialized expertise to anyone, regardless of where they are in place and time.”

Specific benefits of this system include facilitating diagnosis and development of treatment plans, improved engagement through more frequent check-ins by patients, and enhancement of the Joslin brand.   Together, Joslin Diabetes Center and SBR Health are supporting the dynamic nature of healthcare delivery and are uniquely positioned to change how patients get access to care and manage their chronic disease for better quality of life.

About SBR Health

SBR Health Inc. (SBR) provides video-based solutions that enable the creation of Virtual Healthcare Delivery Networks (VHDNs). SBR’s customizable virtual visit platform is designed to smoothly integrate with existing workflow and IT infrastructures to make it easy and efficient for healthcare organizations to effectively integrate video communications into clinical workflows. For more information, visit www.sbrhealth.com or call (617) 939-9562.

About Joslin Diabetes

Joslin Diabetes Center, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the world's largest diabetes research and clinical care organization. Joslin is dedicated to ensuring that people with diabetes live long, healthy lives and offers real hope and progress toward diabetes prevention and a cure. Joslin is an independent, nonprofit institution affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

For more information please contact:

Ashley Boyd

Tel: 617-475-1657

Email: aboyd@sbrhealth.com