MyChart Improves Diabetes Management

Sunnybrook's eHealth Services and the Anne Johnston's Mid-Toronto Diabetes Education Program have recently partnered to improve personal health management of diabetes using Sunnybrook's MyChart^TM, a personal electronic health management record system.

The Hospital and community partnership will focus on improving access to information for personal diabetes management in the community. Using Sunnybrook's MyChart^TM, Anne Johnston's clients can now set up, manage and share their own personal health information with their care team at Anne Johnston's Health Station, family members who participate in their care, and with multiple clinicians in the community or hospital. "The ability for our clients to self-manage their Diabetes is integral to community-based, client-centred care" says Brenda McNeill, Executive Director of the Anne Johnston Health Station.

"The MyChart^TMsystem provides easy access to educational material about diabetes, self monitoring supports that help record meal planning, exercise diary, test dates, test results and medications all in one record that is set up, managed and stays with the consumer," says Sarina Cheng, Director, eHealth Strategies & Operations at Sunnybrook.

With MyChart^TM the health consumer has access to relevant information to help make decisions about their health as they need to, such as tracking daily blood glucose levels, symptoms, and medications. This is especially useful for individuals who depend on care givers, travel, see multiple clinicians or are caring for others.

"The health consumer today is paying closer attention to healthier living and is interested in learning more about self monitoring at home," says Cheng. "This groundbreaking model is designed to make it easier to access, monitor, save and track information between clinic visits and from inpatient to outpatient care after hospital discharge."