From design to implementation - The Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) program: A descriptive report of an electronic web-based diabetes management program

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) Program is a web-based program incorporating a comprehensive risk engine, care protocols, and clinical decision support to improve ambulatory diabetes care.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The JADE Program uses information technology to facilitate healthcare professionals to create a diabetes registry and to deliver an evidence-based care and education protocol tailored to patients' risk profiles. With written informed consent from participating patients and care providers, all data are anonymized and stored in a databank to establish an Asian Diabetes Database for research and publication purpose.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The JADE electronic portal (e-portal: <url>http://www.jade-adf.org</url>) is implemented as a Java application using the Apache web server, the mySQL database and the Cocoon framework. The JADE e-portal comprises a risk engine which predicts 5-year probability of major clinical events based on parameters collected during an annual comprehensive assessment. Based on this risk stratification, the JADE e-portal recommends a care protocol tailored to these risk levels with decision support triggered by various risk factors. Apart from establishing a registry for quality assurance and data tracking, the JADE e-portal also displays trends of risk factor control at each visit to promote doctor-patient dialogues and to empower both parties to make informed decisions.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The JADE Program is a prototype using information technology to facilitate implementation of a comprehensive care model, as recommended by the International Diabetes Federation. It also enables health care teams to record, manage, track and analyze the clinical course and outcomes of people with diabetes.</p

Bringing the workplace to its most desirable state for the employees despite COVID

The growing stress of employees because of the changes in social interaction and the government-required COVID-related protocols that need to be followed in the workplace has significantly affected the efficiency of the employees which hampered the growth of companies. The foremost explanation for this is the inability of the companies to adjust to the changing environment. The preceding set of principles regarding the happiness and engagement of employees has been made without consideration of a worldwide pandemic. Thus, this paper aims to have an analysis of the workplace concerning the employees’ happiness despite COVID, to arrive at recommendations for proper adjustments that need to be done due to the additional stress that the pandemic has been causing. In addition to the previously set principles of employee engagement, it is proven by this research that the employees need holistic support by having the (a) proper facilities; (b) right culture; and (c) proper personal growth for employees, to alleviate the employees from the drowning feeling of stress from covid